Storyteller

In his Lettres Provinciales, the French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal famously wrote: “I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.” While most people understand this when it comes…

The group photo is the most crucial shot for this event. The client needed the plane included. I arrived early and set up strobes to light the group. Nothing is worse than having a lot…

The adage from the for-profit world, “You have to spend money to make money,” is widely accepted— but not so in the nonprofit world. Sometimes we see nonprofits develop exciting strategic plans, but they must…

Over the past year, I have had to upgrade my cameras. While my older cameras could have worked longer for me, there is a moment with technology when you can still get a good value…

Did you know? One-quarter of all the candy sold annually in the U.S. is purchased for Halloween. Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints in the eighth century. Soon,…

Dan Cathy is hosting some Chick-fil-A people at his home this month that I have been covering. Each evening, there is a call time for the vendors and staff working the event. The call time…

Over forty years of experience have led me to choose clamshell lighting for my headshots when doing a large number of people for an organization. The main reason for choosing this lighting setup is that…

Taking photographs of speakers is like dancing with your partner; you are not leading but following. In partner dancing, dancers seek to work together to create synchronized or complementary movements. The leader is mainly responsible…

My wife and I love watching the Ted Lasso show on Apple TV+. Ted Lasso is kind to everyone he meets, even if someone is aggressive or rude to him. Even if he encounters someone…

Caption: Flash is used outside to create motion yet freeze the subject. To flash or not to flash, that is the question – at least for this article. There are two primary issues, the yin,…

If people in your pictures appear possessed by an evil being (and you’re sure they are not), the problem is the Dreaded Red Eye. We have all seen the horrible red eye, but how do…

Yesterday while on assignment, my camera started giving me this screen above. That is the same screen you get when you don't have a lens attached. At the bottom of the screen is the Aperture…