Photography is a careful and balanced blend between the technical and the creative.  Like many modern digital photographers, I fell victim to endless online reviews and comparisons of cameras and lenses, which skewed my focus, more and more, toward the technical theory instead of my own creative vision.  However, last summer, I completely changed gears. I began this article last summer and left in in draft status, but have updated it and...

  Buddy Verderber, in only his first few triathlons, is quickly climbing the ranks; he’s already listed in the top 20 in his age group for the USA!  He came to me a few months back for several unique photos to provide to his sponsors.  This provided an interesting challenge, as athlete portraits have a pretty distinct look about them, especially male athletic portraits. While I generally stick to a more classic look, I went...