“The Internet is the Great Equalizer,” you’ll often hear me say, whether I’m speaking at a large photography event or just typing words for my blog, books, magazine articles, forum posts, etc. I’ll be the first to tell you that the Internet did in fact help level the playing field of many professions and I’m living proof of that based on my own actions in all the years I’ve been utilizing the power of the World Wide Web to help advance my photography.

I first came on the Internet in the early 1990’s, thanks to the military, as a U.S. Army active-duty soldier (combat photographer)—a uniform I proudly wore. In the almost nine years of my military service followed by almost nine more years as an U.S. Air Force civilian, I learned many things, including the phrase, “perceptions are everything.” [Read more...]

Wow, just got back from Chicago, literarily. What a wonderful workshop at Ralph Haseltine’s Studio—thanks Ralph, Jennifer (MUA), and the models, Amy, Mel, Meka, Jennifer, and Hillary. It was great to see old friends and make new ones! Another great workshop success that helped spill over into our new DVD—yes, the rumor is true, I stayed in Chicago as we worked on our new DVD due out later this year.

For those that remember, a few years ago I was convinced into making a DVD and while it was an experience and a DVD with great information, I was not totally happy with the production quality. I said never again back then based on promises never filled by the production company. The old DVD left a bad taste in my mouth while leaving dollars in the pockets of a production company that would later remove my first DVD from the shelf because of their own lack of working capital. From there I decided to move on until a few months ago when I met “Stero & Ken,” who convinced me in many ways that I needed to move forward and that the past is past. [Read more...]