Photographic Training & Tools for Success
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The announcement is out and I’m coming to Texas School again to speak for a week and train photographers at my favorite training event of the year. It’s a wonderful event but it sells out early. The event is in Read More …
This week my photographer friend from California, Suzette Allen kicked off her big nationwide tour in her Bubble Trailer. She’s a photographic trainer and we’ve known each other for years because we often speak at the events. She’s taking the Read More …
I love photographing high school seniors because I’m able to be more creative. There’s a lot of variety that we can create in the studio in a short amount of time too. While teaching at Texas School recently, I photographed Read More …
Alexandr from Russia asks questions on adding off camera flash. It’s tricky to balance flash with ambient light, but here’s how to do it. This is a quick answer to a much deeper question that I cover more in depth Read More …
Seeing the light is a required skill as a professional photographer. Alexandr from Russia asks some questions on the Sunny 16 rule and how to visually “see” our 3 camera settings in terms of lighting. As photographers, we have 3 Read More …
I had a great time getting to know Summer and photographing her as she modeled for me. I was demonstrating lighting and client interaction while teaching a weeklong photographic workshop at the big once-a-year event, Texas School. She is a Read More …
I love photographing little kids. I’m able to quickly get them to relax and be my friends in just moments, getting real and genuine expressions of them. I just returned home from teaching at West Coast School, a big weeklong Read More …
I had the pleasure of photographing this beautiful model named Paris while I was in Texas teaching for a week at the event called Texas School. (If you’d like to attend, here’s the link.) I was teaching lighting at this Read More …
These two siblings get adopted, featured on KSL News, and get new family portraits — all on the same day! Initially I photographed this brother and sister for the state’s foster care system. Then later I was able to see Read More …
“It’s about Legacy,” as Bryan Welsh says when talking about the value of printing. And in this video he asks me about why I value printed products and photographs, and here’s my explanation. See if you agree. And if you’re Read More …
We talk about the 4-Ps of marketing and how understanding your target market can help you in your marketing, promotions, and business endeavors. This video features my friend and guest, Bryan Welsh, a Master Photographer from Oregon. See if you Read More …
How do you shoot more creatively in order to win national awards and earn merits towards a Master Photographer Degree? Here are my thoughts on spurring creativity, understanding what creativity is, and coming up with creative ideas for shoots. All Read More …