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.
New Year
I can't let the turning of the calendar go by without a mention of the New Year and what it may mean for me, or you, as we roll up 2022 and put it in [ read more ... ]
High Contrast Scenes
Just a quick post for you today about shooting high contrast scenes like I recently experience in the Tetons in early December. High contrast scenes can occur almost anywhere from grand landscapes to wildlife and [ read more ... ]
Photo Workshops
I just finished my last photo workshop of 2022 in Grand Teton National Park and driving home, I had a lot of time to think about things and my thoughts turned to photo workshops and [ read more ... ]
Look Around
Look around you....there are fun and interesting photographs everywhere you look! We photographers often talk about how we "see the world differently" because we have trained our brains to look for interesting photographs, or even [ read more ... ]
Which One Works
I've started a new series on my YouTube channel called Which One Works. In these short videos I discuss my own photographs and walk you through which composition works, or doesn't work, and why I [ read more ... ]
Wide Angle
A wide angle lens is a staple for most landscape and nature photographers and is often one of the first lenses folks pick up and start using. On the surface it is a fairly easy [ read more ... ]
Travel Power
I'm not often drawn to write about gear, but I've finally gotten to the point where I'm happy with my travel power system and I wanted to share a few suggestions with you. As photographers, [ read more ... ]
Processing Software
I want to touch on a couple of cool new processing software tools out there that you may or may not be aware of. I don't normally talk too much about processing software or gear [ read more ... ]
No Tripod
On my recent trip to Alaska to photograph the bears and landscape, I spent the majority of the workshop with no tripod. Don't mis-understand, I brought a tripod with me on the trip, but I [ read more ... ]