Shooting Tips

I posted on pan and blur technique a few years back, and thought it might be worth revisiting after a recent trip to Patagonia.  Cree and I spent a month in South America, mainly Patagonia, but also exploring some new countries, and everywhere we went wildlife was abundant.  Visiting Patagonia in early December is special; Read More

We just got another round of snow in Colorado yesterday, and a few weeks ago I was in an Alaskan snowstorm photographing eagles.  Snowstorms are terrific for photography; they add an atmospheric element that creates mood and uniqueness to a shot.  Here are a few ideas about photographing in the snow. First, make sure your Read More

I just returned from an incredible eagle photography workshop in Haines, Alaska.  Hands down this is the most eagles I have ever seen in one spot, and they land to eat salmon right in front of you.  What makes the Chilkat Eagle Preserve special is that ability to capture eagle fighting and flight images at Read More

We have all experienced it; you are walking around at sunrise looking for a great image.  It could be any subject, but you just can’t see anything.  Even more frustrating, other photographers in the group just seem to be finding all sorts of things to photograph.  Your mind wanders, you’re just not into it, and Read More

A few years ago (starting with D810) Nikon introduced a new metering mode…and many photographers I’ve talked to don’t even know it exists.  We all know about spot, center weighted and matrix metering modes…but who uses Highlight Metering Mode?  My default metering mode is still matrix metering mode, but when you are worried about clipping Read More

  I photograph a lot of landscapes, and many times filters will transform the shot into something special.  I’ve always tried to create my work in the field, not later in post production…camera craft is very important to me.  I just returned from photographing in Sedona for a week, and filters were invaluable there.  I Read More

For the longest time, many photographers considered multiple exposure ‘kinda cool, but not something I would ever use.’  Well, times have changed, and so has multiple exposure camera technique.  First, the cameras now do all the formulas and merging in camera for you.  And not only that, the cameras offer different exposure blending modes…you can Read More

Many cameras today have two types of shutters, a mechanical shutter and an electronic shutter.  You might be thinking this only applies to mirrorless cameras, but some DSLR cameras also have both.  I love the ability to use an electronic shutter on my D850.  I can shoot in a silent mode and use my LCD Read More

Cree and I just walked in the door from a fabulous workshop in the Redwoods and along the Oregon Coast.  We had great weather, lots of fog and sunbeams in the forest, and a spectacular sunset on the beach in Oregon.  As usual Cree and I were shooting both the Z7/6 and D850s…we like both Read More

Have you ever been so excited about photographing wildlife you just can’t stop hitting the shutter button?  Every time I step off the plane in Africa I am the worst offender…one distant zebra requires at least 200 images until I can settle down.  And then I start to really look hard at the scene, and Read More