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Be content with what you have;

rejoice in the way things are.

When you realize there is nothing lacking,

the whole world belongs to you.

Lao-tzu

Photo Tips for Men

Men, if you’ve already made the decision to get your photo done (for social media, dating sites, LinkedIN etc.) there are a few things...

We Are Stories

There are so many facets of us that no one image can capture our nuance. And that’s what we’ve lost lately, that nuance. Everything is so...

Feel the Zeal

A company is made of people. It is the people who define the brand. If you can feel the passion, feel the zeal, your connection to that...

The Truth That Can't Be Seen

In photographs we sometimes glimpse that little spark of life in us. There’s something beyond perception, beyond what we can see with our...

A Whiff of You

Presence. That’s what I’m going for. I want you to feel as if you’re standing in front of the person in the photograph. I want them to...

Choosing The Right Feeling

When I look at a face in a photograph I want to feel the person, get a real sense of their spirit. For this to happen they have to behave...

How to Create a Visceral Portrait

I shot all these DBI portraits with a 50mm 1.2. For most of you that means nothing. But do you notice how there’s almost a 3D quality to...

Alive and Wise

A photograph is a portal through which we may enter the heart of another human being. It is a glimpse of something that cannot be fully...

The Wordless Power of You

Every day I look through photos I have taken and write about one. This forces me to think about photography. This helps me to remember...

The Invitation

Do I want to meet this person? Is their photograph asking me to sit down and talk? I’ve said before that a good portrait beckons...

Dance Lessons

Your profile photos say something about you. There’s the obvious, the physical part, and the not-so-obvious subtle energies and...

An ODE is a Story

It begins with an image. And the location we choose is almost always an intuitive guess. In my mind it has to have some thematic...

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