My Sunday Series on Outdoor Portraits remains remains on hiatus as I consider changing this day’s theme to Available Light Portraiture, with an one of my favorite images of my former muse*, Tia Stoneman.

Would newer, better equipment improve my photographs?—a reader question. I get that question from time to time and wanted to share my response with anyone who might have a similar one.

It’s been my experience that photographers get inspiration from many places. One of my friends finds it in old master’s paintings; I get the inspiration for some of my images from the movies.

Today’s post might be considered the prequel to my post, Developing a Portrait Style and if you have time you can click on it and read it, when you have time.

I’ve often said that you don’t go to Cars & Coffee to make great photos of cars. You go to see cars and meet people.