Spring Photography – Tulips
Spring has sprung here in Oregon. YAY! I gotta admit, I have grown tired of the grey and wet weather (but hey, that's what makes this place so green!)We are fortunate in this area to [ read more ... ]
Memory Cards – The unsung heroes – Podcast interview with ProGrade Digital
We talk a lot about gear in the photo hobby/business. Gear is something that is easy to talk about and people get excited about the latest and greatest...as they should. However, when was the last [ read more ... ]
Being a Professional Photographer Podcast
We just released our latest podcast on WeTalkPhoto and the central topic is the reality of being a professional photographer. It's not all glamor and glitz or fame and fortune being a professional. My co-host, [ read more ... ]
Running a Photo Business
I'm sitting here after a week off at the coast with the family for Spring Break. We had a great family time together, enjoying everything the Oregon coast had to offer from varied weather, sandy [ read more ... ]
Podcast Interview with Bill Fortney – Photographer Extraordinare
Our latest episode of We Talk Photo features an interview with Bill Fortney, one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet in the photography business. Listen as Jack and John talk to Bill about his [ read more ... ]
Photojournalist Ken Hawkins
If I was asked to categorize myself (btw I hate answering this question), I would say I'm a photographer. Period. Then, I might add that I make my living in the photo genre of landscape [ read more ... ]
One Picture Makes the Trip
Every time I go out, I hope to come back with at least one image that I like. It doesn't have to be a great, epic image that I will hang on the wall....my aspirations [ read more ... ]
Airmagic Drone Picture Editing Software
Now available for ordering is a fantastic piece of software from the Skylum company, the folks who make the fantastic Luminar3 photo editing software. Using a combination of Artificial Intelligence and powerful algorithms, the software [ read more ... ]
Photography Podcast – We Talk Photo
I want to introduce our new podcast, called We Talk Photo. It is a podcast about photography where we share information, gossip, funny stories and industry news with our listeners. We want this podcast to [ read more ... ]
Fuji GFX 50s & 120mm Macro Shots
A couple of days ago I taught a small class on "close-up" photography and I brought in my Fujifilm 50s and 120mm macro lens to shoot with. I don't call what I do "macro" because [ read more ... ]