I met with a fellow photographer recently at a coffee shop. We talked about many things – from encountering the unexpected on a location job (and how we handled it), to tricks we use in post production, to whether or not having a few jokes at the ready to...
I just ordered a new iPhone. My present one is cracked, outdated and full of images. When I scroll back from most recent to the very first image I took almost 8 years ago, (from 2 generations of iPhones), I can see my history flip back to a younger time with kids...
Photographing the architecture of a commercial business while they are operating can be a difficult thing to do. A long time client of mine likes his buildings represented with no people and no cars evident in the final image – what you might call a new born...
Museums are facilities where art work can be experienced in optimal conditions. Perfect lighting, absence of distracting sound, controlled temperature, and a planned layout all contribute to being able to fully appreciate a gallery exhibition. Artists labor with...
I am not a real baseball fan. Games on the radio are the background sound of summer. They are long, dependable (one always seems to be on) and they are, at times, exciting. While in attendance, it is a sport where attention to the “action” on the field...
Controlling Light Photographic Knowledge. Location photography challenges me in many ways. When a project comes in, it is typically relayed first in an email, followed by a phone conversation and eventually a scouting session. That scouting session gives me an idea...
When I am hired for my abilities as a commercial advertising photographer, I usually become part of a team. A marketing person or graphic designer might contact me to request a quote for a project. Usually a detailed description of what the client is looking for...
Winter in northeast Wisconsin upsets many who live here. Weeks of numbing bitter cold, hazardous driving conditions and frustrating feelings of hibernation in one’s interiors, can fuel depression, angst and loneliness. This cabin fever is magnified now by the...
I have been a professional commercial advertising photographer for a long time. Before earning a dime as a pro, photography has been a part of my life as a tool to freeze time. Life experienced while film was the method used to hold on to a scene was a more involved...
In architectural exterior photography, uniform lighting on all angles of a building being photographed is unnatural. There is only one sun. That sun casts shadows under eaves, window sills and in doorways. When I work with realtors and commercial building...
