So, You Want To Be a Famous Photographer, Do You? Do You?

I have a lot of respect for all kinds of photographers. Anyone who is making a living creating photographs is beating the odds--it's quite difficult to do these days. I was recently thinking about what kinds of photographers are the best known? Who can you name that is a famous photographers? I'd bet if asked,...

The Homogenization of Wedding Photos

To me, all wedding photos look alike right now. It feels like advertising for the art director. Whenever I see wedding photos in magazines or people's posts, it seems like a lot of the same photographs of the decor and flowers and table settings like still life/product shots, like the bride and groom are more...

Photography as Family Documentary Work

We don't shoot photographs.  We preserve history. I am keenly aware of this as I visit my family and photograph brothers and sisters, parents and children over the holidays.  We really are the family documentary photographers. As a photojournalist, capturing the story of a family in the everyday moments, whether shooting a formal dinner, playing...

The Joy of Family (Pictures)

This is why I shoot Elderly Photo Visits.  It gives me the chance to preserve memories that will last long after our parents and grandparents are gone.  And will be cherished by generations to come. I printed this photo and gave it to several family members in frames I picked up at Goodwill (50% off...

Photograph Your Love, Share Your Passion

As a photographer, there's nothing else that matters, no one else who gets to decide what is important, other than that which is important to you.  Photography is a creative expression, and when we stop looking to create images that will please others, and actually create images that please ourselves, that reveal a little something...

Subject Matter: The Subject Matters

If you want more interesting photos, shoot more interesting subjects.  (And shoot on film.) There's a special beauty to having a special beauty in your life to have to photograph.  This is mine. Having willing family members and friends makes all the difference, much more than camera equipment. The first two were made with a...

If a Photograph is Worth a Thousand Words… (Part 3)

...then a detail photo, one that lets us really see something that we might have missed, is worth a million, too! You can see more at ColoradoFaces.com

If a Photography is Worth a Thousand Words… (Part 2)

...then a comedic one is worth a million as well.  Because there are things in our world that are genuinely funny.  And capturing them is its own special joy. You can see more at ColoradoFaces.com

If a Photograph is Worth a Thousand Words… (Part 1)

...then, an emotional photograph is worth a million.  Because, emotion is what we relate to in an image, what touches our heart. You can see more at ColoradoFaces.com

Motor Drive: How To Shoot More Film

I realize I shoot film a lot, but I have multiple bodies with film loaded, and I tend to shoot conservatively, just a frame or two on a person or a subject. I want to change that.  I just added motor drives to two of my Nikons, an F3, and an FM2, the cameras I...