Feature Product: Jewelry

Feature Product: Jewelry

As a total jewelry freak, I am beyond delighted that Bay Photo now offers custom photo Jewelry! I have designed and ordered a few samples for clients and myself, and even a few gifts, recently…. the overwhelming appeal is awesome. The images are actually made from metal prints with a luster finish, bonded inside the…

SYNC: One of the Best places for IPL: In-Person Learning!

SYNC: One of the Best places for IPL: In-Person Learning!

Have you noticed how everyone is doing a class on In-Person Sales (IPS)? If you haven’t heard, or don’t yet do it, it is a game-changer and can mean the difference between a potentially fabulous sale and no sale. Or, to be more blunt and direct, the difference between success and failure in your photography…

PhotoWalk Highlights: Mike’s Camera Sacramento, CA

PhotoWalk Highlights: Mike’s Camera Sacramento, CA

Crowds like I’ve never seen, but glorious light….surrounded by 8 passionate photographers, eager to #SeeWithNewEyes and learn how to use their new Lumix Cameras! The Photowalk in Downtown Sacramento was really fun! We had no idea that K Street Mall, an open air, closed-off street in Downtown, would be swarming with people and cars—it was…

Make Time for Creativity [daily]

Make Time for Creativity [daily]

I recently wrote an article for Texas Magazine about a new class I’m teaching this spring at Texas School, and one of the big discoveries I’ve made in my journey is the topic of creativity intervals. We so often want to knock out a project or a new idea or direction in a weekend… or…

Feature Product: Maple Wood Prints

Feature Product: Maple Wood Prints

Maple Wood Prints  by Bay Photo Lab   What’s one of the freshest ways to present your images in a relaxed and uncontrived style? On Maple Wood! I’ve been shooting a lot more travel images lately along with environmental portraits, and they especially lend themselves to the Maplewood flavor. It is beautifully earthy and warm. But it…

Cropping and Composition

Cropping and Composition

Balance is key- In life, in time management, in business and, yes, especially in photography! When we tell stories, we want our images to look pleasing and convey our message without distractions. We want to get to the point, or have viewers SEE our point quickly and clearly, not confused about the message. Many of…

You Get to Choose

You Get to Choose

YOU GET TO CHOOSE: I love experiencing the world through the lens of my camera. It gives me a varied and exciting perspective, a higher purpose, an enhanced memory and lovely images to enjoy forever. It helps me see beauty and celebrate it and share it too! Photography is the number one aid to the…

Live Portrait Workshop Fun

Live Portrait Workshop Fun

One of the joys of teaching photography, video and creativity is the cool experiences that surround the workshops! Last month (May, 2017), I had the fun of leading a Live Portrait workshop in Santa Cruz, California at my lab, Bay Photo! Live Portraits are images that are connected to a video so the videos play…

Lets Take a Creative Journey

Lets Take a Creative Journey

I just have a passion to teach people about photography- how to be a visual storyteller and share how to create a visually exciting images from the things you see – whether they are world renown landmarks or private moments in your backyard. Or perhaps a spectacular gala event or a moment alone where the light caught…