When photographing people, there are about four different kinds of images an average photographer is likely to attempt. The easiest is the “cheese” picture, since it only requires a cue word such as “cheese” or “smile” or “party pic!”, which is met with obedient posing from the subject. Since most people are trained practically from…

The first part of our short, intense summer photography session, the “Nuts and Bolts” section, is coming to a close. For four days now I have been up at the front of the classroom, giving my students the tools they need, mostly about how their cameras work, to proceed to the next phase, “Elementary Image…

When coaches give interviews, whether to the local media like us or to the television networks before the Super Bowl, they sometimes talk about staying in “their game.” They are essentially telling us that their playing strategies have been effective so far, and they don’t want the other team to dictate to them a new…