A Card Trick

A Card Trick

A simple way to add some variety to your compositions Yesterday I took a photography student who’s passion was botany to Selby Gardens for a session of inspiration. She felt her images were becoming repetitive. After showing me a portfolio of her favorite 20 or so...
Create art

Create art

The art that we all hope to make starts with story… Art is a universal language. Elusive and often mysterious. Doesn’t matter what kind of art, musical arts, performance arts, visual arts all speak in the language of wide eyes, second looks, goosebumps, tears, wonder,...
The Great Resolution Myth

The Great Resolution Myth

When Apple recently unveiled a set rather large set of non-commercial prints taken by actual iPhone 6 users it really got me thinking about the great myth surrounding image resolution and instances I face every day as a commercial photographer. When I first got out of...
Embrace the tourists

Embrace the tourists

Work the crowds in your favor! As we move into prime summer travel season a good reminder as you try and capture images of well known places is to embrace the tourists! Sometimes when you are documenting a specific place, especially a very popular attraction you will...