Want to be More Productive? Get an artsy hobby!

Want to be More Productive? Get an artsy hobby!

by | Mar 18, 2020 | Featured

Employees engaged in hobbies do better at work Published Research shows that creative hobbies can improve employee performance up to 30% Invest in Creativity  The results are in! Creative hobbies (like photography) can provide many compelling benefits, so much so that...
Photography: The Best Hobby Ever?

Photography: The Best Hobby Ever?

by | Jul 5, 2018 | Featured

Meet a Stranger and Go Shoot for Love! Beyond learning the camera and beyond learning light there is discovering your subject. This is my favorite part of photography. Mia I discovered Mia at the Salt Lake Comic Con, dressed as the Queen of Dragons from Game of...
Inspiration vs. Mimicking: The Art of Creation

Inspiration vs. Mimicking: The Art of Creation

by | Jun 27, 2018 | Featured

Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery? Yes. Sometimes it’s annoying to see someone post work showing off their skills when clearly they’re making a full-fledged effort to mimic somebody else, but the fact of the matter is we are all doing it. That doesn’t mean...
Commercial photo Retouching

Commercial photo Retouching

by | Apr 22, 2017 | Featured

My Retouching philosophy IF I WERE DRAWING THIS SCENE HOW WOULD I DRAW IT? Just as a makeup artist, a hair stylist, a bra, a plastic surgeon or even simple lighting modifiers all work towards making a scene flawlessly rendered, a photographer has the digital job of...
Quick Tip: two ways to look at the same light

Quick Tip: two ways to look at the same light

by | Feb 21, 2017 | Featured

Front light Back light Back Light vs. Front Light It was late afternoon, we were shooting next to a small stream with sun-light making it’s way to us through small patches of space between the leaves in the canopy of trees overhead.  It was our first time...