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...
Photographing Something Different Than What You Showed Up For
We're 4 days into our Washington workshop and we've had about as much variety as you can imagine. First we started off in the Palouse area of Washington. Then we drove up to Mt. Rainier for a day, and now we're at Port Angeles near Olympic National Park. It's been a...
Photo Tip: Using Vibration Reduction (VR) On A Tripod
We've had a great first couple of days at my workshop here in Washington state with Bill Fortney and gang. We started off in the Palouse area and did a sunset shoot from Steptoe Butte the other evening. I've been up to Steptoe before, and it's been REALLY windy. The...
I’m Back From 8 Days in Norway
Happy Friday everyone. I'm officially back from 8 days in the beautiful country of Norway. What an amazing place. I swear that every corner I turned while driving around Norway showed yet another postcard picturesque view. It was a photographers paradise. And what's...
The Magical Light Of Norway
I'm in love with this country. I mentioned on the blog here that I was teaching in Norway. Well, I've been here since last Wednesday and I'm totally in love with this country. The light is magical (well, at least from what I've seen). See, sunset is around 10:45pm and...