Welcome to the Art & Business of Photography in the Era of AI
A working photographer's notes on AI tools, business strategy, and staying sane while both keep changing
Meet Chica and Birdy. Chica experiences life at full intensity and maintains her dignity about it. Birdy requests affection primarily as a tactical maneuver. It might be genuine affection, but it could just as easily end in roughhousing or Birdy claiming Chica’s spot on the couch.
I’m an MFA-trained photographer. I used AI to put superhero costumes on my dogs. This newsletter is about what happens when those two things exist in the same brain.
This isn’t a newsletter about making silly photos with AI. It’s about where these tools actually deliver value in running a photography business - and how to navigate a toolset that keeps changing out from under you. I make no guarantees that what works for me will work for you. But I’m an art-school-trained, certified professional photographer with 20 years of experience, and I think the lessons I’ve learned are worth sharing. Follow along and I’ll show you what I’ve found. New issues drop every other week, with notes filling in the gaps.