Which One Works
I've started a new series on my YouTube channel called Which One Works. In these short videos I discuss my own photographs and walk you through which composition works, or doesn't work, and why I [ read more ... ]
Wide Angle
A wide angle lens is a staple for most landscape and nature photographers and is often one of the first lenses folks pick up and start using. On the surface it is a fairly easy [ read more ... ]
Processing Software
I want to touch on a couple of cool new processing software tools out there that you may or may not be aware of. I don't normally talk too much about processing software or gear [ read more ... ]
No Tripod
On my recent trip to Alaska to photograph the bears and landscape, I spent the majority of the workshop with no tripod. Don't mis-understand, I brought a tripod with me on the trip, but I [ read more ... ]
Beyond the Subject
Crafting a photographic composition that goes beyond the subject is a topic that I teach regularly to my workshop attendees as well as practice in my own photography. It can sometimes be a challenging topic [ read more ... ]
Extension Tubes
If you want to get your feet wet with macro or close up photography, extension tubes can be a low cost solution to turn an ordinary lens in to a sort-of macro lens, or increase [ read more ... ]
Orientation of the Camera
Let me ask you, when you are composing your shot, is the orientation of the camera a consideration in the composition? Often we look at angles and light and positioning of the subject as conscious [ read more ... ]
Producing Better Prints
It's not often I wholeheartedly endorse a product or course, but I'm going to put a stake in the sand here and say you need to buy this latest offering from Sean Bagshaw and Zack [ 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 ... ]