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Ahhhh. The ubiquitous image. What is it saying? Peace? Thoughtfulness? No. It is saying frustration. Or is it peaceful frustration while being thoughtful? Girl. Hair. Flipping. Black clothes. Chain. Dreds. I don’t know. #whatev. So, to continue on with the talks about the photo business we’ve been having around here let’s talk about stock photography. [...]

The OneLight Field Guide is finally out! It only took 11 months and that many redesigns but it was worth it. Looking at the state of the guide now compared to where it started I’m glad that it’s late. It’s better than the first few editions. The guide showcases more than 50 images ranging from [...]

Or… Why does this photographer have to be so cynical? I’m having “one of those days”. I’m stressed. I have more on my plate than I know what to do with. End of year means taxes and accounting which means I’m ready to find that short pier to take a long walk on. I saw [...]

And the winner of our NYC shoot-out last week is… Jason Groupp. NOT only did he whoop me on single image votes but he also won most votes overall for his five images against mine. He won 1,451 votes against my 1,242 votes. His single best image won with 867 votes. I came in second [...]

Today my good friend and collegue, Jason Groupp, and I had a shoot-out in the streets of NYC. We have been talking smack for two weeks about this on Twitter and we now have the results of our bravado. ******* Voting is now closed. Results here. ******* Click “more” to see the rest of the [...]

Question… Does it have to be perfect? Can the best image for the job sometimes be blown technically but executed perfectly for the job at hand? Wrong exposure. Wrong focus. Wrong shutter speed. Wrong light. Wrong composition. Just right photograph. As technically strong as I try to be I’m always drawn to the work of [...]

Atlanta based film maker phenom, Brandon McCormick, and his unreal team of talent at Whitestone Motion Pictures has produced a short film about the sexual exploitation of children. I can not tell you how much respect Meg and I have for Brandon and the WMP team he has built. He pours his heart and soul [...]

First, thanks for all of your input on the first blog post of this series. As usual, your comments are far more interesting, entertaining, and thought provoking than anything I write here. If you haven’t read through those yet, you should. What’s interesting to note in the comments there is how the tone of comments [...]

Oi! Man, are we ever having a jolly good time in London right now! I love this city. Why have I never been here before? This is Carl Spring. He was attending today’s OneLight. He’s an amazingly good dude. Cheers, Zack