Shooting Macro
The old cliché “stop and smell the roses” certainly applies to macro photography. To get good results, you must slow down and be very methodical.I encourage you to take a moment, without a camera, to … Read more
Canadian Rockies Experience
Banff is gorgeous. Holy cow, it’s an amazing place. But let me annunciate extra clearly, it’s the National Park I’m talking about, not really the city. The city/town is certainly nice. But the region is … Read more
How I got the shot, Mt. Rundle Sunset
For President’s Day weekend, 2019, I took a quick trip to Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It was cold with a capital C. On Monday, the car’s thermometer registered -16° F. However, this photograph … Read more
Redefining the “moment” with long exposure photography
Most photographers are likely familiar with the term “the decisive moment” which is the tile of a book by Henri Cartier-Bresson, a French photojournalist. He said, “Your eye must see a composition or an expression … Read more
Image compression and size analysis
Image compression and size analysis. When we’re sending images across the internet for one reason or another it’s good to know what’s happening as we consider file types and compression options. There’s also a few … Read more
Stout Grove, Making 6 Images
When was the last time you woke up your teenager at 5:30 in the morning? A bit of a chore, yes, but worth it. My two oldest boys, Cedric and Elijah, were with me and … Read more
Special Project 2: Oblivion
Oblivion That’s the title I ended up giving this series. It was so fun to shoot, photographically and literally The idea was planted when I challenged my principles of photography class to do “something … Read more
Special Project 1: Protea Chop!
This project was a lot of fun. As you can see from the big image above I created a scene that took quite a bit of planning but was lots of fun in the end. … Read more
The Presence of Humanity
When I’m walking about I love to think about possibilities. “What could be around that corner?” I might ask myself. Or through that doorway? The experience of discovery is one reason I love to travel … Read more
Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor
When you get off the bus at the Peak you can’t see anything. You’re under a shopping center area and the scenery is non-existent. Thankfully the bus stop is very close to the good spots … Read more