Image Critiques
For those of you know have taken a photo workshop with me, you probably have experienced the image critiques that we do during every workshop. Hopefully you came away with the feeling that this was [ read more ... ]
Quiet Borders
Here's a thought for you as you compose your photographs in the field and then process them in the digital darkroom...work to have quiet borders in your images. Quiet borders is something that's subtle, [ read more ... ]
Oregon Coast Workshop
I hope you'll indulge me, I want to shine a spotlight on my Oregon Coast workshop coming up May 19-22, 2022. Of all the locations I travel to, all of the amazing things I've witnessed [ read more ... ]
Photograph the Pacific Northwest
Not sure if you know this, but Jack Graham and I collaborate on a project called Photograph the Pacific Northwest. This collaboration is focused on highlighting different aspects of photography in the beautiful landscape of [ read more ... ]
Seeing In Threes
I want to follow-up on a previous post about photo projects with a post about seeing in threes. In my previous post, I talked about how projects find me, either through chance or through some [ read more ... ]
Technically Great
To be considered a "great" image, does a photograph have to be technically great to qualify? This was a recent question that popped in to my head as I lay in a state of misery [ read more ... ]
Photo Projects
Lately my thoughts have turned to the topic of photo projects, mainly because a new project just popped in to my universe and brought with it creative energy as well as some creative direction. I [ read more ... ]
King Tides
This past weekend, after the New Years celebration, I ventured to Cape Disappointment State Park in SW Washington to photograph the king tides forecasted for the weekend. I have visited this area several times and [ read more ... ]
2021 Favorite Images
Well, it's that time of year when we all look back at the prior year and for most, take some inventory of the year and for me that means curating a collection of my 2021 [ read more ... ]
Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays to you and all of your loved ones! You are probably getting busy preparing for the next couple of weeks of holiday celebrations, either with family, friends or sticking close to home because [ read more ... ]