I hope every photographer takes the time to compile a best-of-the-year collection of images. In doing so, you take the 20 minutes you never give yourself any other time of year to really look at all you’ve accomplished. Here I sit, having pulled together some of my favorite captures of 2011, and all I can...
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So, so proud of her ….
It happened last week. Nick and I were driving our rental car through town after coastal town along the Oregon-Washington border when I sent a text to Jasmine wishing her the best of luck on the launch of Exposed. Thursday was a BIG day and I wanted the happiness I felt for her to be...
A cautionary tale & the importance of back-up gear
When I was out at WPPI earlier this year, I talked with a friend who told me about a nightmare scenario in which the mirror fell out of her 5D camera while shooting a wedding (I hear this referred to a lot as “blowing the shutter” but not exactly sure if they are one and...
They’re not laugh lines…they’re LOVE lines
I noticed them in the mirror this year. Lines. Lots and lots of fine lines. On my forehead. Around my eyes. The bridge of my nose. I’d squint and think, “So this is how it starts, huh? What comes with my status as a soon-to-be 30-year-old?” And then I stocked up on moisturizer and tried...
A Q&A with Thread & Film
People have a funny way of coming back into your life. I first met Jessica (VonGunten) Gensic long ago when I started going to my home church in high school. She and her siblings attended the church and I remember them all as a talented crew with so much inspiring faith in the Lord. When...
May’s Business Book Reviewed: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
“The War of Art” — by Steven Pressfield
This is one of those books that, as a creative, you really need to read. Because it is just a swift kick in the pants accompanied with the question of “Why aren’t you pursuing what you REALLY want out of life? What you...
One week on a social media diet
I have been on a big spring cleaning kick as of late. I like the idea of entering the shooting season with a clean house with organized cupboards and cabinets because it frees my mind for the onslaught of work that is ahead of me for the rest of the year (and those closets won’t...
April’s Business Book Reviewed: Today We Are Rich by Tim Sanders
Okay, I realize I already posted a business book review earlier this month, but see, I read THAT in March. I just didn’t get around to blogging about it until April.
So in an effort to stay more on top of this quest of mine—and to share a great new book that I really, really hope...
Creating Customer Evangelists, Kelly Moore style
March came and went with my ability to hold on to the goal of mine of reading a business (or creative/mind think) book every month for a year. I tend to ramble on and on about all the books I read over on my GoodReads profile, but I thought there might be some merit in...
Let Mark inspire you the way he inspires us Fast Trackers
When I attended Dane Sander’s workshop out in Colorado in December 2009, I came back and started talking to people about how inspiring it was and how I’d felt included in another new photographer community. When people asked what was special about the workshop, I talked a bit about Dane’s style, about the topics we...
