Father James Keller was a Priest who made it his goal to inspire others.   One of my favorite quotes was formed by Father Keller, “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.”  How true.

In fact, not only does the candle not lose anything, because of the very nature of the candles being (to produce light), the more “fellow” candles it can ignite, the more light produced…much more light in fact than if it was a soul source of illumination.

I believe that we as artists, especially those that are fortunate enough to make a living creating art, are sometimes less willing to share what makes us successful for fear that we’ll be replaced, that someone will learn our “tricks” and steal away our business…

Something I love about my dear friend Kevin Kubota is his willingness to share what makes him successful, in order to ignite others to produce their own light.  Kevin has been a constant source of inspiration to me, and thousands of others.  The world is certainly a brighter place because of his work, and more importantly, because of his heart.

I’m honored to be working with Kevin on an amazing project that’s going to share a wealth of information to photographers of all skill levels, “The Lighting Notebook: 101 Lighting Styles and Setups for Digital Photographers.”  Not only will this be released in a beautiful book format that you’ll want to flip through over and over again, but we’ll also offer a companion app complete with search options, video and more that will work with your idevices…  Get ready to be illuminated this Fall…  Until then, here’s a teaser…