Chicago street photography: Alley Boys, Gathering resources

Organizing images for book publication

Organizing images for book publication By grade The first step in my image selection process is separating the junk photos from the best-of-the-best and the transitional photos. Storytelling through a photo essay involves multiple images in a sequence. While all…

New YouTube Photographers, Age Old Questions – To Crop, Or Not To Crop?

It’s interesting spending time looking at all the new YouTube photography content creators after a solid ten years of NOT viewing a single photography video. There are very few YouTube photographers still around from when I had a channel some…

Hanging to dry film development

Creating An Affordable Film Photography Workflow 

Creating An Affordable Film Photography Workflow  While 35mm Film photography equipment has remained affordable, the price for film itself has dramatically increased in recent years. I want to shoot film for a documentary project that I’m currently working on, but…

Iran War Update April 8, 2026 – Trump Makes PT Barnum Blush

I haven’t mentioned the war with Iran in several weeks. In this podcast, I share my view on where we are as of April 8, 2026, and how we got here.  Two hours before Trump’s deadline to end Iranian civilization,…

Getting started in digital photography for CHEAP!

Getting started in digital photography You don’t need to spend a ton of money getting started in digital photography. In fact, you could use the affordable camera equipment I’m about to recommend for your entire photography journey! Buying quality used…

Getting Serious About Street Photography: Becoming Visually Literate

Getting Serious About Street Photography: Understanding Universals If you are looking to communicate your worldview more effectively through imagery, I would HIGHLY recommend taking a long look at perception theory. Perception theory is a body of knowledge that shows us…

Improving your street photography: Connecting the dots

Next time you go out to shoot some street photography, try to connect two things together. Maybe one person is doing one thing while someone else is doing another. Look for expressions, postures, and gestures. Look for tension and contradiction.…

Beyond Transient Trends: Working on a Long-Term Street Photography Project

Beyond Transient Trends: Working on a Long-Term Street Photography Project I’m on SUBSTACK! I can’t tell you how good it feels to photograph a community of people for several years and to one day hold a completed book in your…