The photo above is an homage to Moose Peterson (http://twitter.com/moosepeterson @moosepeterson http://www.moosepeterson.com/) who will very often post photos of his “office” on Twitter with the sole purpose of making all of his followers electric green with envy.  That’s at least the only explanation I can come up with for why he does that to us.

As I was sitting in my office at home this afternoon, I thought back to what someone told me a few weeks ago, “Mike… your office has a beautiful view, a large window, and it’s 20 feet to your fridge… you’re quite lucky.”  My quick reply was a quote from an old photographer friend of mine – Robert Willett – that I hope I always keep in mind, no matter how “tough” this gets: “Yuup…  sure beats having a real job.”

I found this when I checked my email this morning and had to share.

An amateur photographer was invited to dinner with friends and took along a few pictures to show the hostess. She looked at the photos and commented “These are very good! You must have a nice camera.”

He didn’t make any comment at the moment, but as he was leaving to go home he said “That was a really delicious meal! You must have some very nice pots.”

For nearly every couple that embarks on the long and exciting, yet often painful, journey of planning a wedding, money is something that is discussed somewhere along the line. With the increasing number of consumer level digital SLR cameras in the marketplace, more and more couples are looking to contain costs by hiring a friend or family member, or going low-budget for their photography. read more »

Over the past several weeks, I’ve turned a critical eye toward my brand, the image I portray to potential clients, and the customer experience.  While I like to think my photography speaks for itself and stands on its own, I know that there are many other photographers out there, all of whom do what I do. read more »

“There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience and that is not learning from experience.” –Archibald MacLeish

Truer words have probably never been put together in a sentence.
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Before I moved from Spokane, WA to New Haven, CT I heard all kinds of stories about the beautiful New England fall foliage.  As fall really started ramping up, I couldn’t believe how pretty some of the trees were getting.  I was, however, underwhelmed at the time.  Many of the trees were just shedding their leaves without ever turning colors.  Many trees were just green, doggedly holding on to their green hue.

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Like most people, I have fears: falling, spiders, snakes, going to work in my underwear, etc.  In my photography life, the big thing I’m afraid of is data loss.  Being mugged for my camera or having someone try to kill me for taking a picture of them give me the queasies, but the only thing that makes me wake up in a cold sweat is data loss.

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It is common knowledge that the best form of advertising is word-of-mouth.  We are more likely to tell about negative experiences than positive experiences.  When someone comes to me and volunteers that they’ve had a great experience, I am more likely to follow up in some way than if I hear the same thing from the radio, tv, or printed ad.

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