Category Archives: Photography

Austria Photo Workshop

I tend to chuckle a bit when I look back on my thoughts leading up to my first visit to Austria. I had been contacted by a good friend of mine who had started working for video2brain, asking if I’d … Continue reading

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What is it About a Camera?

What is it about a camera that is able to bring out the silliest faces in people? Or is it just me? I was at the CNET popup store in Manhattan, right after presenting a session on making the most … Continue reading

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Bonus Tutorial: Panorama Photography

It feels like forever since I recorded the videos for my latest video training title, “Digital Photos from Concept to Completion: Learn by Video”, produced by my good friends at video2brain and published by Peachpit Press. Of course, it wasn’t … Continue reading

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Who’s The Audience?

So I was at the Apple Store in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan a few days ago, getting an issue with my iPhone checked out and buying a few items, when I noticed what looked like a model of the … Continue reading

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“Concept to Completion” Now Available

I am extremely excited to announce the availability of my latest video training title, “Digital Photos from Concept to Completion”, produced by video2brain and published by Peachpit Press. This video title is different from any other I have produced to … Continue reading

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A Look Back with George Lepp

As many of you may know, I really got my start in the world of digital photography while working as an assistant for world-renowned nature photographer George Lepp. Many of George’s fans know that he shares his knowledge very freely, … Continue reading

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When Weather Attacks!

Well I suppose first off I have to acknowledge that it has been about a month since I’ve written a blog post. If it is any consolation, I’ve been in Austria for a little over a week, and before that … Continue reading

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Let’s Try This Again…

It seems I’m a big fan of relatively narrow depth of field, as well as perhaps a touch of the unexpected. In a recent blog post I featured an image where a red barn was out of focus, but a … Continue reading

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Emphasizing Context

One of the things that I feel is very important for many photographs is a sense of context. There are, of course, a variety of ways you can attempt to add a sense of context to a photo. This week … Continue reading

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Canola Scouting

Today I arrived in Pullman, Washington, with friend and fellow photographer Wolfgang Kaehler. Tomorrow the participants arrive to begin a week-long field photography workshop I’ll co-lead with Wolfgang. Besides actually getting ourselves here, we also needed to scout some of … Continue reading

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