Stop thinking of yourself as a Photographer.
Start thinking of yourself as an Artist who happens to use a camera.
Creating Custom Brushes in Photoshop
The way you dodge and burn your photos can mean the difference between a “good” photograph and a “great” photograph. It’s really that important! Using a pressure sensitive tablet and the right brushes makes the job easier and much more fun. I get a lot of questions about setting up those kinds of brushes in Photoshop. This video should demystify that for you.
Creating and Controlling Light
At the end of the day, It's really about the light. Without it, we see nothing. If you're skilled with it you can have a fair degree of control over how your work is experienced by those who view it. So creating it in a controlled way can make the difference between a...
Inner-ness and The Dance
When we make art like this we become, just for a moment, more than human. We pass into a world of mind and spirit, far beyond any thought or thing. We enter into the Imaginal, which is the gateway to life in the larger universe.
On Being A Photographic Artist
When we make art like this we become, just for a moment, more than human. We pass into a world of mind and spirit, far beyond any thought or thing. We enter into the Imaginal, which is the gateway to life in the larger universe.
The Root Under The Rock
Three steps: Presence, Contemplation, Revealed Essence. Then you carry that through the entire process of making the photograph. That’s how you do it.
The Olympic National Park Challenge
What would happen if we simply refused to accept the world as we’ve been taught to see it? What would happen if we refused to accept ourselves in that way? If we did that, we’d step out the the “cause and effect”mindset that we’ve inherited and into mythic...
How To Use The Gradient Map to Make Black and White Photos
Making exceptional black and white photos can seem like a mystery.So many choices! Photoshop gives us many ways to convert a color photo into black and white. But not all are equal. The Gradient Map Adjustment Layer is one of the most black and white...
How I Was Inspired By A Young Artist
I’m just a guy with a camera and I really have no freaking idea how I do what I do. The work comes from somewhere else. It's a gift and I'm entrusted with it. I'm a vessel, nothing more. The more I realize that the easier it is for me to deal with the ups...
Making Moody Film Noir Photos
This moody photograph comes from the Photographing Hidden Chicago workshop that I did with Blake Rudis and Nick Sinnott from R.S. Chicago Photography Classes. It rained so much that we set a precipitation record for that day. But we made the best of it and...
Imagination, Classic Rock, and Raisins
How can you use your Imagination in your photography? Read on, dear friend, and I'll tell you. It seems to me that I have an unusual view of my own work. I've often been asked how I felt about critiques and whether I have ever submitted my work for one. My...
