I wanted to introduce you guys and gals to my friend Jessica Lark. Jessica is classifies herself as an Artistic Intimate Portrait photographer. Never heard of that title? Well, that's one of the reason's I wanted to bring her on. As photographers many times we spend way more time imitating others than defining yourself. This is something that Jessica has done extremely well.

As some of you may know I have been on a little bit of a rant lately with the amount of photography workshops that are popping up all over the place. While I understand that photography is an evolving craft and there is always something to learn, I feel as though too many people are wasting time learning and not enough time applying. What I mean by this is that as soon as one workshop is over, there is already another being advertised that you MUST TAKE! I think this is actually doing a greater harm than good because it's making photographers always feel as there is something new that they must learn before they become photographers...I say stop learning and start shooting...at least for a little while!

Ok, rant over and back to Jessica! What i love about her is that she's defined herself, she's listened to her inner voice and the images she creates are all her...this is something we can and should all learn from.

Your Voice, Yourself