Warning signs that you need to pay more attention to your picture making
Five Signs You Need to Simplify Your Compositions


Warning signs that you need to pay more attention to your picture making
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Your most important photographic relationship is with your tripod

Unfortunately, I don’t get out shooting as much as I’d really like to. What with the fact that I don’t do a lot of photographing at workshops and all the doggy walks I’m committed to when at home, I’m just not making the needed time. So my selection of favorites is rather limited. One of […]

I just returned from my Zion workshop. We had beautiful crisp fall days and, unfortunately for the photography, screaming blue skies the entire time. While that makes for amazing tourist weather, it’s not the best for photography. Sure, you can still get some really nice pictures, but after the first morning you can start to […]

Last month I came up with the most brilliant idea yet for photographing mushrooms. Ok, I didn’t really come up with it. It’s something I learned borrowed stole from a friend and fellow photographer named Don Paulson. One day he sent me an email with a picture attached. It was of a mushroom he came […]

You’ve seen those pictures with a sharp foreground – maybe some flowers – and an in focus background – like a mountain. These are usually made with wide angle lenses with the foreground very close to the camera, usually within a foot or two. Getting everything in focus is done with a technique called hyperfocal […]