What makes a great landscape image? We probably all know many compositional rules and graphic design qualities to look for in our images. But how are you going to distinguish yourself from the other landscape photographers standing right beside you photographing the same scene? What is interesting to me is how many photographers get so Read More
Photo Shoots
One Hour Single Frame Star Trails
I just returned from spending three fantastic days camping in the desert. Nothing beats sleeping under the stars…and photographing them at night! I was excited to get a chance to try out my Z6II with the Z 14-24mm F2.8. The results were fantastic. First question, one frame or stacked images for the star trail shot? Read More
Face masks and Eye/Face Detect Autofocus
Thought I would pass this along to anyone photographing people right now using their eye/face detect autofocus. We had a shoot last weekend and were setting up for a business headshot outdoors. We decided to see how well eye/face detect autofocus was working in the Nikon Z6II. Bottom line is if you shoot portraits, the Read More
Glass bubble macros
We are starting up our next round of cabin fever macro next week, and I am always excited about creating new bubble images. I have received a lot of emails about how this works, so I though I would outline the basic technique. Just a warning, though, it is addictive! First, you are going to Read More
Silhouette Wildlife Photography
We have a local pond that is being drained for development, which is unfortunate that another open space in our town is going to be developed. The short term silver lining is as the water goes down, hundreds of fish are being revealed. And with fish come eagles; yesterday we saw 30 bald eagles in Read More
Shake and Bake Bird Photography
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
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
Holi Powder Shoot
I have been working on an editorial assignment this week for Digital Photo Pro Magazine, and had some entertaining behind the scenes moments I thought I would share. Check out Digital Photo Pro. This magazine is packed with great articles and info. Every issue I learn new tips, and I love seeing the inspirational photos Read More
Chasing bees with the D5
If you follow this blog you know one thing about me…I really, really like all things photography. My professional career has revolved around photographing adventure sports, editorial travel assignments, commercial portraits and loads of how-to stories for photography magazines. But when I am not on an assignment, I really like to photograph almost any subject. Read More
Photography at Home
In these turbulent times, many of us are at home looking for things to do. I am finally catching up on some image editing and revising some workshop classes. But I had no idea I would be super busy last week shooting an assignment for Nikon…and here is the best at…at home. I’ve done some Read More