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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

Illuminated…but not lit.

October 22, 2021 • Photo Shoots

Just in from two weeks on Route 66 teaching workshops….both trips were fantastic.  Years ago I did an assignment for Nikon on this stretch of road, and I remember thinking…is it really that interesting?  What am I going to shoot?  Wow, I never imagined how amazing the travel photography was with so many stories and Read More

Landscapes/ Two Minutes of Transformational Light

October 4, 2021 • Blog, Photo Shoots

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

One Hour Single Frame Star Trails

April 9, 2021 • Blog, Photo Shoots

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

March 30, 2021 • Photo Shoots

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

February 5, 2021 • Photo Shoots

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

February 1, 2021 • Blog, Photo Shoots

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

October 23, 2020 • Photo Shoots

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

October 21, 2020 • Blog, Photo Shoots

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

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