This is my uncle Knolan Benfield who was the first to give me a camera and teach me photography. Knolan talked with
Starting School: Be a Knowledge Seeker
The first days of school are happening this month all over our country. Our family always took a photo of the kids
Monday morning pick me up
“The most powerful words ever said to you are your own,” said Garrett Hubbard. The self-talk we do can be the most
The True Cost of Great Storytelling: Why Good Journalism Takes Time
“It’s gonna take time, a whole lot of precious time.”– George Harrison In the age of instant everything, speed often gets mistaken
Come with us to Lima, Peru in January 2019
Join Storytellers Abroad Missions Multimedia Workshop in Lima, Peru, January 2 – 17, 2019. Go to the website to learn more about
Mother nature continues to destroy lives on Hawaii
Over the past few months, the massive destruction of the Kilauea volcano hasn’t been what we expect from Mother Nature. We don’t
Shooting Kilauea Volcano from Helicopter
It was a thrill to get the chance to go up in a helicopter and see the lava flowing at the Kīlauea Volcano
Go to your archives and re-edit old photos with updated Lightroom
Your old photos can look even better today due to technological advances. I returned to this photo of my daughter’s first day
Flash can improve your outside and inside photos
With today’s cameras, you can shoot almost anything without a flash. You know this from using your smartphone. You might not know
What you do isn’t as important as who you are to be successful in business
Dorie, my wife, knew when making plans for our children when they were young that there was a time limit. It was
4th of July Fireworks with a sense of place
The key to fireworks is the foreground. The context helps give a sense of place. When I started shooting the July of
Spot on Color
Getting a well-exposed, color-correct photo will bring the most out of any subject. When your photo is well exposed, you will see
The Walk & Talk Photo Shoot
When you use the flash outside, you can get much better lighting on people’s faces. You can see the difference between these
You feel depressed? You are not alone.
SOBERING statistics published earlier this month show that the annual rate of suicide in the US has risen by almost 28 percent
How to fix “Blurry Photos” with telephoto lenses
Cowboys compete in steer wrestling at the 27th Annual Pana’Ewa Stampede Rodeo put on by the Hawaii Horse Owners in Hilo, Hawaii,
Shooting Video with your DSLR (Part 6)
B-Roll B-roll is supplemental or alternative footage intercut with the main shot in film and television production. These can be still images,