LATEST WORK: Another Sunset From Honeymoon Island in Dunedin, Florida
I hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend. I finished mine off last night by throwing a couple of beers in a cooler, and heading to a place about 20 minutes from my home called Honeymoon Island (in Dunedin, FL). I've been to Honeymoon Island a bunch of times. In...
COOL STUFF: If You Need To Make the Jump From Aperture to Lightroom, We’ve Got You Covered
Hey everyone. It's been a little crazy around here since Apple announced that they're stopping future development for Aperture. As you can imagine, there's a lot of Aperture users that are now looking to make the move to Lightroom. And since Lightroom is a huge part...
COOL STUFF: Huge Summer Sale On My Favorite Plug-ins from onOne
Hey everyone. Just wanted to let you know about a big summer sale that onOne Software is having on their plug-ins. Not only do you get the entire Perfect Photo Suite 8.5 (with their latest updates), but you get summer-styled presets and en eBook from the awesome...
LATEST WORK: McWay Falls in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
A while back I had traveled to San Francisco for one of my Lightroom seminars. And just about every time I travel to San Francisco, I can't resist the urge to head to the Big Sur coast. Now, I love just about any trip to Big Sur. But this particular trip was big for...
COOL STUFF: Tide Tracking App for Landscape Photographers
I realize that landscape photographers were probably the last people the Tide Trac App makers had in mind when creating this Tide Trac app, but I've got to say I really like it so far. I love to photograph the water and the tides make a big difference. If it's high...
PHOTO STORY: Thor’s Well in Cape Perpetua, Oregon
Last month I had the chance to go out to Portland, Oregon for work and decided to round up a few friends to go shoot Thor's Well in Cape Perpetua, OR. This wasn't my first time there. A couple years ago, Brian Matiash and I tried to shoot it, but it was low tide at...
REVIEW: Lee Little Stopper 6-Stop Neutral Density Filter
About a month or so ago I picked up one of the new Lee Little Stopper 6-stop neutral density filters. I've been a huge fan of the Lee Big Stopper 10-stop ND, but sometimes it's just too dark. It's great if you're out in the middle of the day and want to make some...
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...
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...
If I Had $1,000-ish To Spend on Improving My Landscape Photography, I’d Get…
Hey everyone. A while back, Scott Kelby wrote an article on his blog called If I had $1000 to Spend on Improving My Portrait Photography, I’d Get… Well, I was talking to him later that day and he asked if I had read the blog post. I said “Heck yeah, and I wish I had...
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,...
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...