I’m guessing the title of this post might have caught your attention. What, after all, is shake and bake bird photography? Shooting commercial assignments we were often asked to create motion, energy and dynamic workplace imagery. One very effective method involved using a slow shutter speed combined with flash. If I am photographing a man Read More
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Photoshop Sky Replacement
Adobe just updated Photoshop, and wow, there are a lot of new features. I’ll be introducing them in pieces since there are so many. As with earlier updates, it seems like Adobe watches what photographers like in third party apps, and then introduce those into a new version (and it goes the other way too). Read More
Attract birds to your yard
I’ve been hooked on bird watching, and bird photography, since I was in my teens. I drove my parents crazy asking them to buy more bird food, plant bushes the birds would like, and creating brush piles in the backyard where ground birds could hide. But even with 10 feeders hanging all over the yard, Read More
Quick Tip Monday
If you have been reading this blog you may have noticed I do a more in-depth post on Friday, with news and smaller posts during the week. Now each Monday I will be offering a ‘quick tip’, something that will improve your photography or processing, but simple and quick. No twenty layer photoshop tutorials, just Read More
Monopod Photography
We just finished our last Rocky Mnt NP weekend workshop today. And despite fires burning on both sides of the park, the elk didn’t seem bothered, and we even had one clear night for star photography. The elk in Moraine Park in RMNP are often close, so this trip I decided to bring my 300mm Read More
Processing snow images using Dehaze
One of my favorite sliders in PS and LR is the Dehaze slider. In an earlier post I mentioned how great this slider was for adding detail in an image, and improving contrast. The Dehaze slider does what is says it does, reduces haze. Try it on a northern lights image, it transforms these images Read More
Portable Blinds
Right now as I write this blog Cree has been in our backyard bird blind for hours. She is all set in the blind; she reads her Icelandic novel while she waits for birds to land on our feeders. With limited travel this year, backyard bird photography has become a favorite activity for us. Here Read More
Nikon 120-300mm F2.8
If you have ever done a big wildlife trip, you know the challenge that occurs. You bring your long lens, maybe a 500mm or 600mm, so you’re ready for the long shot. But the lion pride or bear cubs didn’t get the memo, and instead they come right up to you. This could be the Read More
Gimbal Tripod Head
We just returned from running two short weekend elk rut workshops in Rock Mountain National Park. And the photography was great; we timed the elk rut perfectly, and had some nice fall colors as well. Including a few personal trips to the park, I noticed I had taken nearly 10,000 wildlife photos this September. Most Read More
Nikon Refurbished Sale
Hope everyone is getting out and photographing the fall colors. Colorado is in full color, including some great fall aspens in Rocky Mountain National Park. And just in time Nikon is having a huge sale on their refurbished gear including both DSLR and mirrorless systems. Here is the link. Other interesting news is Topaz Denoise Read More
Image acuity versus depth of field
Today is the last day of our online advanced landscape class, and we had a lot of discussion about image sharpness. We have discussed everything from where to focus in the frame, subject matter and acuity, depth of field, chromatic aberration, diffraction and light affects on sharpness. I think one statement really got folks thinking Read More
Nikon Z TC-1.4x teleconverter
I sometimes feel like a broken record talking about the new Nikon Z mount lenses. Everyone I have reviewed has been fantastic to unbelievable in acuity, especially on the edges and corners. Gotta appreciate that new design that allows improved sharpness in these lenses. When it comes to teleconverters, one rule holds true. A teleconverter Read More