John Pedersen Photography Blog
The written word can be as creative and artistic as a photograph. So I strive to write regular blog posts about my travels, gear reviews or just some thoughts that need to get out. I hope you find information, insight or inspiration through my blog.
Shake It Up
Shake it up. Yep, it's a legitimate strategy for your photography and growth as an artist. What do I mean by shake it up? In essence, take yourself out of your comfort zone of what [ read more ... ]
Grand Teton National Park
I just returned from leading a workshop in Grand Teton National Park and it was such a wonderful experience I wanted to share a little bit with you about what we saw and did. I've [ read more ... ]
The Joy of Photography
Today I wanted to write a few thoughts about the joy of photography and some recent thoughts I've had around this topic. Actually, my thoughts have been occupied about deciding whether or not I want [ read more ... ]
Redwoods National Park
I think that the Redwoods National Park is one of the most under-rated National Parks. You almost never hear any press about it or see dozens of travel stories about it. However, it is a [ read more ... ]
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 ... ]
Alaska Workshop Diary
I had taken notes during the workshop to share with the attendees about the places we visited and the sights we saw, so I turned it in to my Alaska Workshop Diary and something I [ read more ... ]
Target Fixation
I recently returned from a fantastic workshop in Alaska and have a funny story to share about target fixation. Of course I came home with many many images and other stories, but this story stands [ read more ... ]