I’ve been doing quite a few portraits recently. In the process, I realized that my best work happens when I am open and present and the person I am photographing is fully present as well. That’s when the magic happens. If the person I’m photographing is uptight or uncomfortable in Read more…
I was reading The Essence of Photography by Bruce Barnbaum, and stumbled across this quote that made me chuckle and realize that I have sometimes been guilty of using my camera “like a machine gun.” “…today’s digital shooters seem to use the camera like a machine gun, reeling off a Read more…
My photography subject for the past few days has been a single stem of delphinium flowers, elegant, tall, and complex. As I spend time capturing various parts of the whole, and attempting to express the essence of this wondrous flower, it makes me wonder about the essence of things. What Read more…
My first newborn photo shoot Have you seen those cute, adorable newborn photos with the newborn baby all snuggled up and sleeping like a lamb? Or cuddled into a soft basket or with another photo prop? It looks like such fun to create photos like that. The sleepy peaceful baby Read more…
I stumbled on a photography book recently that I was able to borrow. It’s called The Photographer’s Coach: Helping you achieve success in your photography, by Robin Whalley. Instead of focusing on teaching techniques, Whalley digs into the development of mastery based upon a framework that he suggests can help Read more…