I recently shot some work for Nikon, this time focusing on macro photography. The first shoot/article is now posted on Nikon Learn and Explore and focuses on water droplet collision photography. I’ve always been interested in many areas of photography, the medium is so diverse! Action sports, landscapes, portraits, travel, wildlife and macro are all Read More
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Is AI ruining photography?
I normally don’t weigh in on topics like this, but I have been getting some emails about it, so I will throw in my ten cents worth. If you have watched the internet photo blogs recently you might have heard about the AI generated landscape image that won an Australian photo contest. The image was Read More
The New Complete Guide to Hummingbird Photography
Bird photography has really gotten popular in the last few years, and one aspect of bird photography that interests many photographers are hummingbirds. There is just something about those colorful, energetic birds that fascinate people. Cree and I always look forward to our next hummingbird photography trip! But if you have photographed hummingbirds, you know 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
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
Nikon Article on Z9 Pre-Release
When Nikon added firmware 2.0 for the Z9, an incredible camera just got even better. One feature they added is called Pre-Release Capture. What is this? With this feature you are able to buffer images with the back button (or shutter) pressed halfway down. Basically the camera is recording images on the buffer, but it Read More
Alaska Covers
Alaska is our second home…Cree and I lived there for over a decade, and we continue to make numerous trips each year for assignments and workshops. Last summer we had a fantastic shoot for the Mat-Su visitor bureau. One day on the shoot we loaded up a helicopter with models and flew into very remote Read More
Black Friday Deals
Today is the day to shop! Just about everyone is having some kind of sale. Nikon is going all out….most of their mirrorless cameras and lenses are on sale with significant discounts…and great deals on DSLR too! Roberts Camera has 10 percent off tripods and more. Singhray is giving gift cards out when you purchase Read More
How to Photograph Hummingbirds Live at Nikon
Nikon just published an article I produced for them last summer…How to Photograph Hummingbirds. I was so excited when I got this assignment, it coincided perfectly with a hummingbird workshop we ran in Madera Canyon last summer. I did a couple of different trips to produce enough images for the story, especially the flash photographs. Read More
Nikon Learn and Explore Improve Creativity
I just finished an article for Nikon, and they have published it at Nikon Learn and Explore, a fantastic resource for all things photography. If you have not visited this website (doesn’t matter what brand of camera you use), you should check out the volumes to tips, techniques and creative ideas at this site…hundreds of Read More