By now, after the first three creativity posts, I hope you have learned some new aspects of creativity. More importantly, I hope just thinking about these ideas has inspired you to try a new photo technique, or perhaps book your next trip to create an original image in a new location. Even after decades of Read More
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Creativity Part 3
Another important aspect of creativity is problem solving, or in other terms, creative thinking. Your ability to problem solve allows you to bring your creative vision to life. I use my imagination to envision an image, and often the next step is figuring out how to make it happen. Some problem solving is as simple Read More
Creativity Part 2
We started with two aspects of creativity, originality and imagination. Today let’s look at two more, experimentation and continuous learning. Have you ever heard someone say “yeah, I got that shot, what else is there to shoot?” It is almost like photography is a checklist, you get ‘the shot’ and then you are done. It’s Read More
Improving Creativity
Photography is comprised of hard skills like learning how your camera works, all that technical stuff that I love, and creative skills that can be harder to learn. Left brain, right brain, everyone has a mix that makes up their photographic identity. When you master your camera functions, and start to really get in touch Read More
Nikon Z6III
We get a lot of questions about what is a good camera for those getting into the Nikon line? Or what about a backup to a Z8? I was very intrigued when Nikon introduced the Z6III. I’ve owned every version of the Z6…but I wanted something with more speed and a better grip for me Read More
Steger Mukluks, a very warm winter boot
After my earlier post on warm boots for winter, a few folks commented on how heavy the new Alaska bunny boots are. Yes, they are heavy, and after a day of walking around or stomping through the snow you will feel it. I use my bunny boots for standing around or limited walking in subzero Read More
The number one rule for traveling with cameras
I spend the better part of my year on the road teaching photo workshops and shooting assignments. I just walked in the door from Finland, and I’m off to Baja in a few days…60-70 flights a year. Since I travel with groups, we often share our travel stories dealing with camera gear. For the most Read More
Rotolight Neo 3
A question I get often on workshops is why not use continuous lights instead of flash like a SB-5000 speed light? Continuous lights versus flash, what are the pros and cons? I use both lights in my photography, and they each have things they do well. Continuous lights provide constant illumination so you can see Read More
Best headlamp in cold weather
I think Cree and I own about 14 headlamps…seriously. We guided in the outdoors for years, and were constantly trying new headlamps. Waterproof ones, micro ones, high beam varieties…and more recently rechargeable versions. And since most of the time we were carrying these lights in our packs, small and lightweight was good. But there was Read More
Unlock the power of a speed light
Flash has come a long ways in the last decade. Modern strobes are smaller, more powerful and have advanced features like TTL and High Speed Sync. I use my Elinchrom Three and Five monolights on many shoots…just put on the transmitter on my Z9 and I have up to 500 watts of power with HSS Read More
Remove wires with one click in Photoshop
Travel photographers run into a problem photographing street scenes…distractions and clutter caused by wires and cables. In some scenes wires and cables might be part of the image, but other scenes a few telephone cables can really ruin an image. If I am photographing a rickshaw in a busy alley in New Deli, then I Read More
Nikon 400mm F2.8 jaguar image
Some of my latest work for Nikon included doing a write up about a lucky jaguar encounter in the Pantanal region of Brazil. You can read the full story here. We were leading a workshop searching for jaguars, and by luck we found a perfect hunting jaguar along the river. I had seen some incredible Read More