NOTE: IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE WORKSHOP COURSE AT UCLA, PLEASE VISIT THE “BUSINESS OF PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP” BY CLICKING ON THE HYPERLINK OR MENU LINK ABOVE! There is one absolute that I can share with other photographers after making a living as a freelance photographer for the past 25 years: If…
There is something so pure, so true about street photography. I’ve often told my students that it is the ability to capture the extraordinary in the ordinary, the willingness to see the fluid, layered connections between objects in a frame. It is the randomness that makes street photography so alluring to photographers who, in fractions…
One of the wisest men I know says that the highest form of learning is teaching. I agree. In fact, one of the highest forms of pleasure is knowing you helped guide a student. Alexandra Morris, who goes by Zan, was a student of mine at UCLA where I teach Digital Photography. I just…
When you meet a legend, you don’t expect him to answer the door. When you meet John Wooden, he’ll apologize for not having answered the door quicker. When you meet a legend, you don’t expect to be greeted like a truly important person. When you meet John Wooden, you discover he’s as interested in you…