At the time of the last episode, I was getting ready for the Iowa Print Competition. While at convention I wanted to do two interviews with someone that had never competed: one before and one after the judging. These are those interviews.

Interview with Sarah Stiles

Feb 26th, 2016 41m 53s

This episode features an interview with Sarah Stiles from Layton, Utah. She specializes in Maternity, Newborns, Children, family, high school senior and wedding photography. 2016 marks the 4th year of doing print competition. Even though everyo

Episode 16; Interview with Steve Kelly

Jan 26th, 2016 20m 8s

I Interview Steve Kelly of American Color Imaging about tips and hints about printing for print competition with a professional lab.

Episode 15: Interview with Woody Walters

Oct 10th, 2015 39m 49s

We're fortunate to have Woody Walters on the show today. Woody is a consummate artist, print competition judge, professional photographer, teacher and speaker. For years, he has shared his artist vision and passion for photography with photogra

Episode 14: Mark Shares His IPC 2015 Images

Oct 1st, 2015 20m 46s

In this episode, Mark talks about the images that didn't do all that well at IPC this year. He shares the images and the judges critiques.

Episode 13: Interview with Dan Frievalt

Sep 22nd, 2015 45m 57s

Interview with Master Photographer and national speaker Dan Frievalt of Frievalt Photography in Green Bay, WI. If you've not seen Dan's work or see him speak, It is something you should do. He does some mind blowing stuff that has a great balan

Interview with Thom Rouse

Sep 15th, 2015 30m 16s

On this episode of I talk with Master Photographer Thom Rouse from Chicago, IL. We're lucky to have Thom. He has some cool stuff. I have his book titled, "Latent Icons," which has an amazing collection of beautiful images. Thom's art integrates

Interview with Mark Bortz

Sep 8th, 2015 25m 32s

Interview with Mark Bortz of Fusion Edge Photography in Robins, IA. Mark hails from my neck of the woods. I see him and his wife at many of the Iowa events I attend. I'm excited to talk with him today about some great travel photography he ente

Interview with Dennis Hammon

Sep 1st, 2015 33m 26s

Interview with speaker, IPC judge, and Professional Photographer Dennis Hammon of Hammon Photography in Idaho Falls, ID. I met Dennis back in the late 90s when he spoke at McKennavention. I've always been amazed by his images. He was a judge at

Episode 9: Interview with Toni Harryman

Aug 25th, 2015 21m 56s

Interview with master photographer Toni Harryman of Johnson Photography in Norwalk, IA. Toni is a former president of Profesional Photographers of Iowa and has been one of the great advocates of print competition. She always seems to be helping

Episode 8: Interview with Bree Barber Adams

Aug 10th, 2015 44m 38s

An interview with Certified Professional Photographer and national speaker Bree Barber Adams of Bebe Charm Photography in Mansfield, TX. Bree just completed her PPA Masters degrees at the 2015 International Print Competition. I only recently be

Episode 7: Print Competition 101

Jul 17th, 2015 32m 13s

I talk about my personal experiences and getting started with print competition. I include some of the things I've learned the hard way and advice I've gotten from some great photographers and judges. If you're just getting into print competiti

Episode 6: Interview with Adam Hunter

Jul 3rd, 2015 27m 55s

An interview with Adam Hunter of Cedar Rapids, IA. I've seen Adam's work for years, and he has some great illustrative images I wanted to talk to him about. Adam also works as an instructor for Hawkeye Institute of Technology, which has an incr

Episode 5: Interview with Kim Stephenson

Jun 26th, 2015 19m 17s

This episode features an interview with Kim Stephenson of PawPrint Pixs in the Chicago area. As you can probably guess, Kim specializes in pet photography. If you've watched a PPA Print Competition before, you surely noticed lots of images with

Episode 4: Interview with Bob Coates

Jun 19th, 2015 35m 36s

This episode features photographer, author, speaker, and affiliate judge, Bob Coates. Bob lives and works in Sedona, AZ. He's written several books and trade articles, and Panasonic sponsors him as one of its US Lumix Luminary speakers. We talk

Episode 3: Interview with Ben Shirk

Jun 12th, 2015 18m 46s

Ben Shirk joins the podcast today. If you're not familiar with Ben's work, I'd advise you to check it out. Ben is probably best known for his composite images that can take you to another place. You may have seen him on PhotoVision and this pas

Episode 2: Interview with Wendy Veugeler

Jun 5th, 2015 31m 36s

Interview with Wendy Veugeler of Cellar Portrait Studio in Crystal Lake, IL. Wendy's photos have a distinctive, artistic style that I find reflects the Master painter look from the Renaissance. I met Wendy last year at our state convention wher