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.
Photo Editing Software – The Golden Age
It seems like we are in the golden age of photo editing software, with endless choices and possibilities for editing our software. We should rejoice and be thankful for all of the choice available to [ read more ... ]
Creative Dead Zone?
Do you ever get in to a creative dead zone where you just don't feel any creative juices flowing in you? Perhaps you don't feel like getting out of bed at oh-dark-thirty to head out [ read more ... ]
New Years Resolutions for Photography?
Well, we made it to 2019. Is the turning of a new year a big deal for you? If so, that's great. It can be a wonderful milestone to make some commitments to yourself, [ read more ... ]
Luminar 3 Photo Editing Software Release
If you are in to editing photographs, you probably have heard of a program called Luminar from a company called Skylum. It's a fantastic intuitive and easy to use program for making some awesome [ read more ... ]
ProGrade Memory Cards
You don't often hear much written or said about memory cards for cameras, drones, etc. Typically you just put in a card, shoot some images and offload the images on to your computer. The medium [ read more ... ]
Whidbey Island Monochrome Americana Photo Workshop
I recently joined Jack Graham Photography to teach a photo workshop on Whidbey Island Washington, focused on monochrome images capturing "Americana" of the island. The workshop was run in conjunction with the Pacific Northwest [ read more ... ]
Luminar Photo Processing – Deals
If you are in to photography and are looking for a fantastic way to quickly process your images, you need to look at Luminar software. I've been using it for the past year alongside Lightroom [ read more ... ]
Backyard Photography
Just a quick post as a reminder how easy and fun it can be to find images around your own yard. You don't have to travel long distances or endure pelting rainstorms to get great [ read more ... ]
Fall Colors in Silver Falls State Park
Whenever Fall rolls around and the leaves begin changing their color, I make plans for visiting several locations around my area to photograph the color. This year was no exception and I made several trips [ read more ... ]