Photo tips for beginning students

Photo tips for beginning students

I had a Photo Boot Camp session today that reminded me of some good advice for beginning photographers. My student had taken so many classes from so many different instructors that the basic concept of exposure had gotten lost. Here are a few tips for getting a good...
Free Olympus OM-D E-M5 Workshop in Atlanta

Free Olympus OM-D E-M5 Workshop in Atlanta

The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is the camera that convinced “real” photographers that Micro 4/3 is a “real” camera system. Instructor Rob Knight will show you how to set up your OM-D E-M5 to take advantage of the flexible controls and maximize the image quality. Topics...

My Costa Rica Favorites

I spend much of the time during and after a workshop helping students and showcasing their work. I have finally gotten around to going through my own images from the 2012 Arenal Eco Adventure workshop and I thought I would share them here. These are all jpeg files...
Arenal Eco Adventure 2012 Recap

Arenal Eco Adventure 2012 Recap

I can’t believe another Costa Rica photo workshop is in the books! I spend much of the year planning and marketing the event, and the week seems to pass in a flash. The We had lots of new additions for 2012. I think the biggest news was Showcase Photo&Video...
BlueRidge Photo Fest 2012

BlueRidge Photo Fest 2012

I was in Bone, NC last weekend for the second annual Blueridge Photo Fest. Leander Hutton did a great job of organizing the event, and my fellow instructors Juan Pons and Peyton Hale helped the attendees take advantage of the beautiful photo opportunities. I taught...

Speedlight Speed Session

  My good friend Rick Sammon was in town yesterday for a class on using small flash to create big, beautiful light. 19 students were on hand to learn basic skills and some advanced techniques for manual and TTL automatic flash. Showcase Photo and Video provided...