Authors

ABOUT TREY RATCLIFF

Trey is the publisher of the #1 Travel Photography Blog in the world at StuckInCustoms.com, which receives over half a million monthly page views. Chris Anderson from TED called Trey a “pioneer of HDR photography.” HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is a new paradigm in art that allows people to create entire new sorts of photos. He has had the first HDR photograph to hang in the Smithsonian, been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, and the BBC, and his photos have accumulated more than 50 million views on Flickr and SmugMug. In addition, his best-selling book, “A World in HDR” sold out on Amazon in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.

After the traditional book came out and was successful, Trey started releasing eBooks on StuckInCustoms on a variety of subjects from how to better compose photos to digital asset management. Other authors started joining the fun, so he launched flatbooks.com as a new venture to bring together curious minds of authors and readers.

ABOUT BEN WILLMORE

Ben is a professional photographer and a world renowned Photoshop guru. He has taught over 100,000 Photoshop users, authored numerous award winning books and has been inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame.

A senior engineer from NASA once said that this man gave the best technical seminar he ever attended. That same year a computer-phobic who had been struggling with Photoshop for years proclaimed that “He takes the Boogie Man out of Photoshop!” This seems to be Ben Willmore’s special gift; he has an uncanny ability to connect with users of every level and mindset; whether it’s first-timers taking their first sniff of Photoshop, or razor-sharp nerds and nerdettes who are on the fast track to technical illumination. The common echo that Ben leaves in his wake seems to be “Aha! I finally GET Photoshop!”

In early 2006, Ben radically transformed his life so that he could finally focus on his passion of photography. He sold his home and possessions in exchange for a 40 ft. touring bus and camera gear.

When he isn’t in the wilds toting his gear and looking for perfect light, he travels the globe sharing his Photoshop Knowledge. You can see Ben’s photography at thebestofben.com, follow his adventures at whereisben.com and learn about his educational products and seminars at digitalmastery.com.

ABOUT JAIME IBARRA

Jaime Ibarra was born in Spain, but grew up in Australia: it’s complicated, but it explains the funny accent. He is a Professional Portrait/Art Photographer, but also has done Editorial, Fashion, Commercial and Advertising work.

Jaime has Synaesthesia (“syn” – joined, “aethesia” – sense): a neurological condition, in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. In Jaime’s case, he hears colours, almost as-if they were musical notes. Combinations of colours are like combinations of notes, and become chords…and just as in music, some chords are dissonant, and tense…and some chords are complex and beautiful. In his work (more-or-less), he just chooses colours that make the nicest music together. Although this is considered a “condition”, he likes to think of it as a Super-Power

His ‘style’ is the visual amalgamation of over 15 years in Graphic Design, 25 years of composing & performing music, many years spent traveling around the planet, a lifetime of over-romanticizing things, insomnia, an unfaltering fascination with humans, a hyperactive imagination, and an obsessive need to create.

Jaime’s work can be found at ibarraphoto.com

ABOUT JEREMY COWART

Jeremy Cowart is a celebrity photographer, based in Los Angeles, CA. Jeremy’s skills behind the camera have allowed him to work with many clients in the entertainment industry, such as Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Sting, Clive Owen, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Imogen Heap, Courtney Cox, and Ryan Seacrest, just to name a few.

When he is not shooting portraits, he can be found working on personal projects in Africa or Haiti. He is also the founder of Help-Portrait , a global movement of photographers giving free portraits to those in need. On December 12, 2009 Help-Portrait provided free portraits for over 40,000 people in 42 Countries. Lastly, after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti in January of 2010, Jeremy responded with his “Voices of Haiti” photo essay, letting the people of Haiti express their own prayers and hopes through photography. This project was displayed prominently at the entrance of a very important gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in March of 2010. They were meeting to discuss the rebuild of Haiti and they ended up pledging ten billion dollars to the effort. On that day, Jeremy’s project “Voices of Haiti” proved that art can help make a difference.

You can find Jeremy around the web on his website at jeremycowart.com on Google + as +Jeremy Cowart and on his nonprofit site Help-Portrait.

