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...
What Do Board Breaks, Construction Equipment Sales, Photography and Photoshop All Have In Common?
Absolutely nothing! Other than that's the kind of stuff we talked about in my interview on Tamara Lackey's show reDefine. The show is about 15 minutes long and Tamara asks questions about how I got into the Photoshop/Photography business, what I do in my personal time...
Why I Didn’t Put Some Of My Favorite Photos In My Portfolio
Last year I participated in an air-to-air workshop with Moose Peterson. I wrote about it here, and I think it gives a good perspective on what it was like to experience the workshop. But that's not the point of my post. Just a couple weeks ago, some one had mentioned...
When the Weather Doesn’t Cooperate: Corona Del Mar Photo
You'd think I'd be used to this lesson, but for some reason I seem to get it over and over again. I must be a slow learner 🙂 Anyway, last week while in Los Angeles, I did some research on 500px.com and found a great place called Corona Del Mar right along the coast...
Inspiration: My 500px.com “Favorite” Photos
Happy Friday everyone. I've probably mentioned it before, but 500px is the website I go to for my photo inspiration. During my usual 500px.com surfing, I tend to "favorite" a lot of photos and I figured I'd post them here every now and then. Rather than taking the...
What Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud) Means For Lightroom Users?
There's obviously lots of feedback, buzz, interest, and excitement, from Adobe's announcement yesterday. If you missed it, in a nutshell, Photoshop as we know it is going totally subscription based. So basically, you can't buy a stand alone boxed or download copy of...
Getting It Right In Camera
I came across an article the other day, from a blog called Jonas Hellsen Photography. It made such an impact on me, and struck a chord that I wanted to share it. See, he touches on the topic of getting it right in camera and poses the thought that retouching is...
Nikon D800 12-Month Review (Would I Buy It Again?)
So I've been shooting with the D800 for about a year now. At first I was borrowing/renting one for selective shoots, but I pulled the trigger a while back and bought my own. Most of the reviews I read about the D800 were all written within a month of having the...
Announcing My Latest Landscape Photography Workshop Update
I've had a new workshop added to the schedule and a change to another one so I wanted to write a quick post to update you in case you're able to attend any of them. First, last month I wrote about a workshop I'm doing with Bill Fortney in Washington state (the Palouse...