Rob Hull

M.Photog.Cr., CPP

Rob Hull is a Certified Professional Photographer and owner of Coppell, Texas-based GreatPhotography. Rob started GreatPhotography over 20 years ago and in that time has offered commercial, portrait, and freelance services to thousands of clients.

Rob's also been a popular photography instructor with SMU's Continuing and Professional Education. Since 1998 over 3,000 students have attended his classes and programs at the SMU-in-Plano campus. In addition to classes and seminars, Rob also hosts photography workshops throughout the world.

Students have enjoyed these workshops in such majestic locals as Banff National Park, Olympic National Park, the Grand Tetons, the desert southwest, and the Texas Hill Country. He’s recently hosted photography programs in the Greek Islands, Columbia, Panama, Costa Rica, Canada, and Ireland. For advanced photographers, Rob developed and teaches the Canon Advanced Shooter Workshop.

Rob is also a published author. In 2016, Amherst Media published Rob's first book, How To Take Great Photographs. He’s also co-author of the photographic lighting series including The Quality of Light, Mastering Outdoor Lighting, and Classic Portrait Lighting. He's also contributed photographs for publication in Tony Corbell's book, Light & Shadow: Dynamic Lighting for Location Portrait Photography.

Rob holds two degrees from the Professional Photographers of America. That of Master of Photography (M.Photog.) which is earned for superior photographic skills—demonstrated through the Photographic Open category of the International Photographic Competition, and that of Photographic Craftsman (Cr.Photog.) which is awarded for service as an orator, author, or mentor. This degree shows the dedication of time to move the industry forward and encourage education.

In addition, Rob earned the certification of Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) in August 2008 and has maintained this certification. He is a member of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA). Rob has been recognized as PPA Photographer of the Year - Silver. He is a Fellow with the Texas Professional Photographers Association and is President of the Board of Directors of the Dallas Professional Photographers Association.

As a specialist in digital workflow Rob also earned the title of Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) for Adobe's Photoshop Lightroom product.