Using Filters in the Field
One of the questions I get asked a lot is if I still use filters when I shoot. My answer is always a very quick "Yes I most certainly do!" "And I'm going to continue using [ read more ... ]
2016 Images in Review
It's that time of year again when I am able to publish a book of my favorite images of the previous year. 2016 was a productive year for me and I'm happy with the diversity of [ read more ... ]
Revisiting Familiar Places
I love to visit new places and have new experiences. I can't deny that. It's exciting, activates different senses, creates new memories and all that good stuff. I'm all for going on an adventure. [ read more ... ]
Creative Goals
Well, now that we've entered in to 2017 my energy is split in two different ways; finishing up processing the images from 2016 that I want to include in my yearly retrospective book, and then, [ read more ... ]
Tetons 2016
I've just returned from a winter trip to the Grand Teton National Park and Jackson Wyoming, which is turning into a yearly tradition. 5 days, over 1900 miles driven, (one cracked windshield and one nail [ read more ... ]
Forethought
...Forethought: Careful consideration of what will be necessary or may happen in the future.. I'm pondering the importance of forethought in photography today and thought I would put down a few thoughts around this idea [ read more ... ]
Vision and Visibility
For me, one of the most profound learnings through photography has been how it has changed the way I see the world around me. Where once I just used to look at a pretty scene [ read more ... ]
Simplicity
Sometimes simple is more powerful than complex I'm going to leave that sentence out there for a bit. Go ahead, read it again. In this fast paced world with ever increasing noise, the general trend [ read more ... ]
Singh-Ray Vari-ND Filter
I recently made an addition to my photographic "toolbox" when my new Singh-Ray Vari-ND filter arrived. Over the years I have been constantly tweaking my tools and setup and this filter is something that I've [ read more ... ]
Balance
Why do some images "work" and others don't? Unfortunately there is no one, simple answer to this. Many factors go in to making an image resonate with viewers and it's not down to camera specs [ read more ... ]