From presentations on "How to Take Better Digital Photos" to exciting and exotic photography tours through Iceland, professional photographer Mark Sincevich leaves no stones unturned. Sincevich is currently penning his third book, Snap: the ultimate guide to digital photography. Best of all, he is both happy and eager to share his vast knowledge of the art of photography. With so much advice to hand out, it is difficult to know where to start.

The pro shutterbug enthuses, "I am really passionate about creativity as it relates to photography and to life. I'm also big on balance since that is an integral part of photography too. Emotion, as it relates to photography, can be a true driving force.There comes a point in time when we don't just see the camera or use the camera. We become the camera. "Certainly it helps to be in the right state of mind," says Sincevich, "and to eventually get to a 'flow' type of experience whereby our intuition takes over and we think less about the 'mechanics' of taking photographs.

Injecting Emotion Into Your Work Emotion takes many forms, both in reality and captured by the lens. Sometimes emotion endures while other times it lasts for a very brief, fleeting moment, which the photographer may miss if he blinks a second too soon. "I am a good photographer because I use the camera as a way to initiate conversations with my subjects," Sincevich enlightens. "In this way I can better understand and 'feel' for my subjects. The way to bring more emotion into my photos is to understand my subjects better, and more importantly, it means to be able to understand myself too." "The complicated process is the constant unfolding of the self either through the practice of photography or through personal development," he adds. "It's something that is an ongoing process. The best way to put this into practice is to study where you will visit first, meet people where you are (instead of the travel groups) and then get closer to take photographs. It takes time and involvement." According to Sincevich, some additional key factors with which he helps aspiring photographers intending to go pro include "improving their photographic skills with lighting, the digital camera, the workflow, and business aspects such as branding and finding a key target market." Sincevich recommends learning as much about your digital camera as possible if you want to improve your skills and your understanding of photography. "If you want to get technical," he begins, "I am always 'beating the drum' about backup and recovery, advanced functions and features that folks often overlook, focusing on photography skill instead of the 'auto' feature, the digital darkroom, and how to capture memorable photographs (something around the art of the traveling photographer)." Evoke a Laugh Photography elicits many emotions and sentiments, whether deliberately or completely accidentally.

Witty photographers and those with a creative eye for irony may enjoy adding humorous elements into their photographs.Whether by props, unlikely juxtapositions, or completely unintended paradox, skillful photographers find clever ways to make their audiences giggle, chuckle or burst into fits of laughter with the right images. "There is humor in life if we know where to look for it, and there is certainly humor in photography," Sincevich explains. "Most photographs are made before the shutter is pressed.

Photographers often anticipate a photo and need to get into position to document the event." With this in mind, photographers may benefit from photographing props and still subjects at random. This way, he or she is more likely to be ready for action when the perfect shot arrives. Humorous shots may appear naturally and without any prompting by the photographer, while other amusing shots may take a little bit of creativity to pull them off. "Adding humor might mean getting into a proper angle if a protester for some cause is in front of a sign that says, 'wrong way'," Sincevich clarifies. "It depends upon the type of photography too... in a strict photojournalist sense, this might be too much of the personality of the photographer, while at other times it is part of a photo project that could be called 'Protests in Irony.'" "Digital is great in that we have access to instant creativity and feedback," he concludes. "We can imagine something in our mind's eye and then go out and execute this 'vision' with our digital camera." Bio Brief: Mark Sincevich served as an official photographer at President George W. Bush's Second Inauguration. His first two books feature subjects that he uses in his photography, including creativity, finding one's passion, humor, and so forth. The first book is entitled "The Real Ideal" and the second book is called, "How to Laugh Through the Workday." Some of Sincevich's customers include a number of Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, associations and those who wish to improve their photography skills. You can learn more about Mark Sincevich, his photography, books, speaking engagements and his popular Iceland photography tour at www.staashpress.com.