After shooting events for most of my life, I’ve learned something that may sound counterintuitive: The less you move, the better your work—and the better the experience for everyone else in the room. Don’t get…
Not long ago, I had the chance to swing by and catch up with an old family friend and fellow photographer: John Payne. John and I share something pretty special — he grew up in…
Some weddings are meaningful because of the details.Some because of the emotion.And some because of the history that led to the day. Maria & Chris’ wedding at Primrose Cottage in Roswell, Georgia was all three.…
There’s a moment many photographers, videographers, and storytellers eventually experience—but almost no one talks about it publicly. A major client goes quiet.Another one disappears entirely.Calls aren’t returned. Emails go unanswered.Work you assumed would continue… just…
Back in 2008, when Greg Thompson—then Director of Corporate Communications at Chick-fil-A—asked me to come on as a visual communications consultant, he didn’t just want pretty pictures. He wanted results. And the question he kept…
One of the things Lightroom is supposed to do well is protect us from ourselves. When you import photos, Lightroom has that comforting checkbox: “Don’t Import Suspected Duplicates.” In theory, if an image already exists…
One of the most common questions I hear from photographers—especially those getting more serious about paid work—is surprisingly simple: “When is it actually safe to reformat my memory card?” The short answer is: later than…
Brooks Glycerin Max I talk a lot about cameras, lenses, computers, and software—and all of that matters. But there’s another piece of gear that quietly affects every single shoot, and most creatives ignore it until…
Stop Trying to Get Better Photos and Start Communicating Better Stories The beginning of a new year is when photographers tend to do two things: We look at our work from last year with a…
