Posted on December 30th, 2011 by Bob McGowan

Serena Lissy joined us for our Career Training program in 2009 and wow, what a journey she has been on ever since! After graduating, she took some time to explore and find what it was about photography that ignites her passion so intensely before moving forward in her career. After experimenting and trying a few [...]
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Posted on December 30th, 2011 by Bob McGowan

We can tell when we have a winner of an assignment usually by the volume of submissions we receive in response. December’s assignment, Patterns, is a great example. Since identifying and interpreting patterns in the human brain is as creative a process as taking a photograph, the result of the work submitted is a broad, [...]
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Posted on December 30th, 2011 by Bob McGowan

Now who doesn’t love animals?! You don’t, you say? Then why not go shoot some. This may seem like an antagonistic way to introduce an assignment, but please “bear” with us. Okay, so you have a camera and you don’t hate animals. Let’s see what you can do about capturing them…live. The assignment for January [...]
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Posted on December 30th, 2011 by Bob McGowan

Visit Melanie Wright’s website at www.stonesthrowphotography.com.
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Posted on December 28th, 2011 by Bob McGowan

With the kick off to our Photo Weekends season just weeks away, we thought we would introduce you, our readers, to the folks who will soon be on the road teaching photography in various cities across the U.S. First up, instructor Tim Cooper. Tim was kind enough to engage in a semi-facetious “pop quiz.” 1. [...]
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Posted on December 28th, 2011 by Bob McGowan

The Dallas/Fort Worth area of the big ol’ state of Texas harbors some mighty fine cultural experiences for the arts in general, and photography is definitely not excluded. In addition to the economic advantages of earning a living in this thriving metropolis, there are many performing arts venues, museums and activities to keep the local [...]
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Posted on December 28th, 2011 by Bob McGowan

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Posted on December 23rd, 2011 by Bob McGowan

In 2007 Missoula, Montana native and resident, Michael Crowe, decided to take the proverbial leap of faith in photography and join us for our Summer Intensive Career Training course. No easy task considering that she was several months pregnant at the time. Having been an excellent student, photographer and model, she quickly added first-time parent [...]
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Posted on December 23rd, 2011 by Bob McGowan

Image shot with cell phone. Merry Christmas!
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Posted on December 22nd, 2011 by Andy Kemmis
In just three short days, many households around the world will be celebrating the Christmas holiday. From Peru to Poland, presents will be wrapped, delicious treats will be be made and children everywhere will shift gears to a wide-eyed, sugar-induced overdrive. As photographers, it’s our job – no, it’s our duty – to capture images [...]
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