Lem Fugitt and I first met virtually a while back, when Lem asked some advice when he was getting ready to buy a new camera. Then Lem commissioned me to shoot his portrait for his professional profile image, which I was happy to do. I haven't done a lot of portrait...
Because I announced the winners via the Photography Forum last week, we actually are able to include a little behind the scenes type information on the images, as Landon and Marcus, two of the winners, shared their back-stories in the follow up thread on the forum....
The Japanese calendar is marked with six days that rotate through from January 1st to the end of the year, and these days are pretty important to the Japanese when planning weddings, funerals and when to start doing new things etc. Sensho days for example are good...
On Saturday the 12th of September, 2009, I visited the Canon S Tower in Shinagawa, Tokyo, to attend the Canon EOS 7D and 100mm F2.8 L IS USM Lens Special Preview event. I'm a member of the Canon Photo Circle, which is basically a club here in Japan that you pay $80 a...
I recently had a mail exchange with David Sumner in Melbourne, Australia in which we discussed the apprehension that photographers starting out sometimes feel when handing over photographs to their clients. David said "I develop this fear that nobody will like the...
Have you ever forgotten the star rating protocol that you use for rating and sorting your images? I have. Not for the best shots. I give my final selection 5 stars. However, I use the other stars in various ways, mainly to allow me to show or hide image files, based...