Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen you are changing lighting setups or camera settings, you cannot pay attention to expressions. Giving a lot of
What you can learn from actors
Reading Time: 3 minutesI believe there is such a thing as overdirecting a person during a headshot/portrait session. I love working with
Know your audience
Reading Time: 4 minutesLook carefully at these first two photographs. What is similar, and what is different? They are in the same
Meet Storyteller Hannah Bohrer
Reading Time: 3 minutesI walked over to Hannah Bohrer and asked her about her story. The night before, she had met her
Meet Storyteller Naomi Harward
Reading Time: 2 minutesI met Naomi Harward a couple of years ago at our Storytellers Abroad Workshop in Nicaragua. Naomi is one
Meet Storyteller Rose Finley
Reading Time: 2 minutesI first met Rose Finley at our Storytellers Abroad workshop in Nicaragua. Rose is such a joy to be
Meet Storytellers Marissa Dickey and Jamie Gessner
Reading Time: 2 minutesMarissa Dickey and Jamie Gessner are ABWE Career Missionaries in Colombia, South America. When Jeff Raymond and I went
Meet Storyteller Stephanie Simmons
Reading Time: 2 minutes[photo above is of the seminary night classes that share the space with a school] Jorge Quintana is a
Meet Storyteller Jay York
Reading Time: 3 minutesI have known Jay York for years. We met at the Southwestern Photojournalism Seminar in Fort Worth, Texas. Jay
Meet Storyteller Josh Hart
Reading Time: 3 minutesMr. Positivity is how I would describe Josh Hart. He was the first person to introduce himself to me
Shocking Blog Stats
Reading Time: 3 minutesSo I was working on my resume, which some clients wanted, when a friend asked me about my blog.
Look for Audience before Story
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen you first begin your journey into becoming a storyteller, you start with a story. When I teach Intro
Storytellers Abroad Peru Workshop
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis was a whole week for the team in Lima, Peru. We were getting up around 7 am and
Why you should be data-informed and not data-driven
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn data-driven decision-making, data is at the center of the decision-making. It’s the primary (and sometimes, the only) input. You
Nikon Z6 & Fuji X-E3 Contemporary Worship Service
Reading Time: 3 minutesPhoto Above Data [NIKON Z 6, Sigma 24.0-105.0 mm f/4.0 ART, ISO 16000, ƒ/6.3, 1/200, Focal Length = 95]
Nikon Z6 & D5 at Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Reading Time: 4 minutesTop photo specs [NIKON D5, 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8, ISO 20000, ƒ/5.6, 1/4000, Focal Length = 17] I was able to