Self Critique
One of the most valuable skills we can gain as photographers is the ability to self critique our compositions in the field and our images when we get home. Being able to set aside the [ read more ... ]
The Craft
Photographers often talk about practicing the craft of photography. Do you refer to photography in this way? Some opinions vary, but I feel that photography is a visual ART FORM, like painting or sculpting, and [ read more ... ]
The End of 2025
Welp, it's the end of 2025 and we are now firmly in the new year. As you've probably heard me say before, I use Winter time as a time to process images from the past [ read more ... ]
Thankful
I believe that we as photographers should be thankful. I'm not telling you what to believe or how to feel, however, this is something I try to feel regularly in relation to photography. I totally [ read more ... ]
Themes
Over the last few months, I've been revisiting the concept of themes in my work as a way to examine some of my recent work, as well as, a way to view my work in [ read more ... ]
Take A Break
Sometimes we need to take a break in our creativity, put whatever we're doing aside, and do something else or just enjoy life. Whether you are a full-time or part-time photographer (or painter or musician [ read more ... ]
Direction
Which direction do we go? It's been a while since I last posted to my blog, and to you my dear reader, I apologize. It's not that I haven't wanted to, it's been more that [ read more ... ]
Icons Don’t Matter
Photographic icons don't matter, or shouldn't matter much, to us in creating our most creative and artistic work. This thought came to me last night and stuck with me to this morning, so I thought [ read more ... ]
Best of 2024
Are you going to compile a collection of the "best of 2024" images that you've taken this year? I hope that you do because I think there can be a lot of value in the [ read more ... ]
Care and Consideration
Applying care and consideration to your photographs before, during and after capturing the image will improve your image dramatically and really show through to anyone who views your images. I view thousands of images a [ read more ... ]