Alright you budding professional photographers! Here’s a fun little tip that you can use to create some images guaranteed to get a ‘ooohh – cool!’ reaction from your friends!
This is how it turns out, as taken by a wedding couple of mine from last year:

It’s actually very simple to do, but you’ll want to practice [...]

I don’t know about you, but when I lose my mojo my life is not good! What’s this “mojo” thing I speak of? According to Wikipedia, “The word mojo traces its origins to Congo, Africa (from moyo, meaning ’soul’ or ‘life-force’).” That’s close to how I define what my mojo is.
I first heard of mojo [...]

For the last few weeks, I’ve been making a concerted effort to step outside of my comfort zone and connect with people.
One of the best ways to get to know someone is to ask them questions. Through the posts on this blog, I have an opportunity to ask all of you questions on a [...]

Last week my wife and kids went on a short trip to visit family. Unfortunately, my work schedule prevented me from joining them on the trip.
With a handful of days with the house to myself, I had visions of being uber-productive.
Can you guess what happened?
That’s right – with so much time to myself, I [...]

Damien Riley, author, teacher and dad, keeps an eye on popculture, the news, and humor all around us. His blog, Postcards from the FunnyFarm, covers topics including teaching, inspiration, humor, and psychology.
Damien’s mission statement for his writing has been “to publish creative and innovative content” since December of 2006. He is married to Sarah, also [...]

By the time that you are reading this post, I will have hopefully had a safe flight to Las Vegas and will be attending the first sessions of the EMC World conference.
This trip to Las Vegas marks the fourth time that I have visited since my wife and I made our first trip together a [...]