I start the new year now with my long anticipated (and twice planned) knee replacement surgery behind me— or as those of us in the business like to call it TKR. That’s Total Knee Replacement. Somewhere some doctor rightly concluded that putting the word surgery in the...

For the holidays this year, and because a lot of you have asked for it, I’ve resurrected the NICK KELSH RADIO PICTURE SHOW. (For you How to Photograph Your Life veterans that's the NKRPS.)  For those of you that don't know, the NKRPS is essentially a video blog. The...

  ''Twas 4 days before Christmas, when all through the houseAll the creatures were bustling, yes, even the spouse! The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were antsy and tossed in their beds...

Other people’s medical problems quickly become rather boring, but last week I had a little surgical hiccup so I happen to find this story utterly fascinating. I was sitting in the surgical ward all suited up for my second knee replacement. (The first one was four...

 Here's an update of a video I made back in the early days to share a bit about how I became a photographer and why I ended up doing what I do here at How to Photograph Your Life.   (And of course I weave in my favorite photo tips for you. I always weave in the photo...

  Have you ever dreamed of joining me in one of our hands-on photography workshops combined with an amazing trip to a spectacular setting, but the investment has been of reach? Or do you know someone who has this dream but not the resources to fulfill it? If so,...

There was a line in the Philadelphia Inquirer this morning suggesting  that for decades to come boys and girls in the Philadelphia area would be recounting where they were and who they were with on February 4, 2018.  I was in my living room with Anne and the boys and...

  The Philadelphia Eagles play the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII this evening. I’m not a huge football fan, but as the father of two boys who are totally into it it’s impossible not to get sucked into the rah rah Eagle’s vortex. Teddy’s fourth-grade...

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PICTURES One of photography’s greatest attributes is that it provides us with an opportunity to make something beautiful out of our everyday lives. I try to do that with my camera most every time I take a picture, but for the last few days I felt...