Will you be giving the gift of art this year?

Of course you are!

It's been a few years since I've done any sort of holiday art show, and I figured this year was a better time than any to do it again given how slow business has been due to the effects of Hurricane Helene on DSP, and on the local...

Happy-ish day!

Why the “ish”, you ask?

Because a month-and-a-half after Hurricane Helene ripped apart Appalachia, I’m still feeling a bit numb and a little lost in navigating my way through what this all means. This hasn’t been, by far, the typical fall season that...

Hurricane Helene Aftermath: My final farewell to the Salvage Station...

Or, is it?

I've been wanting to write this blog piece for a few weeks now, but it's been difficult to find the words. So, today, I'm finding them... I think. I hope you read on to the end, as I tell my own "Hurricane Helene"...

NEWSFLASH!!!

After a few years of retirement, I have dusted off an old project that has been sitting idle and off-line since 2018, reviving my once-popular music e-zine, Front Row Focus!

The new FRF has been re-purposed and re-designed to optimize the integration of the site...

The DSP social media daily themes are now in full operation!

If you've been following any of the DSP social media sites (the main three, anyway), you're probably aware of the "daily themes" that I've been introducing each week since the start of 2024. Last week, I introduced the seventh and final...

The final piece to the DSP social media daily theme puzzle has arrived!

Introducing... Shout-out Sundays on the DSP social media channels!

What does that mean?

Every Sunday, I will give a shout-out to someone -- a client, a fellow photographer, a favorite band / artist, a cherished local...

Bring on the weekend!

For the past five weeks, I've been introducing a new daily theme for the DSP social media streams, and there are only two remaining -- Saturday and Sunday.

Let's cut to the chase...

From this weekend on, every Saturday will be "Shred Saturday".

In other words, on top of any...

There's been (another) change of plans for the DSP social media weekly schedule...

About a month ago, when I made the initial announcement about my plans to work with daily "themes" for my the DSP social media sites, Fridays were going to be "Free For All Fridays", where I would basically leave...

What's new for DSP in 2024, you ask?

Well, a lot, that's what!

In the coming weeks, I'll be making a series of announcements about some major (and some minor) developments with the business and the services that I offer. Yes, I'll be blogging about it here on got f-stop?, but if you want to keep...

Have you read the recent DSP post "Music Photography - 10 Photo Pit Etiquette Tips for Amateurs and Professionals"?

If not, you might want to read it before this one. If you've already read it, then please read on...

I recently penned what I thought was a comprehensive list of photo pit tips /...

Are there actual written rules for photographers when shooting from the photo pit at a music event?

In most cases, there are the usual "3 songs / no flash" rules, with possible further instructions about "access" limitations, but that's usually about it, unfortunately. The rest are...

Another year, another stellar series of summer concerts at Beech Mountain Resort in Western North Carolina.

It's hard for me to put into words how grateful I am to be the house photographer for these events for the past two summers. It's been an absolute pleasure collaborating with the marketing...