Shooting Tips

I just returned from one of my favorite locations to photograph, Patagonia.  I have been visiting this area for 25 years, and it continually inspires me on many levels.  Inspiration is a good thing when it comes to developing your creativity.  Everything seems new and fresh, and you energetically go about photographing new and interesting Read More

I’m en route to Patagonia, one of my favorite destinations.  The landscape photography there is absolutely stunning; turquoise lakes with snow-capped peaks in the distance are the norm.  I’m bringing my trusty 24mm 1.4, one of the best wide angle lenses Nikon makes.  And I am going to want to get the best depth of Read More

I am still pouring over images from our trip to Alaska last week, and I had the chance to photograph dog mushing on multiple occasions.  A few times we had snow falling during the shoot, and it reminded me of a few questions I often hear on workshops.  First, do you need to worry about Read More

  I just returned from a week of shooting northern lights in Alaska.  Cree and I went up to visit friends and explore some new areas around Fairbanks for future northern lights trips.  We had a fantastic time staying in remote cabins, catching up with friends (we used to live in Alaska) and eating a Read More

As many readers will know, I am a regular contributor to many photography magazines.  I’ve shot and written hundreds of stories through the years for various photography publications; I really enjoy these assignments.  Recently Digital Photo magazine asked me a great question: what is the most versatile, effective lighting technique.  My job was to write Read More

I just returned from a fantastic trip to Yellowstone in winter.  Lucky for us we had a clear morning with ice on the trees, and lots of frosty wildlife.  A lot of the wildlife was moving slow, so you could really set up your shot.  Bison just seem to wander down the trail in winter, Read More

I’ve been working on a series of new portraits for an upcoming project, and I thought I might mention a lighting technique that sometimes works great.  I call it stadium lighting, and the idea is you include one of your lights aimed at the camera…similar to stadium lights overhead.  Adding lights aimed directly at the Read More

Near my house this winter is an open pond with lots of fish. I’ve seen as many as 9 bald eagles working the pond from nearby cottonwood trees…Chilkat comes to Colorado!  Yesterday I was there talking with the numerous photographers lined up to get an eagle photo.  The topic of long lens depth of field Read More

Many Nikon cameras have the ability to connect to their phone and instantly download photos using Snapbridge.  In this era of social media and immediate content, this is a handy feature.  I was thrilled when Nikon created Snapbridge, but a little put out when I found the app hard to use and glitchy.  Nikon listened Read More

I’ve continued to try out new features on the D850, and one feature that was new to DSLR shooting was the ‘mirrorless’ Silent Mode Shooting.  This mode works similar to mirrorless cameras in that the mirror is locked up so only the shutter is moving.  In practical terms, you are shooting images and there is Read More