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.
Walk Soft and Show Up
(originally posted 7/18/12) I was recently invited to submit work to the jury for the Art In The Burbs art show. Being sought out and asked to submit work to a show is a nice [ read more ... ]
Harmonious Balance
How does one find their artistic voice? How does one grow confident in their voice and vision? When one strays from their voice, how do they adjust to come back to their voice or make [ read more ... ]
Festival of the Arts show
(originally posted 6/26/12) Last weekend was the Festival of the Arts show in Lake Oswego. This show has been running for 49 years so far and it keeps getting bigger and better each year. This [ read more ... ]
Airplanes
(originally posted 6/20/12) Besides shooting landscapes, I’ve also had a fascination with airplanes. Thanks to my dad who was a private pilot and took me to the Reno Air Races for many years, I developed [ read more ... ]
Walk Away
(originally posted 6/21/12) Continuing on my train of thought for image processing, I wanted to share a quick thought that I’m trying to practice in my own digital darkroom…..walk away from the computer at times [ read more ... ]
Digital Development
(originally posted 6/5/12) Developing your images on the computer, commonly referred to as processing, is a whole topic in photography, above and beyond the creative and technical aspects of capturing an image in the camera. [ read more ... ]
Bandon
(originally posted 5/21/12) I recently took a weekend scouting trip to Bandon, a small coastal community on the southern coast of Oregon. With only about 3000 full time residents, it’s exactly what you would imagine [ read more ... ]
Visualization
(originally posted 5/16/12) Heading out for a shoot at the coast, I had in my mind a location as well as the type of shots I wanted to come home with….I was wanting a [ read more ... ]
Creative Muscles
(originally posted 5/9/12) Talent….creativity…..vision……composition……execution……processing…..Every time we go out shooting we partake in all of these activities. How successful we are is somewhat dependent upon our photographic skills, but also, part of our success is [ read more ... ]