High School Senior Photos of Shannon from Texas School
Shannon was one of my models at Texas School, where I teach and demo techniques for an entire week with a small group of photographers. And like most of my models I only got to photograph her for a few minutes. It's more important for the photographers in my class…
Feeling Discouraged as a Photographer? – #134 Q&A
As an artist or photographer, do you sometimes feel discouraged? A photographer sends in a question about various reasons he's often discouraged. See what you think about my answer. And of course, remember that hard work and a slight increase and improvement (a little here and a little there) really…
Styled Airport Engagement Shoot
My friends recently got married and I wanted to share their gorgeous engagement photos. Because the groom, Mark is a pilot, this couple wanted some fun engagement portraits at the airport. It was the perfect location and very creative, even down to the details of their costumes. I love how these…
Bry Cox on Podcast: The Profitable Photographer with Luci Dumas
I was interviewed by Luci Dumas for her podcast, The Profitable Photographer. We had a good time talking about the photographic industry, photographing celebs and VIPs, and other fun things. I’m very excited to share this podcast and information with you and hope it helps you in your photography business. Listen…
Canvas Delivery of Family of 40 People, 56 Inches – #133 Q&A
It's delivery day and here's a gorgeous 56" canvas of a family of 40 people. It's a large, extended family and notice how everyone looks amazing because of great lighting, posing and positioning, and social dynamics for great expressions. There are lots of technical details and artistic details that must…
How To Get Great Expressions from Kids, Quick Take – #132 Q&A
Bryan Welsh asks me the question, "How do you get great expressions with little kids?" Are you a portrait photographer? How do you get the entire family to look great and give you great expressions, but especially with little kids? That's what this short video is about. For more in-depth…
Tricks to Being More Creative with Photography – #131 Q&A
Are you an experienced photographer that needs a creative push or inspiration? Are you newer photographer that needs new challenges? As photographic artists we crave creativity. But we also often find ourselves bored or on a plateau. This is a quick but informative video shares some creative concepts that will…
Birthday & Updated Portrait
As a photographer, when was the last time you updated your portrait? What do you have on your website and business cards? After years of being a photographer, one of the biggest hurdles I've noticed for clients is that they stress about getting new portraits done. I understand that. Everyone…
Salt Flats Morning Shoot with Addie, the Bubble Trailer, and the Chop Stick Guys (part 3)
In parts one and two of this series, I talk about how my photographer friend from California, Suzette Allen and her husband are touring the United States in their Bubble Trailer to teach and train photographers. And I share the evening shoot we did when they came through Utah, and now…
Salt Flats Evening Shoot with Pamela, the Bubble Trailer, and the Chop Stick Guys (part 2)
In my previous entry I shared the first part of this shoot at the Utah Salt Flats. And continuing on, the sun was going down quickly and we were losing our light. As Suzette Allen and her husband prepped the Bubble Trailer and lighting for their next series of photographs, my…
Announcement: I’m Coming Back to Texas School (April 2020)
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 Addison, Texas at the end of April 2020, but registration…
Salt Flats Evening Shoot with Pamela, the Bubble Trailer, and the Chop Stick Guys (part 1)
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 next few months to tour the country in her trailer,…