Internet anywhere – the Verizon Jetpack
A lot of people work independent these days – calling themselves by terms like “freelance” or “self-employed”. They might be a photographer…
Local First MKE: Third Thursday at Hunger Task Force
This post is overdue, but better late than never, right? 🙂 In late January, a number of people from the businesses of…
What 2014 Looked Like, Professionally
2014, like the 13 years preceding it, allowed me many opportunities to work with some wonderful clients. Here’s just a partial list…
What 2014 looked like, personally
Personally-speaking, 2014 was a mixed bag. It was a year of trying to make some “new starts”, and of trying to maintain…
“being conscious about wellness…
…or how technology has changed how I run.” +++ I realized about a week ago that I’ve been trailrunning for the easy…
Local First Milwaukee: Third Thursday at Stan’s Footwear
Local First Milwaukee had another swell networking session at a fine local business recently. As always a number of business owners came…
Local First Milwaukee: Third Thursday at Outpost Co-op
The most recent Local First Milwaukee “Third Thursday” networking event was held at the new Outpost Natural Food Co-op in Mequon. And,…
Why Twitter Matters, for Photographers
+++ This past week, I gave a talk to the members of CoPA-MKE about the value of Twitter, and how it can…
DIRECTORS: Mallory Metoxen
>clicken to biggen the pics< Mallory Metoxen is similar to many creatives – she has a main passion (directing theatre), but…
Local First Milwaukee: Small Biz Workshop
(more photos at the bottom) Local First Milwaukee is a “buy local” advocacy group that I belong to. LFM works real hard…
DIRECTORS: Angela Iannone
Angela Iannone is a busy woman, in fact, it could even be said that for the past few months, she’s been a…
Local First Milwaukee: Annual Meeting
In late March 2014, Rail Hall hosted the well-attended Local First Milwaukee annual meeting and Business-to-Business Showcase event. It was an exciting…
Photo-Biz MKE follow-up
Last weekend, the Cardinal Stritch University Art Dept hosted the “Business of Photography” workshop, organized by yours truly. On occasion, I try…
DIRECTORS: Mary Ryan
(click pics for a larger look) UPDATE – 10-29-2014: I just saw this announcement from Mary! “I am thrilled to announce…
2014 Business of Photography Workshop
Please mark your calendar for April 5th, 8a-4p. I’m putting together another “Business of Photography” and it should be pretty good. This…
Photo-Community: Vivian Maier at Portrait Society
Last night, I had the great opportunity to visit the Portrait Society Gallery and see the current Vivian Maier show that’s on…
Local First Milwaukee at Anodyne Coffee
This week’s “Third Thursday”, at Anodyne Coffee, was the biggest one I’ve ever seen! Over 40 businesses were represented at Thursday’s morning…
On About Being a Photographer
Recently I spent time with a grade-school class, talking about what being a photographer is like, and what it’s like working for…
MKE Phototweetup follow-up
The 4th MKE PhotoTweetup happened this week and a few gents met up to discuss that dream of many a photographer –…
Networking at Gravity, Oct
This past week, I had a swell time at Gravity’s monthly networking session! If you aren’t already on their mailing list, I’d…
MKE Photo-Meetup: Nov 19
Supporting and encouraging the local photo-community has always been a big part of my “mission.” I enjoy connecting people, and utilizing those…