Yesterday I helped a client move files from a seven-year-old Windows laptop to a new Windows 11 computer. I expected the process to be simple. The old laptop only needed three folders transferred: Documents Music…
The fear is real. So is the reward of crossing the line anyway. Almost everyone who has ever had to approach a stranger — to interview them, sell to them, photograph them, or simply love…
After 40+ years of teaching photography, I can tell you the hardest assignment isn't lighting, composition, or gear. It's getting a student to walk up to someone they've never met and start a conversation. This…
Photographer and instructor Brien Aho works with students during a hands-on critique session, offering targeted feedback on composition, light, and storytelling. A critique is information about your photograph — not a verdict about you as…
How the Ideas of Brené Brown, Adam Grant, and Simon Sinek Are Actually More Powerful When You Work Alone There's a moment every freelancer knows. You're sitting at your desk — no team, no manager,…
For decades, organizations relied on newspapers, magazines, radio stations, and television networks to help tell their stories. If a business launched a new service, a nonprofit started a new program, or a ministry made an…
Billy Darling, left, on lead guitar, and Devron Hooker on bass perform with Electric Soul at Guston's Grille in Woodstock, Ga., on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The band's performance of classic rock favorites drew a…
This weekend I had the privilege of serving as the official photographer for Roswell Cops N Cars, an event hosted by the Friends of Roswell Police Foundation in partnership with the Roswell Police Department. On…
"We have a college student who takes great photos." I hear this all the time. And sometimes it's true. That college student may be talented, enthusiastic, and capable of making a few outstanding photographs. But…
Last week, while teaching at the School of Photography with YWAM Dunham in Quebec, one of the students, Sandrine Frédéric, asked me a question that many beginning storytellers wrestle with: "How do you interview someone?"…
This past week, I had the privilege of teaching studio lighting and business practices to students in the School of Photography at YWAM Dunham in Quebec, Canada. While photography is often associated with cameras and…
On May 26, while teaching at the School of Photography with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Dunham, Quebec, Canada, I spent time showing students one of the most practical lighting setups I know: clamshell…
