Jan 25They Were Looking For Life. I Was Just Looking For a Hot Coffee.I have always wanted to photograph the VLA. I finally had my chance. New Mexico is a beautiful state. High mountains, high deserts, incredible landscapes that can take your breath away. Towns with names that amuse and intrigue; Silver City, Alamogordo, Truth or Consequences, and Santa Fe. I cycle through…Photography4 min readPhotography4 min read
Published in Full Frame·Jan 24Going Pro Part Three: A Photographer’s Path to a Sustainable BusinessWhile consistency is king, execution is where the battle is won. Part Three: Engage We have gone through a basic discovery process in part one, finding out who is doing what in your area. Are there clients and agencies buying photographs and are you able to make photographs that they are going to…Photography12 min readPhotography12 min read
Jan 23Sometimes It’s All About the Light: Maine Lighthouse in Setting SunWe were exploring the Maine coast a few years ago and the light was so incredible. I spotted a sign that directed us to a lighthouse up along the Maine coastline. …Photography2 min readPhotography2 min read
Published in Full Frame·Jan 23Going Pro Part Two: A Photographer’s Path to A Manageable BusinessThis is part two of three articles to help you understand how to make the jump to a professional photographer. PART TWO: PREPARATION This one we call “preparation” because before we can launch into strategical and implementation, we must be prepared. Just as a surgeon prepares for his craft with medical school and…Photography8 min readPhotography8 min read
Published in Full Frame·Jan 22Going Pro Part One: A Photographer’s Path to A Sustainable BusinessThis is part one of three articles to help you understand how to make the jump to pro photographer. Now for sure, there are myriad other ways, but most will just be a variation of this tried and still true method. Going Pro: A Strategy in Three Parts. Complete in this document. Part One: Discovery It is…Photography9 min readPhotography9 min read
Jan 20Comfort or Curiosity? To Lead a Creative Life, There is Really Only One ChoiceNothing extraordinary ever happens in the comfort zone. We love being comfortable. We feel safe when we are comfortable. We feel cozy in its knowability, its constant barrier against the things we consider uncomfortable. Those things range from mildly annoying to extremely terrifying. So we avoid them by surrounding ourselves…Photography4 min readPhotography4 min read
Published in Full Frame·Jan 17Goal Setting for Short-Term SuccessesMy photographic journey was always filled with goals to frame the successes and strengthen my work. Goal Setting is what I call mapping or planning, or simply sketching out a vision of where we are going. Instead of wandering the deserts of creativity, and ending up where we end up…Photography6 min readPhotography6 min read
Published in Full Frame·Jan 12This or That Challenge for PhotographersI saw this and figured I’d weigh in. 1. Prime or Zoom Lens For me there has to be both. When I have the time and the gig lets me, then the primes are my favorite. But there are times, like on motorcycle roadtrips, a zoom is much more efficient. As far as images, they…Photography2 min readPhotography2 min read
Jan 12“There’s This Road” #4: The Moki DugwayNot for the faint of heart, and tricky as hell on a motorcycle. Excerpt from my upcoming book: “There’s This Road…” Whenever motorcycle riders gather and the stories start to flow, we hear this opening again and again. “There’s this road… up in Utah, and man it’s wild.” “I was…Photography8 min readPhotography8 min read
Jan 11How to be Incredibly Average and Never Breakout as a PhotographerI see so many ‘struggling’’ to do this, so I created a roadmap of sorts. I work with photographers in groups and one-to-one. I will only meet with those who are really interested in doing the work, so we have a discussion on what is expected from both sides before…Photography6 min readPhotography6 min read
