When I used to coach my son’s football team, we had a saying:  “Know your role- Do your job”   What it meant was that if a kid didn’t know what his assignment was, it would be incredibly unlikely that he would complete that assignment.   A photography studio is like a football team in some ways.  Not everyone is cut out to be...

In the history of photography, few images are more iconic than Henri Cartier-Bresson’s “Derriere la Gare Sint-Lazare.”  Photographers often use the phrase “decisive moment” and this image is the ultimate illustration of that term. Cartier-Bresson created the image behind the Gare Saint-Lazare train station in Paris in 1932.  He says...

It has been a busy month so far! Last week, I spent a few days in Kansas City, judging at the Heart of America print competition for the North Central District.  I got to see some great images -from photographers across the north central US.  It was very tough choosing a print for my Judge’s Choice ribbon because there were so many great entries. Last...

Well, this NFL nonsense has been going on for a few weeks now and I just can’t contain myself any longer.  I look forward to the start of the NFL season – almost as much as I look forward to Christmas.  Therefore, I’m mad at both parties for putting my season in jeopardy.  However, if I had to choose a side, I think I would have to side with...

( Note:  This week, we have a guest post from Atlanta-based photographer Ingrid Owens.  Enjoy! ) Are you on the verge on taking your photography to the next level?  Thinking about making the jump to a DSLR?  It’s a big investment and one that will impact your photography for sometime to come.  I get asked all the time – “which camera should I get?”...