We are lucky to be healthy and sane, floating in this sea of uncertainty. We are non-essential workers so we stay at home. There are no sessions in the studio, no portraits to shoot, events to document or campaigns to produce. Work has changed.

Since our business is better pictures, we must explore all of the tools at our disposal to make a photograph better. While equipment is helpful, a frequently neglected and often powerful tool is the use of styling.

The truth is that we just don’t have enough flowers around the studio.

We’re proud to be a part of AMA West Michigan since 2013 and to be included in their podcast this month!

Kurt messaged me about doing some professional portraits because his work required very little compromise over how he is represented in his photographs. So we talked. It is nice to have the luxury of getting to know people when making their portraits and it influences the quality of the work. Kurt has lived a very interesting life.

After several failed Doodles, I decided to forgo the traditional group shot and use Photoshop magic to place all these women in the same place at the same time.

A great team makes the difference in securing a beautiful end piece.

While photography is ubiquitous, it is not exempt from laws and regulations. It's super important for companies to be informed on the legal aspect of using someone else's images.

Manufacturing is coming back to West Michigan. Not in mass-production factories, but in small-scale local artists seeking like-minded, supportive community and consumers.

While it's depressing to see less and less support of the arts, an increasingly undervalued pursuit, the media's changing landscape offers an opportunity for something new and different to arise. It's time for organizations to experiment, collaborate, and find solutions. 

Rosalynn Bliss is awesome for a lot of reasons, including being the FIRST WOMAN EVER to be elected mayor of Grand Rapids. 

The workplace is changing and ideas about what is considered professional along with it. More and more companies are taking on a more casual approach.

Grand Rapids GiveCamp is very small, very humble group of people that try to cross the divide between expensive software and the non-profits that need it.

The more I learn about the people of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, the more I realize that I am the chamber too.

A good friend of mine, Abbey Fowler, owns a stationery company that creates cheeky, honest, and slightly over-the-line greeting cards.

Fashion Has Heart exists to give veterans a voice.