ABOUT DAVE CROSS

For close to 25 years, Dave Cross has been helping photographers and creative professionals get the most out of their software. Starting with Adobe Illustrator classes in 1987, Dave has taught Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign to thousands of users around the world. He has a Bachelor of Education, is an Adobe Certified Instructor in Photoshop CS5 and is a Certified Technical Trainer. Dave has taught at Photoshop World (21 times), written numerous articles and several books, co-hosts Photoshop User TV and has appeared in many DVDs and online courses for Kelby Training. Dave is the Lead Instructor for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, and runs his own studio/workshop space in Tampa, FL.

Over the last 12 years, Dave has taught Photoshop in every state in the United States, throughout Canada and in Europe, consistently earning rave reviews. Dave is well-known for his engaging style, his humor and his ability to make complex topics easy to understand. In 2009 Dave was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame.

You kind find Dave around the web on twitter @davecross, Google+ and on his website at davecrossworkshops.com

ABOUT LISA BETTANY

Lisa Bettany is a photographer & iPhone app developer.

She is the co-creator and producer of the #1 iPhone photo app, Camera+ which has sold over 4 million copies. Bettany also stars as Agent Sophia in MacHeist & the spin-off puzzle game app, The Heist. Lisa founded Mostly365, a social photo sharing site to encourage photographers to shoot and share a photo everyday.

Lisa has hosted and appeared on a number of technology, photography, and gadget-based tv/web shows, including Mostly Photo, TWiT Live Specials, MacBreak, TWiT, and Get Connected (Spike, CTV & BNN). In addition, Lisa reported on the 2010 Winter Olympics as a featured columnist and correspondent for The Vancouver Province.

Lisa started her blog MostlyLisa.com in November 2006, posting Apple related news, reviews, and amusing videos of her adventures as a reluctant actress & model.

ABOUT FREDRICK VAN JOHNSON

Frederick Van Johnson has driven marketing for many top names in the Silicon Valley tech scene,including Apple, Adobe, and Yahoo. He’s fluent in all aspects of traditional marketing as well as next generation Internet marketing practices including Social Media, Internet buzz-marketing campaigns, SEO, and Google Adwords/Adsense, Email marketing, etc. 

He’s is founder and CEO of MediaBytes Marketing, an online marketing school for creatives.

Also a professional photographer, Frederick is the host of ”This Week in Photography,” one of the world’s most popular photography-related podcasts. He also lectures and conducts training on topics including marketing, business, and photographic technique.

Frederick began his career as a Combat Photojournalist in the United States Air Force, where he served for 8 years and was decorated many times for his photography in the field. Frederick’s unit was among the first in the military to receive digital SLR technology, and put it into daily action.

Frederick was awarded the prestigious United States Air Force Commendation medal for his key role in facilitating the transition from film-based photography to digital.

You can find out more about Fredrick on his website at frederickvan.com.

ABOUT JOE FARACE

Joe is a veteran author and photographer who has

• Written & published 33 books; his newest, “Joe Farace’s Glamour Photography,” is in bookstores now.
• Contributing writer/Photographer to Shutterbug magazine since 1999; Editor Emeritus eDigital Photo magazine.
• Has published more than 1950 magazine stories in the USA, Europe, and China.
• Awarded Photographic Craftsman’s degree by Professional Photographers of America,
• Professional member of American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Ass’n.
• For more about Joe and to see his work, check out joefarace.com

ABOUT JOSEPH LINASCHKE

Joseph Linaschke is a Photographic Storyteller, an Educator, and the ApertureExpert. He’s been shooting since he was just seven years old, teaching and presenting on stage to audiences around the globe for over 15 years, and most recently launched ApertureExpert.com in 2010. Following an eight-year tenure at Apple as the lead presenter, occasional photographer, and Technical Marketing Manager for the Professional Applications Division, he stepped out on his own in 2009 to pursue all things photography, full time. Recently he’s been speaking to schools and educators in North America and Asia on integrating photography into the classroom, is a regular co-host on TWiP (This Week in Photo) podcast, is teaching workshops on Aperture and photography around the world, and has been shooting for clients such as Seal, Apple, and the US Army.

To see a video interview of Joseph talking about his latest eBook on ThisWeekinPhoto.com, click here.

He leads multiple identities online; as photographer, visit PhotoJoseph.com and follow @travel_junkie on twitter. For Aperture; ApertureExpert.com and @ApertureExpert. Visit ThisWeekinPhoto.com for the TWiP podcast.

