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...
Growing up in the midwest, I had my favorite sports teams and Sports Illustrated magazine’s photographs, particularly of arena sports (NBA and NHL), were the subjects of my bedroom posters. At that time of adolescence, I didn’t think about how the...
Photography is a Solitary Activity After many years, I have come to the conclusion that, for me, photography is most enjoyed when done solo. I have been in camera clubs and group photoshoots in school with all the attention focused on doing my own thing (within the...
A business portrait tells a story in a single image. Every business, I believe needs to connect with their audience on a personal level by revealing who the employees are in the positions to help. There are many ways to do a business portrait. I have done them in...
Out Walking Well, I’ve been out walking these days. At first, I walked to expel nervous energy as a form of exercise. I would walk fast and deliberate. After a week, attention to my surroundings became the source of interest, replacing the goal of physical...
These Days As a business owner, ignoring the present health crisis in the world would be self serving. My wife works in healthcare, so the reality of what is of greatest importance reveals itself daily in a viceral, emotional way around here. Any photography...
Aloneness Creative Inspiration is revealed to me in the stillness of solitude. I withdraw for a brief time to contemplate. These little respites – walking, coffee breaks, cigarettes breaks and time spent alone in a bar with alcohol are a few incentivizing...
Telling the story Commercial advertising photography needs to tell a story in an image. When I shoot product or industrial jobs, the focus is on a line of items being sold by the company to the consumer. In the case of an industrial photo shoot, a new or unique...
What I shot End of the year lists are somewhat subjective when rating music, movies and news stories. Personally, photographically speaking, anything having to do with looking back on what I shot for a client on the job site or on the way home from the job is also...
