Wow- we had a couple of close battles this week.  The two winners were @cloudhq with 54% of the vote and @vMistyque with 52%.  Congrats to @WarriorotCross and @EmElEEE for making it such a close battle. Now we are down to two – the final matchup!  We will take votes through 11pm Friday (CST) – so we can wrap this thing up before Christmas Eve. THE...

Are Your Best Photography Days Ahead Of You? It doesn’t matter if you specialize in wedding photography or portrait photography, your goal should always be the same- to get better!  So often we hope that buying a new camera will make our photography get better.  Unfortunately, it doesn’t really work that way.  If you want to be a better photographer,...

The Results Are In Well, the votes have been tallied and only four survive. Big congrats to the final four: @cloudhq @EmElEEE @WarriorotCross and @vMistyque ! Now its time to decide who faces off in the championship. Since @vMistyque had the most total votes last week, she got to choose this week’s opponent. She has decided to face off against...

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...

One of my images that I get asked about frequently is “Ice Princess” from a few years ago.  I had recently had my camera converted for IR photography and started experimenting with using it on people.  The look it produced was very unpredictable and sometimes pretty creepy (as evidenced by my Week 10 portrait from the 40@Forty Project). The model was...

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...