Just in from Africa, had an incredible trip! 35,000 images, just so easy to hit the shutter on the Z9 and let it rip! We traveled to many different parks, and one of my favorite areas is the Okavango Delta. This area has plentiful water, and huge concentrations of wildlife. And it seems about every Read More
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LensCoat revisited
Four years ago I wrote on this blog about LensCoat. LensCoat are custom designed neoprene camo covers for your lenses. Many people continue to ask us on workshops why we use them, and do we recommend them. We think they work well…there is only one time we may take them off. First, what do they Read More
C2C…do you know what this means?
All photographers know how much the photography industry is changing. It seems like every month there is new technology, a new camera announcement, or some amazing processing features Adobe introduces in LR and PS. Honestly I love this stuff, it is very exciting to see how changes help us be better photographers and creators. Shooting Read More
Series Playback Z9 Firmware 3.0
For all those Z9 shooters with the latest firmware 3.0,,,,this post is for you. Nikon added a lot of features in the latest update, some are harder to find than others. But for anyone shooting 20FPS and scrolling through thousands of images, there is a new menu area, Series Playback, that you will want to Read More
High Key Editing Steps
I have gotten a lot of questions about high key editing so I thought I would go through my workflow here. I’ll be heading to Africa later this month, and high key editing can help wildlife images in poor or high contrast light. There are a lot of ways to do a high key edit, Read More
New portrait masking tool in Lightroom/Photoshop
A few days ago I mentioned the new background masking and object selection tools recently added with the latest update of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. Along with this update came more masking tools for portrait photographers. It is really amazing how these new masking tools are game changers in our workflow. Quick easy selection and Read More
Major Firmware Update 3.0 for Z9
The Z9 just keeps getting better. Nikon is listening to photographers, and improving or fixing issues that people bring up. Firmware 3.0 is pretty major, adding a lot of new features to both still and video. I won’t get into video much, but one update caught my eye. You can now zoom in-camera …called High Read More
More masking tools in Photoshop/Lightroom
Photoshop and Lightroom masking just keeps getting better. The recent update to both programs was significant; now we can mask people and even have some presets to make adjustments (more on that is an a few days). But what really caught my attention, both in PS and LR masking, was the new Background and Object Read More
Slow Motion Eddies
I just returned from Acadia NP, and the colors were spectacular this year. Cree and I went out early to scout, and one day following a stream I found a fantastic image…but only if I had the right filter, and could imagine the outcome. What am I talking about? If you have ever rafted or Read More
Z9 autofocus patterns for birds
A week ago I was in 6-8 foot swells photographing five species of albatross in New Zealand. I was at the end of a month of travel teaching workshops around the globe, and this was an amazing last shoot. It would have been nice if the seas were flat, and my stomach would have felt Read More
Around the world in 21 days
Okay, I know I have been absent from blogging recently. I just returned from circling the globe teaching workshops for the last month, and what a trip it was. Starting in Alaska, then off to Norway, down to New Zealand via Singapore…and finally back to Colorado. I have lots to report on this blog, including Read More
AirTag keeps track of luggage
Have you seen the piles of luggage at London’s Heathrow Airport? It is just incredible…piles and piles of luggage and angry customers wondering when, or if, they will ever see their luggage again. I have had luggage arrive a few days late before, but the stories now are about travelers never seeing their luggage again. Read More