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Interview with Harold Davis — Closeup Maestro of Flowers & Water Drops

 "There are no rules!" This is Harold Davis' favorite exclamation. His extraordinary closeup photographs of flowers and water drops inspire Harold's books and workshops.  In this up-tempo interview, Harold explains the best time of day for macro [...]

Interview with Steve Caplin — Photoshop Digital Artist, Commercial Illustrator, & Author

Nemo and the personable and informative Steve Caplin discuss Steve's books and the ways he uses Photoshop for commercial illustration and creative art projects. Steve hosts a dynamic forum for all Photoshop users, and he invites us to join and [...]

Photography Help

Today I'm in Connecticut to speak to a group of photographers at the CT PPA photo convention.  My topic for tonight is "how to take great pictures" and I believe it will be a large crowd.   When I landed last night I had 77 mentions on twitter that I [...]

RIP Stan Stearns

Stan Stearns. A name that not many Americans know took a photograph that most Americans do know. It is a shot of JFK Jr. saluting his father's coffin.  It was an image that captivated American's at a time when everyone was grieving over the loss of one of [...]

Music meets Photography

My good friend Josh Trinidad reached out a couple of months ago and asked for a list of (living) photographers that others found inspiring. Since Josh is a musician I was intrigued. I sent him a list of a few of my favorites, and soon enough Josh let me in on [...]

NY Fashion week ends, as do the lives of 2 NY fashion legends.

Yesterday marked the end of the Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week, and with it we lost 2 legends of fashion. The first was an amazing photographer named Lillian Bassman who has often been compared to the more well known names of Richard Avedon and Irving [...]

Interview with Vincent Laforet — Photo Journalist, Commercial Photographer, & Film Maker

Nemo's lively interview with Vincent Laforet covers his extensive career in photo journalism, editorial and commercial photography, plus his new direction in using Canon equipment for feature and advertising films. Vince is a bit groggy after recently [...]

Sheer Heaven: Valentine Day Photo Techniques

Inner Calm with Airport Extreme