$$$ SMILE! $$$ How do you put a price on a kid’s smile?  How about $240??? IT’S BACK! In April, we will once again be participating in Celebration of Smiles – an event organized by PPA Charities.  Those of you who participated last year will certainly remember it.  If you missed it, you need to mark your calendars for April 26 right now! THE...

Off To Iowa I just got back from a fantastic week in Iowa, hanging out with the Iowa Professional Photographers Association. I spent the first few days serving as a juror in the North Central District print competition.  The North Central District is made up of 10 states and part of Canada.  The best photographers from those areas sent their best images to be...

Road Trip This week, I travelled to Atlanta, Georgia to attend the Professional Photographers of America’s national convention- ImagingUSA. I had a great time catching up with old photographer friends and sitting in on some great photography seminars. Imaging Excellence   The high point for me was receiving the Imaging Excellence Award from PPA....

  “If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path.” —Joseph Campbell   GOT ME THINKING I came across this quote a while back and it got me thinking – how do you know you are on the right path?  We’ve all been...

Smile!!! On April 21st, we will be participating in the 2012 Celebration of Smiles, a fundraiser to benefit Operation Smiles. Founded in 1982, Operation Smile treats children around the world who suffer with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities. Every year, more than 100,000 children are born with a facial deformity in Operation Smile’s 26...

I just got back from a great weekend in Athens, Georgia at the GPPA Convention. The first few days were spent judging the SEPPA district print competition, so I got to see a bunch of great images.  We had a great panel of judges and I had a blast. Sunday morning was my Home Studio program.  Either I’m a great teacher or they are really smart in Georgia-...