An Honor from the State
(originally posted 3/25/13) Now, I’m not much for politics and all that jazz, but, I am proud of my state and I recently received an incredible honor that makes feel even more proud of this [ read more ... ]
Simple and Strong
(originally posted 2/25/13) Sometimes the simplest images can be the strongest. As a photographer, this is one of the biggest challenges, to create a simple image that is incredibly powerful. To me, this is where [ read more ... ]
Photography Interview – Unexpected Benefits
(originally posted 2/18/13) I was recently asked if I would agree to an interview for a photography blog written by a friend of a photo acquantence of mine. Not really having done a formal inteview [ read more ... ]
Shoot From The Heart
(originally posted 1/17/13) I'm often told my images have a certain quality to them, one that when I ask the questioner to describe, they have a hard time elaborating on their comments. Some say "I [ read more ... ]
Change The Rules
(originally posted 12/29/12) On a recent winter trip to the Grand Tetons National Park, along with regular visitors, we were greeted by a sight that I didn't expect to see in one of our nations [ read more ... ]
Oregon International Airshow
(originally posted 8/8/12) Every August, some of the best airshow performers come to Hillsboro Oregon to perform for an appreciative airshow crowd. For the last several years I’ve attended the show to feed my love [ read more ... ]
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 ... ]