…why I was not shooting in Manual mode. I pointed to the camera’s dial, showing them all of the different options that wee available and saying I prefer to use the mode that fits the subject…

One of the things that I used to do to get myself out of a photographic rut is to shoot a few glamour portraits in direct monochrome mode. If you would like to try this technique, it doesn’t have to be—and shouldn’t be—all of the images that you make during a session; maybe just a few to, you know, see what happens.

Even though 2025 may not have been the kind of year that many of us had hoped for, I still have many things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, including…

No matter where you are on your photographic path, you can always pick up nuggets of information, tips, and tricks from listening to and reading about other photographers. That’s part of why I think that it’s important to stay networked with others in your field.

The other day after lunch at my favorite taco stand, I walked past a group of young women who  were having lunch and overheard one of them saying, “You can’t capture the essence of a person with a photograph.”