My Neighborhood

My Neighborhood

I have been recovering and walking... lots of walking. The immediate neighborhood is of course the most logical place, so I traverse the streets around my home a couple of times per day. When my friend Antony Northcutt asked to see some images from people's...

Life: Rebooting and Re-Evaluating

Life: Rebooting and Re-Evaluating

I dodged the bullet and my health is steadily improving. I am beginning to get clear headed again, the recent fogginess resulting from lungs that were not sufficient to make oxygen for the brain. The docs say the heart came through it with flying colors, even...

Mike Moore: Surf Meet

Mike Moore: Surf Meet

Project 52 member, Mike Moore's Project. I live in Encinitas California. It is a small but growing city 25 miles north of San Diego. Known for its legendary surf spots, Pipes, Swami’s and Stonesteps to name a few, Encinitas is often described as laid-back and funky....

Move. Seriously, Get Up and Move!

Move. Seriously, Get Up and Move!

The curtain to the ER room flew open. A white coated doctor stood there with some papers in his hand and just looked at me. “You aren’t supposed to be here”, he said. I smiled and said they were moving me to the ICU in a few minutes. He kind of wryly smiled and said,...

Adi Talwar, Photographer

Adi Talwar, Photographer

Adi Talwar has been a strong member of Project 52. His wit and charm infuse his work no matter whether it is lifestyle, photojournalism or portrait. Adi was asked to do a show of some of his experimental work, and for those of you who may not be near NY at this...

Two Photographs by Sheila Morgan

Two Photographs by Sheila Morgan

Sheila Morgan is a photographer that I worked with in the Bay Area on a One-on-One consultation. Her lighting skills needed a bit of a clean up and we spent a day in the studio and a day on location working on various lighting challenges. I really enjoy the one one...

Still Life Breakdown: Corn in Virginia

Still Life Breakdown: Corn in Virginia

This past weekend I was privileged to hang out with a bunch of photographers in Virginia. It was not a workshop, it was a hangout-and-shoot-your-ass-off weekend. Stephen and Michele were the gracious hosts who put it all together, and we had a blast. Saturday had us...

Pricing to the Value of the Work

Pricing to the Value of the Work

I heard a very talented photographer say she charges less than others because she is new to the business and doesn't think she should charge as much as the older, more established photographers. I think she is completely and totally wrong. The value of the image to...

What Makes an Image “Portfolio Worthy”?

What Makes an Image “Portfolio Worthy”?

That is the essence of a big source of discussion by photographers. There seems to be a lot of hype and 'science' bandied about regarding this question. I want to talk about what makes an image worthy of your portfolio today, and have you think about your work in...

First Be A Photographer

First Be A Photographer

I follow a very nice group of people on a forum on Facebook. They are all trying to start their businesses with varying degrees of luck and success. One of the things that is emerging is that many of them are simply not ready to be professionals and in business. And...

One Layout: Many Versions

One Layout: Many Versions

Man these Project 52 PROS are really dialing it in. And that is making it more fun than a guy should have. The assignment was to shoot to this layout (furnished in PSD layers) and make sure it worked. I wanted them to put the images into the layout and show us what...

Project 52 Pros: Assignment Four

Project 52 Pros: Assignment Four

The assignment was called "The Tear Sheet" and it involved the students working through creating a "fauxtolio" to help them focus their energy on making images that they LOVED to make. The "fauxtolio" helps guide the sensibilities of the photographer as he or she...

Men. At Work.

Men. At Work.

I recently completed an assignment for an advertising agency here in Phoenix. The Lavidge agency has been around quite a while and it was a lot of fun to shoot this industrial gig with them. The client was United Rentals - a major player in the tool rental niche....