Gitzo GT-0531 Mountaineer 6X Carbon Fiber tripod I always try and have a tripod with me at all times. Finding a sturdy
Want to be a full-time freelancer?
This is an article written for Shuttterbug magazine a couple years ago and after being called for another interview I revisited what
Active Listening
Vince Stanton attempts Troublemaker during the Professional Bull Riders Atlanta Classic at the Georgia Dome. From Wikipedia Active listening is a communication
What will they buy? —Not what do I have to sell?
Are you selling prints, DVDs, digital files, or the memories you capture? Too often, photographers look only at the cost of making
Why is my color off?
Spyder2Express Color Calibration From the moment you click the shutter to make a photo till the final place the photo is to
Good photographers play checkers, while great photographers play chess
If you have played checkers you know that each piece moves the same. When a piece reaches the furthest row from the
What can I photograph?
Addie Card, 12 years. Spinner in North Pormal [i.e., Pownal] Cotton Mill. Vt. If I could tell the story in words, I
Take Advantage of Spring Time
This season is such a cliché for a reason. We all understand that timing is everything when planning our vacations. We go
Photographing in Charleston, SC
These are some photos I made this past weekend at Corp Day at The Citadel. Which ones do you like and why?
Interactive post here on Panoramic Sphere photos of The Citadel
This past weekend I spent one of the last weekend’s at The Citadel before our oldest son graduates from there. I thought
How to get really sharp photos
Here are a series of photos showing full-framed image and then followed up with a crop 100% view of the same image.
Lens Choice: Just the subject or a story
Filling the frame with a subject can look quite different depending on the focal length of the lens. These three examples the
The moment it clicks
“The instant can be the end product of a long experience as well as that of immediate surprise.” –Henri Cartier-Bresson This past
If you could eavesdrop on a critique
If you were listening in last week when I was doing one critique after another at the Southwestern Photojournalism Conference, you would
How to be critiqued
Scott Kelby walks everyone through the seven steps he does in Lightroom with all his photos. To grow as a photographer, you
Jealousy, Selfish Ambition & Envy
Scott Kelby teaching at the Southwestern Photojournalism Conference. Galatians 5:19-2119 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;