Stories about photographing athletes, celebrities, business leaders, shooting in the studio, working on location, and developing a photography career.
When I was a teenager, I worked in a liquor store that sold what might be called picture magazines. They weren’t magazines in the great tradition of Life or National Geographic or Sports Illustrated, but magazines in the great tradition of those wrapped in plastic. One in particular had some great creative writing and almost […]
A photographer emailed me last week and said that he’d noticed that I was planning to write about shooting from a helicopter—something he wanted to know more about because he knew that it’s usually done with the door to the helicopter removed. But, he was also wondering what the scariest thing I’d ever done with […]
Curious photographers always have questions and many often involve questions about equipment or settings. Some of the most frequent include: “What kind of camera do you shoot with?” or “What’s the best f/stop to use?” or “What’s your favorite lens?” Those are all really important questions and they all deserve answers. The problem is, there […]
Deontay Wilder is an amazing boxer and an equally amazing man. When he was only 19, his daughter was born with spina bifida and doctors informed him that she might never be able to walk. In order to support her significant medical needs, he drove a beer truck until the day he wandered into a […]
It’s been a tough few years and people are frustrated with the state of the industry. Everywhere I turn, people seem to be saying that a photography career isn’t what it used to be and that budgets are tight. Many of the blogs I read and the message boards that I visit all seem to […]
Jimmy Kimmel is smart. And funny. And really, really busy. But, he is also very gracious and willing to be a part of a photograph that he thinks might be fun. I was assigned to photograph Jimmy Kimmel to illustrate a magazine feature on celebrity golfers. As is usually the case with a very busy […]
