I'm currently teaching photography at Utah Valley University. I've been sending my class out on assignments each week, and I thought I'd maybe lead by example and do my own assignments. I haven't focused on fashion work lately, but this was a great exercise for getting me thinking the way I was taught to do back in college. Instead of just focusing on good light and flattering the model's look, I also focused on shapes and design lines in my compositions and boy did it mak

We got the results! Without further ado, I'll just get posting them, and posting what I entered in each category. Architecture Here's the photo I entered: Here's a screenshot of the winner from the contest website: Cityscape Here's the photo I entered: Here's a screenshot of the winner from the contest website: Night Here are the two photos I entered: This category was won by my teammate Tyson Rollins with this photo: People Here are the three photos I entered: Here's the ph

Last weekend I participated in the Photography Decathlon, a live shooting contest in the early stages of its development. I did this last year with my cousin Tyson, and this year we've done it again with the addition of a friend of mine, Ian Handley. The contest is basically a 48-hour period during which teams of 3-4 must photograph and submit 30 images in 10 categories, including landscapes, waterscapes, cityscapes, people, plants, street, night, architecture, product, and