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.
Ultimate Alaskan Bear Photo Workshop
I am so happy to announce that once again Jack Graham and I will be offering the ultimate alaskan bear photo workshop in Katmai National Park, Alaska. The workshop is scheduled for Sept 8-14th, 2022. [ read more ... ]
Hoh Rainforest
I just returned from a photo workshop in the Olympic National Park and one location we visited several times was the Hoh Rainforest. This is such a challenging and incredible location to photograph in, it [ read more ... ]
Subtractive Photography
Subtractive Photography - That's a weird title, yes? Well, I couldn't quite find the right words to summarize this blog post in to a catchy title that is easily understood. So subtractive photography it is. [ read more ... ]
Nature First
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing one of the founders, Matt Payne, of the Nature First organization for our podcast We Talk Photo and after that interview I felt compelled to write a short blog [ read more ... ]
Harmony in Photographs
What does it mean to have harmony in photographs? This is something I've been thinking about lately as I work to verbalize some of my thoughts around the art of composition. Harmony is a [ read more ... ]
Mindshift Backlight 36L Camera Backpack
Santa came a bit early for me and dropped off a Mindshift Backlight 36L camera backpack. Actually, it wasn't Santa, it was my good friends at OutdoorPhotoGear.com who delivered one to my door after I [ read more ... ]
Light Shaping
Lately I've been thinking about and studying a portion of photography that I call light shaping. What is light shaping you ask? Well, as you know, when we capture a photograph, we are really [ read more ... ]
Photographing Waves
I gotta be honest, I could spend hours photographing waves. When you have the right location and have a good vantage point on the waves and how they break, each single wave is unique and [ read more ... ]
Eyes are a Window to the Soul
Eyes are a window to the soul...a popular quote that holds a lot of truth in my opinion. As a photographer, being able to capture the eyes of your subject in a pleasing or "telling" [ read more ... ]