Have you heard of Photo Philanthropy’s Activist Award? Big cash involved and you can submit for anyone you think deserves it. A note from PP’s Jessica Watson from a different blog post: “Thank you so much for highlighting our organization in your thoughtful piece! For all the fellow photographers out there that believe that we [...]
Undoubtedly one of the best aspects of traveling abroad is bringing back wonderful photos to share with family and friends (or sharing them while on the road!). As a professional photographer and avid traveler I get asked time and again, “Which lens should I buy for my DSLR before I go on my trip?” Along [...]
Are you heading to Africa for safari and want some photography tips? This article helps get you started in the right direction.
Yes, that snappy title is meant to grab your attention. No, I don’t actually terrorize my daughter. Well, not ALL the time. But she does like putting things together and helped me with a recent purchase that showed up on Tuesday. Then she was nice enough to help me test it. The Glidecam 4000 [...]
LAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVALAVA I could say it all day long! LAVA is just, pardon the pun, cool to me. It’s the earth in action in a way that doesn’t, immediately, knock down buildings the way earthquakes do. What I’m talking about here is the mostly slow moving lava, P?hoehoe. The stuff is amazing in its formations when [...]
Vertical World Seattle is having their annual Summer Slam climbing competition on the 22nd of July. I loved shooting the competition and party last year with the help of climbing partner Adrienne as my belay slave. The competition is open to all and is a friendly, family safe type of event. There are burgers, beer [...]
It seems computers can do most anything with an image now a days. So why bother with all those cumbersome filters? The answer is that most of them are still superior to the techniques used with a computer. Plus, if the image is more accurate coming out of the camera, less time and effort will [...]
We all have those days. Days where you know you want to do something with your camera or photographs, but the motivation tank is on Empty. I’ve been having some of those days recently and came up with a list to help pop me out of the rut and back to being productive. This list [...]
There are few things worse in this modern age of photography than reading “Card Corrupt” or a similar message on your camera’s LCD. A lot of us have been there and for those that haven’t, yet, I’m hoping a little knowledge will help dissolve the pit that forms in your stomach after realizing something is [...]
