When I was playing trumpet in school, there was no confusion about where I stood. We challenged for chairs. First chair, second chair, third chair. Everyone knew their place because we had to prove it.…
When Technical Mastery Is No Longer the Differentiator There was a time when a photographer’s reputation rose or fell on technical proficiency. If you could consistently nail focus, exposure, timing, and composition—especially under challenging conditions—you…
Last night I had the privilege of covering two very different Christmas Eve services at Dunwoody United Methodist Church—and together they told one complete story. The evening began with the Family Service, filled with children’s…
If you’ve ever been responsible for photographing a large group, you already know the pressure. One blink, one blocked face, one row slightly out of focus—and suddenly you’re wishing you had a do-over. One of…
Anytime I buy new camera gear—or even pull something off the shelf that I haven’t used in a while—I remind myself of one simple truth: never take it to a client job until you’ve tested…
Shot with a 70mm lens on the drone to compress the distance from the property to I-75—a key selling point for logistics and distribution companies. When I’m out shooting with my drone—or capturing commercial real…
Fun fact from my own street: Paul Rudd and Selena Gomez filmed The Fundamentals of Caring here back in 2016. They starred alongside Craig Roberts, who played a teen with muscular dystrophy that Rudd’s character…
Andy McCree Hern took my mother's Benfield Family photo around 1980. Growing up as the son of a pastor and a mother who supported his work, I was surrounded by people who genuinely cared about…
