Put Away Your Camera. Pick Up Your Potential.
Most photographers think the Camera Date ends when they pack up the gear and drive home. I used to think so too. But the most valuable learning often happens afterward, at your desk, with a quiet cup of coffee and the willingness to ask one honest question about every photograph you made.
Did I Use the Right Aperture?
The question that has taught me the most about photography does not happen before I press the shutter. It happens after. Not was this a good photograph. Just one simple thing. Did I use the right aperture? It sounds technical. It is really a storytelling question.
The Best Photograph You Take This Fourth of July Might Not Be the Fireworks
By the time darkness falls, millions of cameras will all be pointed in the same direction. Up. And yes, photograph the fireworks. But the best photograph you take tonight might never include a single one. The people around you are the story. Do not miss them while watching the sky.
