Shooting Tips

One of the reasons I love to teach workshops is to share some things I’ve learned about developing creativity.  First, we need to develop our technical skills.  You have to know how your camera operates, and maybe some advanced techniques, to help you bring your creative ideas to life in photographs.  There are some who Read More

I have been working on images from my recent trip to the redwoods, and have used some filters and plugins that might interest others in their post processing techniques.  Take a look at the image above. My goal: enhance the fog, and do anything to add to the ‘mythical forest’ concept.  To enhance fog, my Read More

I’m en route right now to the California Redwoods and the Oregon coast.  Last year I spent a week here exploring, hiking, scouting and photographing this amazing area.  I was struck by the beauty, both big and small, in this environment.  I spent some days shooting along the coast, and Bandon beach was impressive.  I Read More

I’m getting ready to head out to the Redwoods to teach a workshop, and I am super excited.  I spent a week out there last summer and created some of my favorite images from 2017.  While the workshop is focused on landscapes, I’m bringing multiple speed lights.  Why?  Because I have some ideas I want Read More

Each year I find myself going up in small planes and helicopters to photograph.  Some of my most memorable shoots have been in the air.  Many years ago I photographed an air service in Alaska.  To get the shot, we took the doors off my plane for unobstructed shooting, and flew around Denali shadowing the Read More

I just returned from teaching a photo workshop in the Badlands, and we experienced some of the wildest weather I have ever seen.  We knew June would be good for newborn bison and bighorn sheep, green prairies and wildflowers.  We hoped we might get some good thunderstorms, but we didn’t expect supercells moving through day Read More

I’m en route to Romania right now, and as with any new location, I’m shaking with excitement.  Literally I start pacing on the plane as I get closer.  Once I arrive at my hotel, I throw my suitcase in my room and head out the door to start shooting.  Since the location is new, I Read More

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