Monthly Archives: November 2010



Having grown up on the Mississippi River in Clinton, Iowa, I am used seeing it as the “Mighty Mississippi”. When I traveled to Northern Minnesota earlier this year I got to see a different side of the Mississippi where you could wade across it – if you really wanted to. With my iPod playing and […]

Mississippi Silk


One of my favorite photographers, Joe McNally, had some great photography advice everyone can use. Joe has photographed for National Geographic, Life, TIME, and many other big publishers. Here’s the condensed version: Don’t take just one picture, or two….shoot lots When photographing a person, relate to that person. Don’t hide behind the camera. Remember, the camera […]

Mistakes