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Photographing Lightning

April 29, 2022 • Photo Shoots

Spring is here, and with that comes thunderstorms…and lightning.  Every year I race out onto the eastern plains of Colorado hoping to catch a dramatic storm and lightning.  Generally my best chances for lightning photography come on our Badlands trip in early June (image above from the Badlands).  How do you photograph lightning? There are Read More

Multiple Exposure Flowers

April 22, 2022 • Photo Shoots

Spring is here, and the flowers are blooming.  I really enjoy macro photography this time of year, especially flowers.  I photograph a lot of flowers using available light with reflectors, but sometimes I will use flash as well.  It really comes down to the look I want.  Last week in Costa Rica our hotel had Read More

Six Autofocus Tips

April 19, 2022 • Gear Talk, Photo Shoots

I just returned from two weeks of photographing in Costa Rica.  We had a great trip, took thousands of images, and I can’t wait to return.  I had a chance to shoot nearly 20,000 images with the Z9 in some of the toughest autofocus conditions you can imagine.  We also had Canon R5s, Sony A1s, Read More

Travel Photography Approaches-Street Portraits

March 21, 2022 • Photo Shoots

An important part of travel photography are portraits.  I know that people photography is not everyone’s favorite thing, but photographing daily life, emotional moments and ceremonies let others experience the destination through your photography.  Everyone relates to people.  You have two approaches to travel portrait photography; journalistic street photography where you don’t want to alter Read More

Travel Photography Approaches-Photograph the light, not the subject

March 18, 2022 • Photo Shoots

Ever wander into a busy market and be overwhelmed with what to shoot?  So much chaos going on, it can be intimidating to figure out how to create a nice image.  Shop owners hustle by, pedestrians speed down the street, dogs bark in the alley…what to do?  Try this approach…photograph the light, not the subject. Read More

Travel Photography Approaches-Fluid or Static?

March 14, 2022 • Photo Shoots

I’ll be heading to Europe soon, first Sicily, then to Spain in May (still spaces available).  I can’t wait to get back to travel photography…so many subjects, styles and techniques that all blend together in creating images.  As a rule of thumb, there are two main approaches to creating travel images. Fluid or static…hunting or Read More

Arctic Portraits

March 9, 2022 • Photo Shoots

On many of our workshops we try to create at least one portrait.  We’ve found through the years that even though many participants don’t think they are interested in taking people pictures, they just might be surprised.  This is so important in growing creatively as a photographer…trying something new, experiment with new subjects and techniques. Read More

-20F below Z9 winter test

March 7, 2022 • Photo Shoots

I just returned from two weeks photographing Aurora near Fairbanks Alaska.  I knew it was going to be cold; riding in the hotel elevator the printed weather page on the door said the temp was -25F.  But I love super cold weather, and couldn’t wait to try out the Z9 in these conditions.  Our first Read More

Nikon Z9 snow portraits

January 6, 2022 • Photo Shoots

We are in the coldest part of winter right now in Colorado, so it is providing great opportunities for winter shooting.  Subzero temps, over a foot of new snow…bring it on!  But you might not think portraits are good in these conditions, but it can provide some unique, beautiful images.  Cree had a senior portrait Read More

Cinematic Landscapes

November 23, 2021 • Photo Shoots

I just walked in the door from two weeks in Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa.  We were leading a group and doing some scouting for our trip there next year.  The trip was incredible, the wildlife stunning, and the accommodations were terrific.  I’ve done a lot of safaris, but I shot more on this trip Read More

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