If you were fortunate enough to come of photographic age in the industry side of the equation, then you will know all too well the importance of critical, merciless editing. If you came of age in the online photography world, …
Creative: Think About Mood, Think About Feel
I don’t care how many images you make or how many pages you design. My goal is to urge you to create something with a mood or feel. I want you to avoid the idea that you need to create …
Creative: Ten Minute Timeline
Blurb requested artwork for an upcoming blog post and in the process of searching for a fitting image I came across my Peruvian multiple exposures. I forgot these images existed. After I return from a workshop, I typically have many …
Creative: Size Matters
I did the foam roller at 6 AM. I followed this with pull-ups. Then I did traction and the inversion table. And then I went to my chiropractor. You could say that my neck and back have seen better days. …
Creative: Blurb YouTube Shorts
For those of you who enjoy my YouTube Channel, you can also find Uncle Dan doing his duty for Blurb via their YouTube Shorts channel. I just recorded seven photography tips which will be trickled out over the coming weeks. …
Read: Late February Books, 2025
I first learned of Christopher Isherwood based on his reporting from Germany during the rise of the Nazi party. His name bounced around in my head over the past few years until I found this book in the free library …
Creative: The Hangover
I love many things about the United States, and I love coming home to New Mexico, which feels more like a separate country than anything belonging to the US. Still, once I land back in America there is a major …
Creative: Bound for Brighton
The thought crosses. Where would I make that first step? Inner city or near the edges? Down south? Up north? Or maybe not at all. Maybe it’s impossible to say because the foundation is already cracked. There is real need …
Creative: Blurb London PhotoWalk
I can now feel my fingers. It was cold and windy. We had a good crowd. There were familiar faces, and bright, shining new ones. There were vintage cameras and brand-new digital supercomputers. We were once a sizable group of …
Creative: On To London
YouTube is fascinating. For whatever reason, my view count is up. Maybe it was the time off, or perhaps it was the starvation diet I created by accident. The views are up. Consequently, trolls are all hot and bothered. I’ve …
Creative: Berlin Notes
You are left with your intuition and style when all is said and done. (photographic) That’s about all there is. This idea is the end result of a conversation with a fellow photographer, and I believe this to be true. …