I have said time and time again, PhotoShelter is THE best company out there for photographers. I have been a customer since early 2006, I think I was probably one of the first people to sign up. Never before have I seen a company that does so much for the industry. Never before have I seen a company that improves its product to match the needs of photographer requests so swiftly. Never before has there been a company like PhotoShelter and never will there be a company like PhotoShelter. They are the backbone of my business from galleries, to print sales, to client photo delivery, to stock sales, etc, etc. I recommend them to everyone I know. The beauty of PhotoShelter, is they are not just for print sales, or just for stock sales, or just for online archiving. They are for everything.

I am quoted on their website saying, “You could ask 10 people how they make money using PhotoShelter and you would get 10 different answers. That’s what is so great about it. There are so many ways to use it and use it to your advantage.”

How true that is. There are ways to use PhotoShelter that I do not use. There are things I do that many people do not. I use it a variety of ways for a variety of different purposes. Hit the jump for a breakdown of what makes them so special.

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I am really excited to announce my next big lighting workshop! I have been wanting to do a workshop in the snow for a while now and a few weeks ago when the PMPA approached me about holding a lighting workshop, I thought it would be the perfect fit. It will take place on Wednesday March 31, 2010 at the Silcox Hut at Timberline Lodge. If you are not familiar with the hut, it is above the lodge at the 7000 foot level of Mt. Hood and only accessible via snowcat or skis. A great place to hold a private seminar. (More info after the jump)

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I spoke to a group of photographers this morning at the Professional Photographers of Oregon convention. My talk was on, what else, lighting. I had a model come out with me and demoed a shoot from start to finish, using between 2 and 6 lights. Click the jump for more photos and lighting diagrams…

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I am speaking at the Professional Photographers of Oregon Convention on Monday. I will be showing work, talking about light and doing a demo starting at 10am. The convention takes place over 3 days and is jamed packed with sweet speakers and a trade show too. Should be fun. Hope to see you there. I made this slideshow today and will show it on Monday. It’s a bunch of my work all crammed into 4 minutes. A little bit of everything in there. Let me know what you think. NOTE: If you are viewing this post on a mobile device and cannot see the video, go here to view a mobile version.

I was hired a couple of weeks ago by a Magazine in Abu Dhabi, UAE to shoot an Iraqi University of Oregon student for a story about students leaving the Middle East to go to school in the US. For the story I needed 2 or 3 different locations as it would be used as a possible cover and inside spread. I had about 30 minutes with the subject, Awab to make a few different photos. My direction from the editor was “try to make it not look like Dubai.” Ha! That shouldn’t be too hard in Oregon! Click the jump for more photos, thought process and lighting diagrams…

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