The Right Tools
We've all heard the cliche phrase, the right tools for the job. This phrase rings true and it has stood the test of time, because it's accurate. Whatever job we do, we need the right [ read more ... ]
Create a Recipe
When I sit down to process an image in the digital darkroom, I make an initial decision of how I want the image to come out and then I create a recipe of the edits [ read more ... ]
Dark Photographs
Have you noticed the trend that's been going on for a while now, presenting dark photographs? The subject itself isn't dark, it's the processing and tonality that comes off as dark in the image. The [ read more ... ]
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 ... ]