PPA Wedding Degree

As many of my photographer friends are aware, today will be the first day of district judging in a new competition specifically for wedding photographer at The Professional Photographers Association of America. I was an advocate for this degree and have long been...

The National Ad

Let me start this story with another story: Several years ago, I read a story by Noah Wiley, the actor, about his being asked to appear on “Sesame Street.” He was quite moved by it, having grown up watching the show. He echoed something that I have heard...

Rise of the Hair Ties

Yesterday, I was meeting with Derek and Beth so they could see all their wedding images and pick up their files when Beth mentioned something that got a laugh. She pointed out that some of her bridesmaids had hair ties around their wrists all day. What’s funny...

Speaking at the Big Show Again!

If you’ve followed my blog at all you know that I’m very involved with The Professional Photographers Association of America (PPA), the oldest amd largest photographers association in the world with over 30,000 members. The association provides insurance,...

Barbara Breitsameter

I’m just back from Imaging USA, the National Convention that is put on by the Professional Photographers of America every year in a different city. This year we were in San Antonio and almost 10,000 photographers came together for 5 days of education and fun....

S.C. Photo Convention

  I just got back from South Carolina recently after speaking at the South Carolina Photo Convention. David Junker saw me speak at Imaging USA in Nashville in 2015 and contacted me about coming to South Carolina for their state convention. After he mentioned that...