Visual imagery, if it’s effective, will always communicate something. It will have a point of view. It will make a statement of some sort. It will leave an impression on the viewer. Story is in everything. Even if it’s a car ad, or a toothpaste ad, it’s wrapped in a context that helps you to [...]

Here are two of the preliminary files I shot today in celebration of Autumn and some of my favorite things.  I’ll be shooting more and editing over the next few days, so you all can share the joys of the season with me!  These first two were shot with a few apples from our backyard, [...]

Recently my dad sent me an article that had been written by a woman named Dea who bought a print from him.  You see, my dad is also a photographer, who really got started in the “business” a few years after I did although he’s always had “the gift”. Now I know that most of [...]

Hey, y’all I’m super happy to announce my inaugural crowdfunding campaign for the new video series I’m producing. It’s called the Coffee Break Photographer. In brief, it’s a project where I will be going to all sorts of cool, interesting, beautiful, crazy places and teaching y’all how to use your cameras! The videos are accessible [...]

So as I mentioned in the last post, it’s always good to try and dream up shoots you’d like to do just for your own personal enjoyment or challenge.  I do this far too little, and the result is that I get burned out with what I’m doing (or not doing) far too often!!  A [...]