WPPI 2016 in Las Vegas & $500 Giveaway from Adorama This is my 12th WPPI. What?! Crazy. WPPI feels like a summer camp for photographers, coming back to the MGM in Las Vegas for this week of festivities. Even though I can technically only be there for five days, I definitely have more than a week’s worth of […]
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Digital Photo Pro Magazine – Spotlight on Beautiful Together Recently, I was honored to be featured in the January-February 2016 issue of Digital Photo Pro Magazine, one of my favorite photography magazines that I pick up all the time when I’m at Barnes & Noble. (Like, all the time. I seriously just need to subscribe to […]
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GPP2016 Dubai Photo Week **Update 1.28.16: The panel discussion for A Force For Good: Photography and Philanthropy is now sold out. My Dynamic Family Photography workshop is now sold out. There are only a couple spots left in the Children’s Portrait Photography workshop and only limited space left for my platform presentation. From February 5th […]
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The Good News Post & a $150 Adorama Giveaway This can be a stressful time of year for a lot of people (especially photographers!). Knowing this, I recently shared this image on my Facebook page of an iridescent hummingbird I photographed because, as a spirit animal, they symbolize enjoyment of life, lightness of being, being […]
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reDefine Show Episodes with Vanessa Joy, Jason Groupp, and three special episodes featuring relevant photography topics with Tamara Lackey During the latter part of 2015, I have been fortunate to participate in a myriad of interesting educational opportunities. Today, I wanted to share the latest episodes of the reDefine show I’ve recorded in that time period. Most recently, […]
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What Vegans Eat: A Week of Plant-Based Meals Or: Vegan? Wait, like, nothing from animals?? But what, EXACTLY, do you eat? Recently, I shared a week of vegan meals on my Facebook Page. Since then, I’ve answered a lot of questions and have been asked by more than a few people if they could reference my […]
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2015 PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo in New York City Today officially kicks off the 2015 PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo at the Javits Convention Center in NYC. The conference runs from today (October 21st) until October 24th, with the Expo starting tomorrow – October 22nd. The PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo is […]
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Upcoming Mentor Series Workshop with Popular Photography Magazine and Nikon – Tuscon, Arizona I am so looking forward to joining Popular Photography Magazine and Nikon as an upcoming instructor in one of their Popular Photography Mentor Series programs. “The Mentor Series travels to dramatic, vibrant and cultural destinations creating a hands-on learning experience out in the field.” […]
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When we founded Beautiful Together, our 501(c)(3) all-volunteer, non-profit organization focused on supporting children without families, we knew that one of the benefits of doing this type of work would be meeting others who were doing similar work. We knew we would want to partner with a few key organizations and have found that it has […]
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Best Gallery Opening EVER. Last week I wrote about my concept for a portrait photography gallery for the Kidane Mehret orphanage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. And I spent two full weeks photographing the approximately 65 children who live in this orphanage with the intention of creating this gallery, feeling a strong desire to create it for a few reasons. First, one […]
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Giveaways: Nikon 50 f1.4 Lens, from Adorama I’m here at CreativeLive in Seattle and have spent the entire day in pre-production with the crew, and we just got word that Adorama is doing one of their bigger giveaways – a Nikon 50 f1.4 lens, in honor of my Children and Family Program that is kicking off […]
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Nikon School: Mom’s Night Out in San Francisco on May 14th, 2015 Nikon’s famed Nikon School is bringing their very cool Mom’s Night Out program to the west coast for the very first time, ever. Specifically, it will be Thursday, May 14, 2015, taking place at The Westin, not that far from the San Francisco airport. This is a pretty […]
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In a recent post, I laid out my WPPI 2015 Schedule with the caveat that things were still changing. This is my confirmed WPPI 2015 Schedule, complete with opportunities to not only learn and watch shooting and lighting demos by me, as well as a number of other top photographers in the field – but […]
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Free giveaways: Full WPPI 2015 Passes I have been a professional photographer for the past twelve years now. In that time, my career has covered a lot of ground. I’ve met some incredible people who have changed my life, I’ve done work that is beyond what I would have ever guessed I’d do, and my […]
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Mom’s Night Out – Taking Better Photographs Nikon’s famed Nikon School is bringing their very cool Mom’s Night Out program to Orlando, Florida. Specifically, it will be Thursday, November 20th, 2014 – if you happen to be in the region and checking your calendar! This unique program is intended for moms on the go who are interested in taking better photographs, as […]
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