Too Big for the Table: Industrial Product Photography in Houston
When Buyers Can’t See It in Person, the Photo Does the Selling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMXRWV2oV9g The first time I photographed products for Hackney Ladish, everything fit on a tabletop. This time, the components needed a forklift just to get into position. Same client, same catalog. The new images had to sit next to the old ones like […]
What I tell clients with Q4 budget left over
You don’t have to shoot before year-end to use this year’s budget. You just have to commit to it. We’re one week into Q4. Somewhere in your organization, someone is deciding whether a budget line gets spent or handed back. Handing it back isn’t free. Next year’s budget is usually built partly on what got […]
Even Getty Admits Real Photos Beat AI Now
The Same Company Selling AI Images Just Told You to Trust Real Ones More This week, AI stopped being background noise and became the headline. Anthropic’s CEO published an essay calling on the industry to slow down. OpenAI’s CEO agreed publicly and pushed the company’s IPO back to 2027 over safety concerns. When the people […]
Why Photography Belongs in Your Company’s Brand Guidelines
I read a lot of briefs. Most of them tell me what they want photographed and when. Almost none of them tell me what it should look like. This week I read one that did. A potential client laid out style and art direction with real specificity, not just “professional headshots” or “clean, modern feel,” […]
The Call and the Quiet: A Photography Project About Service, Sacrifice and the People Behind the Badge
The Call and the Quiet is an ongoing Houston photography project exploring the people behind the first responder community — their service, sacrifice, camaraderie and the quieter moments behind the work. Through deliberately crafted environmental portraits, I’m building a body of work centered on the people who answer the call.