An Evening Photographing Zion, And A Quick Sony Alpha a99 Review
On my last trip to Las Vegas I wanted to get out and shoot. I've been to many of the places around Vegas and I really wanted to shoot something cool. I knew that Zion National Park was about a 2.5 hour drive, so I made plans to spend a night there. I figured I could...
No Time To Get Organized in Lightroom? Then Don’t!
Hey everyone. I posted this over on my Lightroom blog today, but it's something that I really think can help some people out there so I decided to cross-post it here (not to mention that I've been really busy this week so it was a quick way to get both blogs taken...
Using Live View To Focus Your Camera
I gotta tell ya. One year ago I barely used Live View to manually focus on my camera. Today, I can't live without it (Note: I'm mainly talking about photos taken while on a tripod). It's one of those things that's become so important when it comes to sharpness in my...
The Story Behind The Photo – Mt. Hood
I got some great feedback from the photo I posted the other week with the Nikon 18-35mm lens, so I thought I'd talk a little about the story behind the photo. On my last trip out west, I knew I'd be near Portland, OR. I love that area so I'm always looking for places...
How A Polarizing Filter Saved My Landscape Photo
On my recent landscape photography trip to Washington state (here's my post and some photos) and the Palouse area, we made a stop along the side of the road to photograph some canola fields. If you've never seen these fields in person, it's amazing. They look like...
Nikon 18-35mm Lens – A New Landscape Photography Lens
A while back I wrote about the Nikon 16-35mm lens being my favorite landscape lens. But recently I've had the chance to try out a new wide-angle lens and I think I've found a new contender as the top wide landscape photography lens - the (recently new) Nikon 18-35mm....
Does Never Really Mean Never?
I'm totally writing this against my better judgement. Seriously, I know the whole Creative Cloud fury has died down and I must be dumb for even bringing this up. But I'm truly curious to see your thoughts and I'm hoping/trusting that you can keep it from turning into...
Saving Your Photos From Ugly Watermarks
I've never been a fan of watermarks on my photos. I did, at one point, suffer from UWS (Ugly Watermark Syndrome), but I've overcome it 😉 I've always felt that a watermark really interfered with the "look", feeling, and overall presentation of the photo. And while I'm...
Photography Gear From My Norway Trip
First off, thanks so much for all of the great comments on the Norway photos from my post yesterday. I really appreciate it! Next, I saw a few questions about gear, here on the blog as well as on Twitter, social media, etc... so I wanted to cover it here. Here's what...
Norway Landscape Photography – My Trip Recap
It's been a few weeks since I returned from Norway and I've still barely gone through all of the photos. But I wanted to get a post up with some of my favorite shots so far. I Love Norway! Norway is, hands-down, so far the most beautiful place that I've been. All I...
A Must-See TV Show For Every Landscape, Nature, and Outdoor Photographer
I'm not sure if I'm the only one, but my kids are totally addicted to the Discovery channel. From the Deadliest Catch to every show you can imagine, they watch it constantly. This past April I remember seeing previews for an upcoming show called North America. Being a...
Some Shots From My Washington/Palouse Photography Trip
Hey everyone. I just got back from co-teaching a workshop with Bill Fortney (and his gang at His Light Workshops), and I thought I'd share some photos today. We had a great workshop as usual. Everyone was really into shooting and learning how to post-process. I always...