California Photo Festival Sessions

California Photo Festival Sessions

It time to start thinking about the California Photo Festival coming this October 10-14th! There are over 170 sessions with 15 industry leading photographers and digital imaging gurus in an all-inclusive price. Classes are starting to fill up so you should register...
My creativeLIVE Experience

My creativeLIVE Experience

Hi all, I just got back from a wonderful 3 days of creativeLIVE workshop in Seattle and now I’m diving into preparations for my next series of classes and workshops! The fall season is very busy with local classes at Calumet Photo in Santa Ana and Los Angeles,...
Don’t Forget the Details

Don’t Forget the Details

Epic Imagery is not Everything in Photography! I am returning to my photos of Italy in this post but with a difference! I have been sorting through the thousands of photos captured during a magical two-week trip through Rome, Florence and most of Tuscany. There are...
B&W Tone Control for Rendering Success

B&W Tone Control for Rendering Success

Some More Thoughts on B&W I thought I would write a little bit about the decision process when creating B&W renderings from color images. The images that follow were all captured in and around Los Osos on the central coast of California. I have often said that...
The Pleasures of Black and White

The Pleasures of Black and White

The Upcoming Workshop in Los Osos Before I return to my photo adventure in Italy, and while I’m preparing for my B&W workshop at Light Photographic, I thought I’d share some thoughts and B&W images of the beautiful locations in and around Los Osos....