Depth of Field: Keith Talley
I have known Keith Talley for years. Keith he is a commercial photographers out of Texas. Not the glam kind that take shots of sexy models in skimpy underwear. Keith’s has more talent that that, he makes vinyl flooring look sexy. Frankly, that’s talent. When he is not traveling all over the US shooting industrial [...]
Depth of Field: Mitchell Kanashkevich
My only problem with Mitchell Kanashkevich is his name – I can’t pronounce it! Mitch is an amazing photographer that at any given moment can be found documented the world with his camera. From the surfer miners of Java to shepherds in India passion lies in capturing disappearing ancient cultures and the human condition in unique, challenging [...]
Guest Post: Instant Gratification
Today’s guest post is by Stephanie Watkins. Stephanie has a creative eye and an artist spirit and it shows though in her work. I met Steph through her husband Nate, who you can see lurking in the back of my latest Vlog post (vlog #6). Her Polaroid work is stunning and I wanted to [...]
Depth of Field: John McDermott
I met John McDermott this past summer in Angkor Wat while I was co-leading a workshop there. McDermott is typical of the photographers I interview, modest, unassuming and willing to share his story. He first came to Angkor in 1995 to witness a total eclipse of the sun. Inspired by the surreal, otherworldly light of [...]
New deal from an old friend: PhotoShelter
I love PhotoShelter and I think you will too. These folks have a love affair with photographers. Really, they love us and when we do well, they do well. Sort of a symbiotic thing. They provide photographers with valuable services for working photographers like a photo website or and online galleries that can be [...]
Angkor Photo Workshop and the Fruits of our Labour
“Hannibal” Smith in the 1980′s TV series, “The A-Team” used to say “I love it when a plan comes together”. All I need is a cigar in the side of my mouth and I could be Hannibal Smith today because the Angkor Photo Workshop did just that, it came together – perfectly. Sunday was the [...]
Depth of Field: Stacy Pearsall
Stacy Pearsall in Iraq. © U.S. Air Force photo It has been some time since the last Depth of Field. My apologies for that. I think this will make up for it. A native Texan, Stacy Pearsall joined the US Air Force in 1997. After serving in Nebraska and then later in England she was [...]
The Penesak Jeweler
Tomorrow I leave for India for five days. It’s a quick trip shooting for a client and then home again. My wife decided she tag along and go shopping. So it will be a lot nicer rooming with her than with my fellow photographer Nate Watkins who I went with to Indonesia. Nate will be [...]
Photography by Timothy Allen
For the last two weeks I’ve been remiss in writing any blog posts. There are good reasons, none of which I’m going to share here. Suffice it to say it’s been a very tough couple of weeks. However today, Jessie, my daughter was looking at some of my work with me on my computer, when [...]
Depth of Field: Deanne Fitzmaurice
In this interview I speak with Deanne Fitzmaurice about her long career in photojournalism and her new love multimedia. She shared with me how she creates her award-winning multimedia projects, and the back story how Think Tank camera bags was founded. Deanne grew up in Massachusetts, but moved to San Francisco to be an art [...]
Multimedia: Lumen Dei Participant Michael Ettema
Tweet I spoke too soon. Apparently, I still have a few more SoundSlides slide show to present. Todays entry is by Michael Ettema. Michael came to Lumen Dei packing light. He sported the only Leica on the trip. His whole kit, three lens and body all fit into a small bum bag. I tried using [...]
Multimedia: Lumen Dei participant, Martin & Alik Sojka
Here is more work by participants from the Ladakh Lumen Dei workshop. Today’s works is by Martin & Alik Sojka. The Martins are from Slovakia, and are very talented photographers. (Martin also brews a mean bottle of Hruškovica. A home brew made of peaches that will knock your socks off! It is good for what [...]
Aristotle, Excellence and the Photographer
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” Aristotle This morning I met with some friends of mine for coffee. My buddy Hans tossed out this quote he’d recently read in a runner’s magazine of all places. He thought it might spur some challenging conversation. We were discussing [...]
Go with the flow, or in this case the light.
(Click on the image to view it larger.) Here is a lesson; hold on to ideas and concepts your shooting lightly and let things happen naturally. Go with the flow. One of the hardest things to photograph is an icon. Something that everyone knows and everyone has photographed. So how to you do it? Honestly… [...]
Guest Blog: Marco Ryan
I’m going to go down a bit of a rat hole. I’m even going to give it a name: value. You’ll already be wondering why a post that begins “I’m going down a bit of a rat hole” might have anything to do with Focus for Humanity – a newly launched foundation aimed at giving [...]
Depth of Field: Marco Ryan
Marco Ryan was born in the UK, but now lives in Cairo, Egypt with his wife and young family. His professional career as an eCommerce Strategist, Digital Marketing expert and speaker is covered on his work blog, marcoryan.com. His speaking and consulting give Marco plenty of opportunity to travel use his photography. His passion is [...]
Lumen Dei Trophies: Examples of SoundSlides by our Students
You still have till the end of the day here in Malaysia to enter the SoundSlides Plus giveaway. I will stop taking entries at midnight my time (GMT +8). It’s been fun. Honestly, I’m humbled and somewhat amazed by all the selfless and creative ideas that have been submitted. I guess with my background in humanitarian [...]
Depth of Field: Jasmine Star
Jasmine Star is a real person. By that I don’t mean to imply that she was thought to be some fictional character. What I mean, is that for someone who has rocketed to fame in a few short years as she has, she has maintained a grip on reality. She’s not pretentious. I did not [...]
Depth of Field: Trey Ratcliff
Meeting with Trey Ratcliff online for an interview was about as easy as pulling teeth. This guy is busy. I thought we would never make our schedules match. The irony is after a ton of emails, and a hand full of miss-connects over Skype; after finally getting the interview with him, then posting a blog [...]
The Power of The Photograph
I found this link off a blog I follow, Garr Reynold’s Presentation Zen. Garr is all about how to communicate your vision and story to others. Mainly through the use of presentation software like Power Point or Keynote. Garr knows how to do it right and he certainly know the power of the image. I [...]
Depth of Field: Ralph A. Clevenger
Ralph Clevenger teaches courses in nature photography, stock photography, video production, and undersea photography at Brooks Institute. Ralph has traveled throughout the world on assignment. His client list is as long as my arm and include the likes of The Nature Conservancy, the National Park Service, and the National Marine Sanctuary. His publication credits include Audubon, [...]
Back Home… for 48 hours
The team left for our respective homes on April 17th. Alou and I returned to Penang and to our daughter Jessie. But almost as quick as I got back I will leave again for America and some meetings. Alou will stay home and spend time with Jessie; I envy her. I always get little side [...]
Depth of Field: Gary Dowd
This was a short interview I did with Gary Dowd back at last year’s Photoshop convention in Las Vegas. Gary and I shared a room and I was able to take 30 minutes of his time to sit and chat about his experience as a producer for photographers. This is a job that is not [...]
Depth of Field: Gary S. Chapman and Vivian Chapman
Gary S Chapman and wife Vivian Chapman’s goal is to help non-government organizations communicate with the public through stunning images. This is particularly important for NGOs working with disasters, or in areas of development. They are very good at it! Gary, originally a journalist for top rags like Louisville Courier Journal, brings a real photojournalist bent to [...]
I shoot for mostly NGOs and nonprofits. I photograph images of the unknown, the forgotten and the helpless. These are often the stories that most people overlook. 
