Currently I’m sitting in my office typing away as my 14 week old puppy Olive is happily snoring away…with her head propped on one of my gear bags. This makes me happy for a couple reasons, 1. I know she isn’t currently making a mess, emphasis on currently… and 2. I don’t feel guilty for not playing with her while I work. Those little puppy eyes staring up at you saying, ‘Why won’t you play with me? What you don’t love me anymore?’ -  Insert guilt here.

But what I’d really like to share with you today is another installment of some of my favorite photography related stuff…err…schtuff I mean

[Framed] Show
I absolutely LOVE this show!! [Framed] is a free weekly 15 min photography show hosted by Melissa Niu. Each week [Framed] takes a behind the scenes look at local, nationally and internationally known photographers. What I love most is seeing how each photographer has their own unique way of creating art and seeing the world. A new episode goes live every Tuesday, check them out at – framedshow.com/

Nick Onken
Nick is a commercial photographer that I stumbled across while surfing online a few years ago. His images are so full of life and break all the rules. Nick is able to use really intense/harsh lighting conditions and harnesses that energy to create a unique, emotion filled image that very, very few people could pull off. He also writes a great blog about his success/failures as a commercial photographer. You can view his online portfolio here – nickonken.com

Jose Villa
Mr. Villa is a genius to me. He captures so much atmosphere, emotion and ethereal lighting in his images. Every time I see something of his I am blown away at his take on wedding photography. And he is also one of the few who still shoot – film. You can view his website here, josevillaphoto.com  Also, be sure to check out his blog for all his latest photo shoots.

PhotographyWebMarketing.com
This site was created by the SEO guru Zach Prez to help photographers create beautiful and effective web marketing. The website features helpful articles written by photographers who have successfully used an online marketing strategy and how you can go about implementing their strategy to work for your online marketing. New articles are posted every Tuesday. And if you stay tuned, you may see one written by yours truly in the next week or so… Head on over to photographywebmarketing.com to check out the latest.

Jack Hollingsworth aka PhotoJack
Jack is a commercial photographer dedicated to educating other photographers. Jack posts regularly through Twitter helpful, interesting, and photo related articles that either he’s written or found online. I love popping on my twitter feed to see what cool tid bit he’s posted. Seriously this guy has done a great job at micro blogging. I highly suggest following him at, twitter.com/photojack.

Yeah, I said schtuff and with a funny accent….Or at least it was funny to me hardy, har, har…okay, yeah not so funny…
In all seriousness…I want to provide a monthly installment of my favorite photography related stuff. Whether it be photographers who inspire me, resources for professional photographers or fun photo gadgets. You can find my first post along these lines, here.

:: Resources for Professional/Aspiring Photographers ::

Sarah Petty’s : Joy of Marketing
Sarah Petty and her team over at Joy of Marketing offer so much great advice on how to market your boutique photography business. Joy of Marketing offers free webinars all the time featuring some of the industries top professional photographers. If the webinars aren’t enough Sarah also offers mentoring programs and other resources to help photographers get their business going. Check out the Joy of Marketing, here.

Photography Parlour
Be prepared to spend loads of time reading this blog. It features interviews from top professional photographers,  amateurs just getting started,  marketing tips and how to articles. It is a really fun blog to read. You can check out The Photography Parlour, here. But I warn you it is addicting

Creative Live
Creative Live features as the name entails, live workshops that you can watch at home for free! Or if you want to refer back to a key point all the workshops are available for purchase as well. I first found Creative Live when Jasmine Star did a live 5 day workshop on wedding photography and it was amazing. Sign up for a free membership to find out when/what workshops are broadcasting. Check out Creative Live, here.

:: Photographers Who Inspire Me ::

Two Chicks Photography
I first met Dawn and Lindsay of Two Chicks Photography at WPPI last year and immediately liked them and their work. They are bubbly, bright and full of creativity. They specialize in destination wedding photography and it is so fun to look through their work And I just wished they lived closer!! As I would love to have regular coffee dates with these two You can view their work, here.

Joey L.
Joey Lawrence is a commercial photographer that does some amazing advertising work, but really has drawn me in is his personal work documenting various tribes in Africa. His last post was simply amazing and on top of it was done with a super simple lighting set up. You can check out Joey L, here.

:: Podcasts ::

This Week in Photography (a.k.a TWIP)
This Week in Photography is a fun podcast that offers up reviews on equipment, to photography techniques, topics on the photography industry in general and interviews with industry professionals. It is entertaining and is something that every level of photographer can enjoy. View their website here and download thier podcast on iTunes.

:: Style Blog ::

Rock n’ Roll Bride
So, maybe this one should be in a wedding post, but I stumbled across this wedding style blog and couldn’t help but share it. Rock n’ Roll Bride features weddings that as the name implies rock n’ roll type themes, from rock-a-billy to steam punk. It is so fun to look through the fun images and different takes on a wedding. Check out the blog, here.