California State Fair award-winning photo “The Apprentice” There are lots of ways to get better at what you do, I happen to believe that entering contests is one of the best ways to bump-up your game. Whatever your passion, hobby, creative endeavor or profession – there is some type of

Volunteers “Weeding the Palms” at the deYoung Museum in San Francisco Some photographers spend endless hours agonizing over naming their photos. I think about titles, but I don’t obsess over them, I let them come to me. I randomly consider many options, but rarely make a final decision until I

Here at number 3 of 3.  After we’ve talked about listening and learning in #1, and editing, cropping and revisiting in #2, we come to #3 which all about critiquing your own work when it comes to selecting images to enter into contests. Let’s imagine you’ve decided to enter a

Moving on – in the last post we talked about listening and learning. Distancing yourself from your work and actually listening to the critique commentary can truly be enlightening. It’s like getting an education without going to school and you can apply any or all of the information to make your

I love photo critiques offered by galleries, museums and organized groups. I learn equally as much from the discussion of images created by other photographers as from the group comments about my photos. Viewpoint Photographic Art Center in Sacramento offers two free member critique nights every month and they each

“The Morning After” In an article for event producers about planning a conference and selecting the right speakers to match their audience, the focus was ‘content’ vs ‘context.’  Content is what is said or presented (the information), and context  is the surroundings or circumstances in which the content is delivered.

Rhino in SF zoo Just as golfers remember every club and stroke used on every hole of their games, photographers recall images and use their own brand of cataloging to keep track of those special shots. Management software like Adobe Lightroom and Apple Photos enable photo files to be quickly

Lady Liberty balloon in staging area of Rancho Cucamonga Founder’s Day Parade When I look back at images, I often think, “You had to be there.” It’s true. Unlike studio photography in which you plan and stage a scene indoors, street photography is typically outside and the opportunities are unexpected…

Tuesday, January 1, 2019 “In every hood there is a kaleidoscope of sights that need to be saved and savored. Come along on this visual journey of street photography and then you decide, is it mundane or is it magic. You’ll never see your hood in the same way again.”

BROOKLYN, NY…  Viewable on weekends through Saturday, October 28th, the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) celebrates music-driven art with “In the Groove: International Exhibition of Original Album Cover Artwork.” The juried show features 41 groovy artists hailing from 13 states and 4 countries and spanning the age range from hip-and-cool-20-somethings