Of all the things you do as a photographer, coming up with creative ideas is probably one of the most important.  Unfortunately, it is also one of the toughest. You can always buy the latest and greatest camera gear or download the newest Photoshop filters.  You can learn the “rules” of photography, like composition and posing.  You can even check...

Back in the “good ol’ days” of photography, all you really needed was a nice medium-format camera and a few business cards.  That pretty much set you apart from the parents with cameras.  My oh my, how things have changed!  The camera no longer sets you apart from your clients.  Heck, some of my clients have more expensive cameras than even I...

Last month, I did a senior portrait session with Lara – who has been one of my favorite models since she was little! We did a lot of traditional senior portraits, then decided to work on something a little more artistic.   We went with much more dramatic lighting and played around with some more unconventional cropping. We ended up with this incredible...

Is Photography An Investment? A lot of times, you hear the word investment used very loosely. You have time investments, emotional investments, and of course – financial investments. Now everyone agrees that stocks and bonds are an investment, but is photography really an investment? I might be slightly biased, but I think it is a wonderful investment....

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of teaching a photography camp at the Westwood School in Dallas. We learned about photography, did some photo scavenger hunts – and even did a little modeling! I put together a slideshow of some of the camp highlights- hope you enjoy it! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on...

This weekend, Dean played in baseball tournament in Irving. When I arrived there, I was shocked to realize that I had been to this place before. It was the same baseball complex where I had photographed my very first paid photo assignment – when I photographed my boss’ little league team several years ago. How funny to return to the same spot and...