When it rains…

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…get an umbrella!

Perhaps this is the wettest spring on record. I don’t know… meteorology, while a fascination, is not something I keep up with. But it sure has rained a lot. I hear friends exclaiming that their kid’s baseball and softball games keep getting canceled, that they can’t mow their lawns, and that they are starting to sprout webs between their toes.

But that’s neither here nor there.

Often times I find myself so mired down in the day to day stuff we have to do to keep the studio operating, that I miss a few things… especially those that are worthwhile reporting.

Part of my recent past has included a considerable amount of teaching, primarily at the university level. When I was teaching Studio Photography to college juniors and seniors, I knew that most were serious art students. When I added Sports Photography to my resume, I felt like I finally had the opportunity to not only teach the things I love, but teach them to people who really cared about the subject. Okay, it was college students, but hey… ’nuff said.

Now, as I continue to poll other photographers, I’m learning that they want to learn more about lighting, photography, workflow and so much more. Things I have not only been teaching, but also learning more about in the last few years. So, I’m going to start teaching again.

This time, I’m going to teach my own workshops. My first is scheduled for May 31 at the studio, and covers basic lighting that helps prevent common mistakes that you always end up fixing in Photoshop. If I had to have some fancy name for it, I would call it “Mind your FIPS: Lighting Revisited.”

Email me if you’re interested in attending. I’ll have to limit the class size to 15. Fees will likely be $25 per person to cover modeling fees (yes, a live model) and drinks.