ABOUT BRIAN MATIASH

Brian Matiash is the Curriculum & Education Manager at onOne Software. He is responsible for creating new and compelling educational content to help spur excitement and creativity around digital photography. He is also an architecture photographer, writer, and lover of all things social media.

Brian has spent the past several years learning and mastering the use of High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging to provide his photos with a level of realism not normally captured with conventional photography. He is the author of a recurring HDR column on ProPhotoResource.com, where he shares tips, tricks, and techniques to gain the most out of HDR photography. He is also an editor of HDR Spotting, the leading gallery/resource dedicated to showcasing HDR images.

Visit Brian’s daily blog at http://brianmatiash.com/

Visit onOne Software at http://ononesoftware.com

ABOUT JAMES BRANDON

James Brandon has been a professional photographer and writer since 2009 when he decided to leave the corporate grind and pursue his dream of traveling the world and making art.

James is an author for Digital Photography School where he teaches aspiring photographers to expand their expertise and discover their own photographic niche. DPS is one of the webs largest online resources for learning digital photography, with over 3.5 million readers per month. Locally, James teaches classes on photographic techniques and works with new photographers one on one through private lessons. He is also an editor for Trey’s site HDR Spotting, the leading online showcase of HDR images.

James’ business is two-fold; being dedicated to client work such as portrait and commercial work, while also focused on traveling the world and teaching others. For more information about James, visit his website and check out his daily blog. You can also follow him on twitter (@jamesdbrandon).

ABOUT RON MARTINSEN

Ron Martinsen is a successful photography blogger and print master who enjoys visits from over 25,000 unique visitors from 127 countries per month. In addition to his work on this blog, Ron has enjoyed success with his photography transportation portfolio which has been featured in magazines around the world on topics ranging from Formula 1 and Porsche motor vehicles to images of the famous Beezerker motorcycle appearing in popular magazines like GQ, Robb Report, and more.

ABOUT DANE SANDERS

In 2010, Photo District News named Dane Sanders one of the 30 most influential living photographers of the last decade. He has been featured in numerous publications including Rangefinder & Professional Photographer and a sponsored speaker for Adobe & WHCC. Dane is the author of Fast Track Photographer: Leverage Your Unique Strengths for a More Successful Photography Business as well as The Fast Track Photographer Business Plan: Build a Successful Photography Venture from the Ground Up – both published by Random House. Dane also founded and is the host of Escalate LIVE, a conference for creative professionals that broadcasts LIVE for free worldwide. As a speaker, he has given multiple keynotes at WPPI, Imaging USA and Photo Plus Expo as well international events in Brazil, Canada and Asia. He is regularly invited to address regional groups, hosts his own traveling workshops and broadcasts a free weekly coaching session meant to help pro’s get the essential insights they need to flourish as creative-based business owners. You can also follow Dane on Twitter. Dane, along with his wife and four children, make their home in Newport Beach, California.

ABOUT JESSICA AMBATS

Jessica is an air-to-air photographer and a pilot.

She is editor of Plane & Pilot magazine and serves on the board of the International Society for Aviation Photography.

Her aviation photography has been featured internationally on magazine and book covers, and she was awarded the top designation of “Best of the Best” by Aviation Week & Space Technology. Jessica’s aerial photo adventures have included landing on the Greenland ice sheet in an LC-130, delivering emergency supplies to earthquake victims in Haiti, and flying formation aerobatics in an F/A-18 fighter jet with the Blue Angels.

When she’s not taking photos of airplanes, Jessica is flying them. She is an instrument-rated pilot with a seaplane rating and tailwheel endorsement. Jessica is a graduate of Harvard University and is from New York City.

You can view Jessica’s work at jessicaambats.com.

ABOUT ANDREW S GIBSON

Andrew is a writer specializing in photography. He specialise in writing about photography and his clients include Craft & Vision and Peachpit Press. His features have been published in Practical Photography and Better Photoshop Techniques magazines, and his photos have appeared in many more photographic publications.

Andrew is also the Technical Editor for EOS magazine and he also writes articles for Smashing Magazine and Photo Tuts+. You can find out more about Andrew and his work at www.AndrewSGibson.com.

