I was sitting in a photo seminar Tuesday, as they played a video. Ed Pierce, from Wilimington, NC, was the speaker, and we attended his presentation two years ago. He is a very funny, very dynamic speaker, and well worth the seminar’s fee.

In general, he talked about lighting, posing, gettng the most out of your equipment, and improving your workflow. He covered all that, including showing several videos. Most of them were of him demonstrating different things, or following other photographers as they work.

Then he showed a video for an organization called "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" (NILMDTS http:\\www.nilmdts.org ). I won’t go into what they do, but it is an amazing service that they provide. I can’t imagine doing what they do, but I think it is one of the finest things that any photographer can do.