I was born in Wichita, Kansas and raised in the South. I studied visual communication with Patrick Davison and Rich Beckman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill serving as director of photography on two international multimedia projects. After graduating from UNC I was hired by The New York Times where I worked as a multimedia producer, photo editor and … [Read more...]
Food Photography Tips For the Beginner
If you look online on your social networks such as Facebook and Twitter you will often see your friends and colleagues posting pictures of their food concoctions in a proud display. With a few easy tweaks your food photography can stand out from the crowd with ease. Food photography can be simply beautiful in its simplicity. Just look at any of the popular celebrity cookbooks … [Read more...]
Destination Unknown by Dean O’Brien
Ukraine is a country with a troubled past. Endowed with plentiful natural resources, it has been fought over and subjugated throughout history. Its 20th century struggle for independence and liberty was crushed by harsh Soviet rule, which engineered two artificial famines to keep the Ukrainian people in line. This resulted in the death of over eight million of its citizens, … [Read more...]
12 Christmas Inspirations
No matter where you are located in this world, winter or summer, December looks a lot like Christmas. These Christmas inspirations were shared with us on Flickr. If you want to comment on an individual photograph click on an image to be taken to it directly on Flickr. We all appreciate the feedback. You can find out more about our flickr group here. In no particular … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Brittany Dixon
Photography has been a passion of mine for such a long time. When I developed my first roll of black and white film and printed my photographs in the darkroom back in high school, I knew that photography would be something I would continue pursuing for the rest of my life and would one day make a career out of. Having come from a family of avid photographers it was almost … [Read more...]