ABOUT JIM GOLDSTEIN

Jim is a full-time professional photographer, based out of San Francisco, California who specializes in outdoor and nature photography.

Passionate about nature and the environment Jim infuses elements of the natural world into his commercial and editorial work.

A member of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), Jim produces the highest quality photography for both commercial clients and fine art photography collectors. You can find Jim on twitter @jimgoldstein, on Google+ +Jim Goldstein and on his website jmg-galleries.com

ABOUT ALEX SUAREZ

From helicopters to oceans, ghost towns to urban jungles, mountains to deserts, foreign lands to his own back yard, Alex lives for exploring the world and capturing compelling images that tell a story and emotionally move the viewer. Use of bold colors, strong graphic elements, unusual perspectives and whimsical humor are some of the tools that he employs to create images that evoke emotion or provoke thought. Alex draws upon his 30 years of photographic experience to make the most of each and every photographic opportunity he encounters.

Alex lives in the Austin hill country with his wife and two kids. He leads a monthly advanced photography interest group which is open to the public. Find out more about Alex at his website alexsuarez.com.

ABOUT DANIEL IBANEZ

Daniel is a traditionally trained oil painter who fell in love with newly emerging digital painting applications. This Colorado artist deftly bounces from soft domestic scenery and meditative landscape, to vibrant sci-fi illustration. Growing up under the tutelage of an Ex-Disney Illustrator turned Fine Arts, Daniel became a gallery artist as a teenager and has been exhibiting professionally ever since. He was featured in Southwest Art Magazine as a young man, and has displayed his work throughout the region. Today he paints both traditionally and digitally with equal ease and employs his craft in book cover illustration, mural works, figurative painting, still life, and everything in-between. While he has other creative hobbies, painting is his true and first love, filling nearly every facet of his life.

He is both an experienced art educator and artist. His years as an art educator provide him a venue to give back to his community while refining his ability to share the nuance of the visual language. It is the balance of public and private, creator and critic, artist and teacher that has given Daniel the experience to confidently share his insights on painting, art, and creative work. He loves the relationship of classroom to studio: in the sharing of his expertise Daniel finds the energy of his work derive deeper meaning. For him, it is creating that inspires sharing and sharing that fortifies creating.

Daniel is the new owner of Rendition Gallery in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is here that he helps anchor the diverse artistic vocabulary of his community while educating new artists to love the discipline that has inspired his life path. You can find Daniel and his work on Google+ and at his website danielibanez.net.

ABOUT JAY & VARINA PATEL

Varina and Jay are professional Landscape and Wilderness Photographers. They have collaborated in publishing a large collection of eBooks on topics ranging from Composition and the Gestalt Theories of Perception, to complex Photographic and Post-Processing techniques. Together, they have taught on location in National Parks across the United States, presented their work in a wide variety of forums, and traveled the world.

Varina and Jay are best known for their tandem teaching style – which combines advanced technical skills with easy-to-understand explanations, and well-thought-out examples. Their highly successful photo blog offers tips, tutorials, and inspiration for photographers at any level.

They have won many awards for their photographic work in high-profile competitions. Their images and articles have been published by National Geographic, National Parks Magazine, Unique Image Magazine, Popular Photography Magazine, Photo Art Magazine, PC Photo, and many more.

You can find Varina and Jay around the web on their websites – Jay, Varina , Google+ – +Jay, +Varina and on Facebook – Jay, Varina.

ABOUT JAN KABILI

Jan Kabili is passionate about teaching Photoshop and Lightroom. For over a decade, Jan has been helping photographers of all skill levels understand what they really need to know to get the most out of processing their digital photographs.

Jan is a prolific author of Photoshop and Lightroom training. She has recorded hundreds of tutorials for the leading online training website lynda.com, where you’ll find 20 of her full-length courses at lynda.com. She has authored and contributed to popular books, including the seminal Photoshop Wow book, Jack Davis’ How to Wow: Photoshop series, and Lynda Weinman’s Hands On Training: Photoshop for the Web. She’s written for magazines like Photoshop User and Macworld. She’s been a Photoshop beta tester for Adobe, and an author of Adobe’s Photoshop CS5 Certified Experts Exam. In her first career, Jan was an attorney who went to Stanford Law School; she says all this is way more fun.

