❝ It is a very difficult and daunting task when you have to edit your own work.  Trying to step back and view it objectively after you have spent countless hours not only shooting, but pouring over the images, trying to decide if they are actually great photos or if you are just emotionally attached to them.  When I got to this point I knew that I needed to seek further guidance and I knew it had to be from someone that had a very seasoned approach to looking at other artists work. My good friend Ralph Alswang suggested that I Facebook Mike because he would be the perfect person for me, boy was he right on the money!

What was and is important to me when someone is critiquing my work is not only to be straight forward and thorough but also encouraging and supportive of the possibilities of where the work can go from here.  It's always very humbling to have someone like Mike give feedback on your photographs but he was sincere, positive and reassuring.  He not only gave me input on some ways to enhance the collection but was also genuinely interested in and excited by the work.  Mike also helped me to understand a few very key elements involving sequencing and also qualitative thinking, which is something that  I know will be beneficial when moving forward with my project. ❞

– Nicole Wolf, Commercial and Art Photographer, Washington, D.C.,