You don't know Becky yet. She is married to David, a photographer just like you.

In fact, it was only a few months ago that David and Becky celebrated their wedding with family and friends in Connecticut. Soon after they returned from Hawaii, where they were vacationing for their honeymoon, Becky suffered what in medical terms is called Acute Liver Failure. She has been hospitalized for the last seven weeks, now waiting for a liver transplant at Yale-New Haven Medical Center.

David is a wedding and fashion photographer based in Connecticut. As a neighbor, friend and peer, I couldn't stand by the sidelines and do nothing for him and his wife. So, I decided to find out more about Acute Liver Failure and spread the word about their medical and financial challenges.

The local news channels are talking about Becky and David and how you can help. Becky's friend Tracy Burek started a campaign online to help the newly wedded couple face some very challenging financial times ahead.

If you can step up and help a fellow photographer, please do so. As David says in the video interview, it doesn't even have to be a financial donation at this time. Simply let others know about organ donation and if you can make a financial commitment, then great! Please share this post with your friends and family.

Please note: In the video above, David states that Becky can't receive a liver donation from a living donor. He later corrected himself by saying that she can receive a liver from a living donor.

Update: David was recently interviewed by WFSB, a local television channel. Please check out that video below:

WFSB 3 Connecticut

Lindsay Adler is a renowned portrait and fashion photographer based in New York City. It is quite likely that you have seen her teaching on CreativeLive or KelbyOne.

On July 1st, she will be conducting a free webinar thanks to ShootDotEdit. While she is a master as lighting, posing and photography, she also commands a great level of respect from her peers for her retouching, using Photoshop. Indeed, the free webinar she is teaching is called Photoshop Techniques for Photographers.

Lindsay and I managed to speak briefly about her background in the industry, why she is compelled to teach and of course about her upcoming webinar on Photoshop. Give this chat a listen now:

Be sure to buy and read Lindsay's books:

Creative 52: Weekly Projects to Invigorate Your Photography Portfolio
Shooting in Sh*tty Light: The Top Ten Worst Photography Lighting Situations and How to Conquer Them
Fashion Flair for Portrait and Wedding Photography
The Linked Photographers' Guide to Online Marketing and Social Media.

Reading and learning from her blog is time well spent. And, she has lots of wonderful resources to buy through her online store.

For a small sample of Lindsay's work, scroll down! Do you now see how amazing she is with Photoshop? Register today for her webinar.

And if you are looking for other opportunities to learn from industry leaders, skip on to ShootDotEdit‘s website and check out all the free educational webinars here.

Matthew Jordan Smith's repertoire as a commercial and fashion photographer is well known around the world. Yet, he chose to work on a personal project that took him to all 50 states.

The project involved visiting with 100 families across the USA. He photographed children outdoors, holding up signs with their ambitions and ideas to lead their country. It's a project that took him 3 years to complete. After pouring his own resources into the project to start photographing children in America, Smith ran a successful Kickstarter campaign. He now has published a book that is every bit inspiring as his own journey through these united states.

I managed to corner Matthew to a quick Skype interview. Give it a listen. You can buy the book here.

You'll find below a slideshow with about 15 of Matthew's images from the book, Future American President.

Are you pursuing a personal project like Matthew Jordan Smith? Do you want to be featured here on Tiffinbox? Contact me right away!

When I heard fashion photographer Craig LaMere was going to speak and present a workshop in Connecticut, I raced back to Facebook and pinged him again to see if this time we could get together to chat about what he does so well – portrait photography. He graciously spent a little over 30 minutes answering all my questions. Check out that chat right below:

If you live near Connecticut (looking at you photographers in New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and even New Jersey), mark September 22 on your calendar as THE day Craig LaMere will be hosted by the CTPPA (Connecticut Professional Photographers Association).

Craig will entertain and educate you for the whole day with a mix of fashion driven portraiture, lighting patterns and he will also show you the post processing workflow that makes his life easy.

For more details go here. Yes, you can register for it and you don't have to be a CTPPA member (though prices may be higher if you aren't). Those of us who are CTPPA members receive day-long presentation as a part of our membership. The workshop for you folks (and there are only 14 spots left now) is $100 if you are a CTPPA member.

Learn more about Craig LaMere here. Find Craig LaMere on Facebook here. Below are a few recent images from him. Want to see more? Check out his website.

Go ahead and let loose the confetti. This is going to be an incredible presentation and workshop and I am looking forward to it! Will you join me in welcoming Craig LaMere to Connecticut on September 22nd? Sound off below!