Jan believes in teaching the why, as well as the how of processing techniques. She is a hands-on trainer, who will walk you through the steps of each technique. Whether you’re a budding digital photographer or a skilled professional, Jan’s clear explanations are guaranteed to help you improve your own photographs.

Visit Jan at lynda.com

Hang out with +Jan Kabili on Google Plus

ABOUT SCOTT DETWEILER

Scott Detweiler was born in a small town in rural Illinois, located in the heartland of the USA. Originally educated in physics, he moved to the study of art and architecture. Working in that industry for nearly a decade, he created works in mediums such as watercolor, plaster, marker, pen & ink, and various 3D applications. Photography was added to his list of job requirements in the early 90′s, and he never looked back.

Scott currently owns a web software development company where he spends his days designing application graphics, interfaces, and handling the photography needs of his clients. Scott also shoots for several fashion magazines, restaurants and model portfolios. As a side project he and one of his developers created greenmartini.com to help models, photographers, and make-up artists network with each other.

Photoshop has been a staple of Scott’s creative outlet, and he has loved sharing what he has learned. From his frequent live Photoshop hangouts on Google+ to his shooting workshops in the Midwest, he is willing to help anyone who wants to learn.

You can follow his most recent work on Google+, his website at sedetweiler.com, or on twitter @sedetweiler.

ABOUT JOE DECKER

Joe is a professional nature photographer living in California, with a passion for polar regions, particularly Greenland, Svalbard and Iceland. Joe has also worked extensively across the grand landscapes of the American West.

Joe’s award-winning work has been featured in exhibitions from the Smithsonian to the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art. His work has been recognized with a number of artist residencies granted through organizations such as Hurtigruten and the United States National Park Service.

In addition to his private workshops, Joe has a commitment to teaching and building the amateur photographic community. His primary avenue of support is PhotoCentral, a community-based photographic organization located in Hayward, California. For more information on Joe, visit his website, follow him on Google+ and Facebook, and check out his blog.

ABOUT LORILEE LIPPINCOTT

Lorilee is a child of God, wife, mom, writer, minimalist, travel lover and wanderer. She graduated with a 4-year degree in International Studies with an business emphasis.

After playing in the business world for a few years, she left to take care of her kids and work with her husband on entrepreneurial projects. She is now working on the life-long degree of finding her own life, firmly believing that life is too short to try and live up to other people’s or society’s expectations. Lorilee has been searching for what she values and considers success. Everyone’s ideal life is different, but very few people dream of living in a cubical, climbing a ladder, making more money, and buy more stuff that just breaks and fades, in an attempt to impress people they don’t even know or like.

In her book, 3 2 1 Stop — stop running and start living, she talks about stripping away expectations and habits that reflect others instead of you. With a laid back, easy tone, she addresses material clutter, not as a way of cutting back or denying yourself, but as a way to free up your life and space for what you truly love. Going beyond material clutter, she also addresses over commitment, time, money, and other areas of clutter and stress that crowd out the life we want to live.

Far from having life figured out, Lorilee shares in her book what she has learned and invites you to join her in the journey. She would love to get to know you through her blog Loving Simple Living, Twitter, Facebook, and Google +.

ABOUT PAUL ROUSTAN

A born native of Chicago, Paul Roustan received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2002. After moving to Rhode Island, he completed a Master of Arts in Teaching degree at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2006.

Roustan’s body paints have appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Providence Journal, Spike TV, Univision, Playboy, Airbrush Action Magazine and more. His imagery has also been displayed in numerous galleries internationally.

Roustan’s airbrushed body paintings are regularly used for corporate, private, television, and nightclub events worldwide, including clients Playboy, Bacardi, Tupperware, Absolut, and featured in fashion shows, parades, photographic workshops, and magazines.

You can see more of his work at RoustanBodypaint.com and on Google+ and Facebook.

ABOUT TROY PAIVA

Troy Paiva, AKA Lost America, has been creating light painted night photography in abandoned locations and junkyards since 1989. His documentarian, yet surrealist–sometimes playful, sometimes haunting work examines the evolution and eventual abandonment of the communities, infrastructure and social iconography spawned during America’s 20th century expansion into the cities and deserts of the West–and the intensely exhilarating, yet strangely comforting act of sneaking around in the middle of the night, creating art from its ruins.

