What is it about photography that keeps us clicking the shutter and making images? For some, the act of shooting is paramount. For others post-production is more fun. The entire experience is important to me, … Read more
Chromaticity Diagram The chromaticity diagram that we use for talking about color spaces and color calibration looks simple. And that’s the power of it really. Its simplicity is genius. Let’s dive into it a little … Read more
Understanding what color is Color is the first impression we have of objects or places. Even before we interpret shapes and forms, color is influencing our interpretation of whatever it is we are looking at. … Read more
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
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
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
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. 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
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
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