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.
Art as a Refuge
Have you ever used your art as a refuge? We often times create art, view art or just think about art in happy times, when we have good energy flowing and such. But what [ read more ... ]
Oregon Coast Photo Workshop
I just returned from my Oregon Coast photo workshop and am slowly getting settled after an amazing time along the central Oregon Coast. Tons of fond memories, lots of great images, sand in every pack [ read more ... ]
Photographing the Palouse
How to describe what its like photographing the Palouse. It ranks on my top 3 list of most difficult, and most rewarding, locations to photograph. The closest analogy I have is that it’s like photographing [ read more ... ]
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 ... ]