Todd Bigelow is an adjunct professor of photography & photojournalism, founder of The Business of Photography Workshop, and author of "The Freelance Photographer's Guide To Success: Business Essentials. You can find Todd on Youtube as well talking about business practices for a freelancers. We talk about this and more on the podcast.

The lost art of building and maintaining work relationships is the topic Robert Huskey and I discus. From mentoring, working together to now a working partnership. Take a listen to how he did it and the pay off in the end. Check out his work at huskeyweddings.com or roberthuskey.com

For over 35 years Southern California was lucky to have my guest Paul Rodriguez making images in local newspapers. We discus his time at the OC Register, cover major events and getting better light You can see his work at www.paulrodriguez.biz

Isaac Salazar is the director of strength and conditioning at Cal State Fullerton. Isaac earned his bachelors degree in exercise and sports science at Vanguard University and his masters degree in kinesiology (performance enhancement emphasis) at Cal State Fullerton. We talk about getting into weights at all ages, what to eat and not eat make when lifting and more. 

Not too many people can say they have changed an industry for the better,  my guest Gaby Mullinax changed the photo lab industry and more. She bought Fullerton Photographics in 1999, within two years she and her team tossed the photo lab industry upside down. We talked about buying a small business, the challenges of covid as a business owner and the future of Fullerton Fast Signs.

You can’t say Long Beach Press Telegram with saying Jim McCormack. For more than 40 years that newspaper was his life. He worked as a beat writer covering Long Beach State athletics, copy editor, Sports Editor, he did lay out, was a Religion Editor and even got his hands on a camera from time to time get a photos in the paper. We talk about his career and the newspapers future.

Michael Coronado is an old soul, a true newspaper man. He’s covered the news for small local papers and traveled half way around the world to cover the war in the middle east. Now a professor at Cypress College he’s teaching the next generation of journalist on how to cover the next big story and the smallest ones as well. Michael and I talk about journalism, mustaches and Land Rovers.

Peter Proemba worked at Dynalite Lighting for over 40 years, 28 as the CEO. One of the best strobe company in the photo business for many of those years. In January of 2020 the New Jersey-based company founded in 1970 filed for Chapter 7. Peter and I sit down and talk about finding the business, it's growth and the end.

Bill Alkofer hails from the hinterlands of North Dakota. He received a degree in journalism in 1985 and has been shooting pictures professionally for over 42 years, including stints at the Orange County Register, the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Daily News. Bill was shooting a football game in late to 2018 when he started having trouble lifting his arms. Weeks later Bill was diagnosed with ALS. 

Bill Alkofer has been shooting pictures professionally for 42 years, including stints at the Orange County Register, the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Daily News. In spite of a dearth of opportunities in Southern California, Bill is a prolific curler, having won the 1979 Walsh County, North Dakota Curling Championship. He drew up in Minnesota, lives in Long Beach—but is a die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He’s also an expert in United States presidential history; in his view, the best presidents were James Buchanon, Andrew Johnson and Warren G. Harding.