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 ... ]
Luminar 3 Photo Editing – working with layers
I just completed an introductory video on my YouTube channel for working with layers in Luminar 3 photo editing software. If you've never done photo editing with layers, it's a wonderful way to build up [ read more ... ]
Nikon Diopter – Old School – On a Fuji Camera
I do enjoy macro and close up photography work. There is a whole world to be explored and many stories to tell in the smallest of details all around us. Regardless of camera system I [ read more ... ]
Photography Essentials
What is essential to you in your photo bag? That one thing you won't leave home without when you go on a shoot. Is it dependent on what you're going to be shooting or is [ read more ... ]