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The Joy Is In the Improvement

I play a lot of golf and you’ll often hear me equate that hobby with photography because there's a lot of learning overlap for those of us that...

Photoshop Custom Adjustment Presets (New Feature)

Adjustment Layers in Photoshop are one of the most useful features we have. Well, recently. Adobe added a new setting which lets you create your own...

Spray and Pray Wildlife Photography (Episode 12)

In this episode Matt is joined by renowned wildlife photographer and photo educator expert, Steve Perry (Back Country Gallery). Steve and Matt...
Q&A: How To Get That Starburst / Sunstar Effect in Photos?

Q&A: How To Get That Starburst / Sunstar Effect in Photos?

I get this question a lot actually. There's a few things that'll help get that starburst / sunstar effect. And, just so you know, not all sunstars are the same. Some are more pleasing than others. So what's the key? Well, first let's take a look at an example. Here's...

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LATEST WORK: Honeymoon Island Beach Sunset Photo

LATEST WORK: Honeymoon Island Beach Sunset Photo

You know... sometimes ya' just get lucky. That's totally what I was thinking after my sunset shoot a while back. See, a few weeks ago my buddy Brian Matiash was visiting from Portland, OR and I wanted to take him out shooting for sunset. He's a good buddy of mine and...

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Using the Rule of 3 (not thirds) In Landscape Photography?

Using the Rule of 3 (not thirds) In Landscape Photography?

I was looking through my photos the other day and a pattern hit me. It's something I learned years ago, and I don't even know that I've thought much about it anymore until I saw some of my old photos. It has to do with the Rule of 3. Nope, not the rule of thirds,...

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Does Your Technical Side Get the Best of Your Photography

Does Your Technical Side Get the Best of Your Photography

I just noticed a really interesting photo/topic over on 500px yesterday. The photo there, made it up to #1 on the site yesterday. My initial thought was WOW! Looks kinda like an illustration but still cool. Then I clicked on it and still thought it was cool, but could...

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Portfolio Update!

Portfolio Update!

Hey everyone! Happy Friday! In case you didn't know it, today is National Update Your Portfolio Day. Yup, it's true. I semi-promise! 😉 Anyway, I recently updated my Squarespace.com portfolio with a few photos and took a few out. That's actually the hardest part...

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Photo Story: Photographing Oneonta Gorge

Photo Story: Photographing Oneonta Gorge

Portland, OR is one of my favorite places to travel. I'm a sucker for mountains, lakes, rocky coasts and waterfalls and Oregon has all of it (and more actually). Well, one of the places I've had my eye on photographing out there was Oneonta Gorge (pronounced...

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I Just Got My Lee Little Stopper Neutral Density Filter

I Just Got My Lee Little Stopper Neutral Density Filter

I've posted about how I love my Lee Big Stopper a bunch of times. It's one of my favorite Neutral Density filters because of the dramatic long exposure photos it let's you capture at just about any time of day. I say "just about" on purpose, because I've always had...

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