Since starting this site, I’ve felt a bit trapped. I’ve been feeling that, to fit the format, I’ve had to write long, informative, illustrated articles. Even the “Quick Focus” pieces can’t be quickly written. So, I’m going to try adding something new —...

Webster’s: Busman’s Holiday — a holiday spent following or observing the practice of one’s usual occupation. A couple of weeks ago, my good friend Hanson Fong, fresh off an appearance at the Houston stop on the Beauty and Beast tour, took a day off and hung out with me. So, how...

Where We Are Today: As they say in Hollywood, we are “on hiatus”. Said another way, we are “pausing”, or putting a “gap in the sequence” of seminars. Right now, we’ve postponed our scheduled classes. They are on hold. Why?  The economy is affecting...

To paraphrase Charles Dickens, “These are the best of times, these are the worst of times.” It’s all a matter of perspective. Looking at the bright side, the tools we have available for use as professional photographers have never been better or more competitively priced.