In 2015 Tony Reynes and I teamed up in the photo educational world co-hosting photo walks and classes in the photo conference arena. Originally Tony took on the role of "Bird dog" or the guy who found and pointed out the shots, I took on the technical role, or how to set up your camera and other gear to record and maximize the shot that He or I poi...

In that last few months, I have had several opportunities to photograph products for a very prestigious international manufacturer of technology with a facility in Schaumburg Illinois.  As is typical with any new client I schedule a sit down first and hear about the company as a whole and listen to how they want to use their new product photog...

Recently, I shared a conversation with a potential new client referencing family portraiture. The conversation was a pleasant one about the rise and fall of professional family photography. Without prodding the client began sharing her opinion in what she saw as a serious decline in the quality of family portraiture. It was boring, plain, technical...

Setting Camera Sensitivity How does one use it to their advantage? What is ISO relative to? Why should I care about ISO.  How do I measure ISO? Do any of these questions sound familiar? Well as an individual that teaches a lot of beginners, I get the ISO question a lot. Above are only a few examples of the way the question comes up so let me t...

Get some criticism Nobody likes to be told that they haven't done a great job or that they could do a little better. However, while it can be painful it's also a huge part of growing as a photographer. A photographer I knew when starting his career took his portfolio to the local newspaper to try and land a job as a staff photographer. He handed hi...