His imagery has appeared in print, in over a dozen countries–including three Stephen King book covers, feature appearances in American Photographer, Air & Space and Hot Rod magazines, CNN online and two award-winning monographs: Lost America: Night Photography of the abandoned Roadside West in 2003 and Night Vision: The Art of Urban Exploration in 2008. Troy’s work has appeared in museums and galleries in New York, Los Angeles, Sweden and San Francisco.  In 2010 and 2011 he appeared as a guest judge on the Singapore reality TV show The Big Shot.

Troy teaches LP/NP workshops several times a year in a high desert junkyard filled with decaying movie prop vehicles. He’s been a contributing author to several photography “how to” books: his low cost, high impact lighting techniques have been adopted by amateurs and professionals around the world.

ABOUT DOUGLAS J. KLOSTERMANN

Douglas Klostermann is a travel, culture, and humanitarian photographer as well as a digital photography instructor and author of dSLR camera guides including Nikon D7000 Experience and Your World 60D. He has photographed for numerous organizations in Latin America and the United States, been recognized by the United Nations Development Programme for his humanitarian photography, and been published in magazines and books including Conde Nast Traveler, Sherman’s Travel, South American Explorer, and Viva Travel Guides. Doug is a member of the National Press Photographers Association, and resides in Cambridge, Mass.

Doug writes about photography equipment and techniques on his blog Picturing Change. You can view his photography at dojoklo.com and connect with him on Twitter via the username @dojoklo.

ABOUT JUSTIN REZNICK

Justin is a full-time professional nature photographer from Seattle, Washington. His vision comes from years on the road and off the beaten path. He has explored 66 countries on 6 continents and has hiked many of the world’s greatest trails. Recent publications include Backpacker Magazine, The Audubon Society, Nature’s Best, Outdoor Photographer and Photography Monthly.

Justin displays and sells his work at fine art shows in the Pacific Northwest. He produces custom prints and canvas gallery wraps for corporate offices and homes. To view his work visit justinreznick.com.

Justin runs a workshop and tour company, Landscape Photo Tours. Tours are limited to 4 participants, ensuring everyone gets the attention they deserve. This is unprecedented in the business, and helps define the company as the most hands on tour in the industry. Justin’s time is spent touring and teaching, not creating images for himself. The tours run from dark to dark, and when the group is not in the field, you will find them in the digital darkroom taking their processing to the next level. To explore workshop and tour options visit landscapephototours.com/.

ABOUT PETER ADAMS

Peter Adams is a professional photographer and technologist.

Peter started his career in photography as a teaching assistant at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York City. Today he is based in Silicon Valley (or “In Startup Land” as he likes to call it) where he photographs people, companies, landscapes, and events that are unique to Silicon Valley. His latest work can be seen on his website www.peteradmasphoto.com as well as on InStartupLand.com.

Before working as a photographer, Peter was a founder of multiple startups and chief technology officer for several companies in Silicon Valley and New York City’s Silicon Alley. He has a deep background in online advertising, web analytics and search engines which he now applies to his photography related ventures.

Peter regularly blogs on his website as well as on InStartupland.com. You can also follow his updates on Google+, Facebook and Twitter.

RICHARD ALTMAN

Richard Altman is dedicated to helping people express themselves in creative ways through digital photography.

Based on his philosophy that everyone is creative in their own special way, Altman structures his content so individuals learn how technical and aesthetic skills work together in the process of developing and expressing personal vision.   This focus on expression of vision has evolved through Altman’s professional career in the fields of Art, Technology, Education and Business. Drawing from his experiences teaching high school and college; creating and running a successful multimedia company that help pioneer the delivery of interactive content to schools across the country (via satellite, 56 data lines and the web back in the day!); and working as a professional artist delivering commissioned artwork to private and corporate clients; he’s been there, done that and “got the tee shirt” when it comes to expressing oneself in creative ways!

Altman’s Digiphoto Quick Start Guide is designed to encourage entry level and motivated DSLR shooters to learn the basic photographic skills and have fun practicing them as a means of creative expression.

Richard continues to develop his own vision and share the process at digiphotolife.com.

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