

Embracing Distance Learning (I'm into it!)
March 12 2020 was the last time I taught in person in a classroom outside of my home. I left work that Thursday not feeling so great, I...


"I Have A Dream", Making A Memorable Layered Portrait
“I Have A Dream” Silhouettes Camera Class For Kids Prepared by Brook Hewitt This is a silhouette portrait of Max with a copy of the "I...


The Littlest Photographers
Since I was a kid myself, I've worked with kids. I took my first babysitting job at 10 years old (it was the 80s, people did stuff like...


Stranger Teens
My teen classes are very near and dear to my heart for so many reasons. The teens challenge me technically and creatively to grow and...


Pigs in a Bokeh
Bokeh - the visual quality of the out-of-focus areas of a photographic image, especially as rendered by a particular lens. My students...


Wednesday's Child Full of Hope!
Wednesday's Child is a televised feature that helps recruit adoptive families who can provide permanent and loving homes for children in...


BIRTHDAY PARTIES!
When I was a kid, not only did I always almost always have a camera with me, I would often employ my friends to model. One of the best...


Your friendly neighborhood photography classes
My summer is filled to the brim with photography camps. This past Summer I taught every week of the summer as many as three camps/classes...


Very Special Photography
One of the greatest joys I have had to date, teaching photography to kids, is the special needs class I was recently contracted to teach....


"You can do anything with a camera when you know how to use it"- Gary, age 10
Over 350 million photos are estimated to be loaded on to Facebook everyday. This number doesn't even reflect the images that are loaded...