Taking the “Bah-Humbug” out of Donation Requests

  “Tis the season… for shopping and baking and vacationing and celebrating… and donation requests. With the cover story that this is the time of year the budgets are set, but with the ulterior motive that the holiday season will put you in a generous mood – this seems to be the season for donation …

The Most Honest Advice You’re Gonna Get

Not sure if ur willing to give me any tips but any suggestions would be great im gonna do some photography on the side to make some extra money and a better camera just starting this up im having trouble deciding prices on pics if u could give me some ideas that would be great …

Bullies on the Competition Playground

There’s some crap going on out there that disappoints me, greatly. Through my involvement in print competition I’ve met many photographers whose work I admire, highly. And for along time, I admired them highly, too.  But over the years, I’ve observed some behaviors and heard some words from those I admire that didn’t reflect very …

Shoot With Purpose & Refine Your Workflow

#14 in the series, 30 Ways of Wootness. One of the early lessons I learned was about overshooting. Oh. My. Gosh. My early years where one hour sessions resulted in 400 captures kept me busier than I wanted to be on the computer and session proofing became a chore I greatly despised. I don’t know …

Stop Breaking Your Studio Policies!

#11 in the series 30 Ways of Wootness. You know, there comes a time when lines are pushed and tweaked and bent and flexed and finally… they’re crossed. And you just gotta say “I’m sorry, that’s against studio policies.” And that shall bring you Wootness. You designed your packages and pricing around your financial needs …

Make Time for Guilty Pleasures

#9 in the series 30 Ways of Wootness Yep, the secret is out. I watch Grey’s Anatomy. I really don’t have all that much time for television shows, but ever since season 1 of Grey’s, I’ve been a pretty regular watcher. So, what does that have to do with anything? Because of my business and …