Wow- what a weekend! On Saturday, we put together a charity photo session to benefit Operation Smile.  We set out to raise money to pay for kids to have corrective surgery and it was a great success.  If you are unfamiliar with the program, you can read about it in my last blog post.  It really is a great cause.   SMILE! Several people showed up to flash...

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...

FINDING INSPIRATION If you are only drawing inspiration from other photographers, you are really missing the boat.  Creativity is all around us – everything from movies to music.  If you keep an open eye and an open mind, there is a lot to be taken in. THINK YOU ARE CREATIVE? One group of artists who take things to a whole new level is the band OK GO....

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-...

Another Awesome Photo App! We all carry our cell phones everywhere and they are slowly replacing the point and shoot for day to day photographs.  Luckily, there are tons of great apps that can really take your iphotography to the next level.  I’ll even give you a chance to get it for FREE!   True HDR I came across True HDR sometime last year and love...

Guest Post By Daniel Padavona A travel photograph is a vacation keepsake. It tells a story, and it preserves dear memories of time spent with family. For commercial photographers, a few good images from a vacation can offset a portion of the trip costs. Unfortunately most novice photographers return home from vacation with a memory card full of images which...

This weekend, I was reading a post from a self-proclaimed “blogging guru” and it got me thinking…. what does it take to be a guru? Authority or Guru The first thing to clarify is the difference between an “authority” and a “guru.”  Basically, if you can tell someone more than they care to hear about a topic, you are...