Shooting Tips

Just in from Africa, had an incredible trip!  35,000 images, just so easy to hit the shutter on the Z9 and let it rip!  We traveled to many different parks, and one of my favorite areas is the Okavango Delta.  This area has plentiful water, and huge concentrations of wildlife.  And it seems about every Read More

For all those Z9 shooters with the latest firmware 3.0,,,,this post is for you.  Nikon added a lot of features in the latest update, some are harder to find than others.  But for anyone shooting 20FPS and scrolling through thousands of images, there is a new menu area, Series Playback, that you will want to Read More

I just returned from Acadia NP, and the colors were spectacular this year.  Cree and I went out early to scout, and one day following a stream I found a fantastic image…but only if I had the right filter, and could imagine the outcome.  What am I talking about? If you have ever rafted or Read More

I was photographing in the Galapagos last week.  Every time I visit I just can’t believe how close the wildlife comes to the camera.  The Galapagos enforces a six foot rule….meaning you can’t get closer than six feet to wildlife…a little different than the typical national park 75 yards!  This trip I wanted to do Read More

I have been on the road for the last few weeks, first in Glacier NP and then in Lake Clark NP photographing bears.  Both trips were incredible with fantastic photography.  Lake Clark had lots of spring cubs this year, which always present some nice images.  Our visit timed with very low tides, which meant we Read More

After leading multiple bird photography workshops as well as jungle wildlife trips shooting over 80,000 images in the Z9, I’m starting to get a feel for the incredible performance of this camera.  I practically wept when I sold my D6…could the Z9 be that good?  Yes, and then some.  I just spent hours on my Read More

Just back from leading a workshop in Spain…beautiful country with friendly people and great food!  During our trip we did image reviews and talked a lot about what makes a good travel image…and portfolio.  A lot of my assignments involve travel imagery, and creating work that conveys the experience to the viewer.  During our time Read More

Probably the question I get the most teaching workshops is how to improve creativity. Sure, there are a lot of questions on new camera features and techniques.  But these things are tangible to most photographers, and are easier to quantify and learn.  But creativity…is there a step by step pathway to better creativity? One thing Read More

We were photographing windmills in Sicily recently, and got lucky to have an incredible sunset as a background.  There were two main windmills, and compositions revolved around where you placed the windmill in your shot.  A question came up during this shoot….did one or two windmills look better?  Many in our group thought one windmill Read More

Cree and I just returned from three days of shooting in Jackson, Wyoming.  We used to live in Wyoming, and love the Tetons.   It also gave me an opportunity to continue to explore the autofocus options of the Z9.  One thing is very obvious about the Z9, similar to otherl mirrorless cameras; choosing the Read More