So the new site is almost complete! Close enough at least to publish it. Everything works, I just need to put together my first portfolio for the new site.

At the moment the portfolios and shoots buttons in the menu don’t have any items in them but that will change quickly over the coming weeks! After launching AMW Studios with my partner Ariel a few years ago we are finally doing well enough to start putting time into other forms of photography. In the coming weeks I hope to build an editorial and architectural portfolio to help propel this business and my photography.

Video will be another add in as MWynne Productions comes together! It is a very exciting time for me and I hope that you will check back often!

I was reading a few blogs this morning and came across this video post by McNally. If you are a photographer or photo editor that deals with a lot of us, you will love it. Hilarious!! I may have gone over board on the screen capture but I want it to be as obvious as possible that this is another persons blog. Just click the screen capture and watch the video at Joe McNally’s Blog.

My living room has a sliding glass door that takes you out on to the balcony. My son loves to stand against the window (evident by the many hand prints) and gaze out on whatever may be happening. With a storm coming in and 2009 heading out I thought it would be a great image to end the year. Tomorrow the hand prints will be removed and he can start smudging all over again.

After a long holiday break I am back from visiting family and back to work. Projects and marketing plans are in the works and I hope to be bringing some pretty big updates to the site in the coming weeks. Hope everyone had a happy holiday!

I spend at least a few hours every morning checking some blogs that I frequent to see what is going on in the photographic community. On occasion I allow my self to get sucked into the potentially endless stream of clicks that lead you to all kinds of interesting discoveries. Today my interest was peaked by a look into my own past. I was born in Berlin, Germany…West Berlin at the time and this morning Rob Galbraith posted some links to a few galleries showing photographs of the wall. One such link led me to MAGNUM PHOTOS, where I was able to delightfully rediscover some of the work that drew me to photography to begin with. David Alan Harvey is an amazingly talented photographer with a vision that has inspired me for years and I hope that some of you will take the time to view some of his work the next time you “let your mouse do the clicking”. For some interesting reading check out Burn Magazines Dialogue Section. David Alan Harvey is the editor and this is his new blog in place of the old Road Trip Blog.

I am constantly looking at other photographers work and trying to find some inspiration that will lead to a project that every facebook and twitter user will comment on. Bringing my work in front of every photo buyer in the nation and thus propelling my career like a rocket in an instant. This is unlikely to actually occur, but along the way I come across all types of work. Good, bad… everything in between and it shocks me how high the percentage is of good work being shown at the F Stop Magazine. They find all types of photographers and display their work to the world. I am not sure what their readership is like, but any one that isnt watching them should be. Here is a link to the most recent article they have posted. Check it out if you get a chance and don’t forget to bookmark their RSS.

Again, at the beginning of the summer… I was in the buying mood. I needed a camera that I would give to almost anyone (aka an assistant) and get decent photo and video clips for blog posts. With very little research I was able to narrow my selections to three cameras.

• 1. Cannon’s G10
• 2. Nikon’s P6000
• 3. Panasonic’s LX3

Without getting to involved here with comparisons, I went with Nikon’s P6000. I have been using it for the past few months and feel comfortable reviewing it here. (more…)

So, at the beginning of the summer I went shopping for monolights. It took me a month or two to commit to a purchase after reading review after review, but I finally settled on Elinchrom’s BX500Ri. I went with Elinchrom for a lot of reason’s, and so far I am not disappointed. (more…)

So things went relatively smoothly with the new about page photo. No more “mug shot” so my family will be happy. Below are the two pages to compare. Comments are welcome! Old "Mug Shot" New and Improved

Lately this blog has taken a backseat to other aspects of my business and I intend to rectify that starting today. I haven’t posted in more than 2 months and there is just no excuse for that. So over the coming months I intend to change gears a bit. This afternoon I am being photographed to replace my current “mugshot” (as it has been described). I will post later today about how that shoot goes and from now on I will try to post something every week day. For now though, check out John Harrington’s Blog, Photo Business News & Forum, for some info on the release of his latest edition to his book “Best Business Practices for Photographers”.