Last summer, I used some of the vegetables from my garden in a few still life images. These were incredibly fun to do. Then, several months ago- during the dark and dreary winter months- I decided to try my hand at still life photography. What fun! It was a great excus...

I love art fairs! Rain or shine, they're always fun. I love to engage with the people, and introduce them to Mobile Photo Artistry. And then there's the joy of seeing so much creativity all in one place. This year I did 5 art fairs. Each one was different... and each o...

Here in Indiana we've endured a never-ending Winter... and now it appears that Spring is finally here! To celebrate, here's a new composition I've called Finally Spring.

Last month, in order to escape our never-ending gray skies, we took a trip to the American West and...

Today, in part 3 of my Take Your Best Shot series, I'll discuss the technique of Fill the Frame. 

Usually, most of our photos show the main subject in relation to it's environment. Here's an example:

We can see the photo was taken at a fish market... lots of different va...

This week, I'll continue the Take Your Best Shot series with a post on Using Leading Lines.

Leading lines can be anything that helps to draw your eye into the photo. Roads, paths, railroad tracks, fence lines, shore lines and rows of windows are just a few things that m...

This week I'm starting a new series called Take Your Best Shot. 

So often when we're taking pictures, we're in a hurry to catch the moment... and this is how it should be. Capturing the moment is far more important than getting the perfect focus or the most artistic com...

A few weeks ago I did a short blog post about the free, amazing photo editing app called Snapseed. I’m hoping you’ll download it and try it out. Also, I’ve done a video walkthrough of a Snapseed edit. You can see that here.

Today, I wanted to give you an idea of how the...

Over the past year or so, I have been published several times in a publication called “Living the Photo Artistic Life- Pushing Photography Further”. This online magazine features artists from around the world, and is truly a treasure trove of stunning imagery. The imag...

A couple of weeks ago I went to the zoo for no other reason than to take pictures. I love taking pictures at the zoo. But, when you're trying to stop your kids or grandkids from diving into the polar bear pool, or share their lunch with the penguins, it's hard to stop...

One of the best ways to improve your iPhone photography is to use the manual focus feature. It’s really quite simple, and can make a huge difference.

The iPhone will automatically set the focus for you. Most of the time, this works well- and this is how most people take...