Currently I use Adobe Lightroom to do my photo processing. It took me a while to get used to the software and how it archives photos, but the development module was the same as what Photoshop had to offer in Camera Raw and I was already familiar with that. My processing through Photoshop had pretty […]

The Annenberg Space for Photography will be opening a new exhibit, “Helmut Newton: White Women – Sleepless Nights – Big Nudes,” on June 29th. The exhibit that just closed was “War Photography: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath”. After seeing that exhibit I began to think about how far photographers are willing to go […]

Back on May 12th, I wrote an entry on my blog regarding using the camera you have and not necessarily worrying about the latest greatest camera to take pictures. I’ve been trying to think of an example that could really solidify that thought…and I think I’ve found it. In the July issue of Outdoor Photographer, […]

I’m back from Mammoth and Yosemite…and have already made plans to go back in October! Yes, I had an amazing time and had some photography challenges along the way. One issue I had was photographing lakes that consistently had ripples in the water. Getting a smooth surface is hard when fish are jumping out of […]

There has been a number of thunderstorms here in Mammoth and Yosemite over the past few days. Below is a photo of Tuolumne Meadows with some nice clouds from one of the storms. Right after the white clouds showed up, a huge black one came across from the West and dumped a ton of rain […]

Thunderstorms in high elevations can be really dangerous. The current weather forecast for the upcoming week in Yosemite and Mammoth predicts four days of thundershowers. I’m planning to take some photos in the Tuolumne Meadows area at that time, so it should be interesting to see exactly what the weather is going to be like. […]

I’ve been getting ready for a trip to Yosemite to do some photography in the back country. I’m planning to do sunset shots around the lakes in the higher elevations. I also want to try to do some night sky shots of the stars since they should be really clear and bright. What I failed […]

I’ve been noticing something more often as I take photos. The pictures I’ve taken lately on my tripod seem to be done at the same level, which is “eye” level. Now that I’m getting ready for a trip to Mammoth and Yosemite, I’ve been taking a closer look at the tripod. There are so many […]

Lately, while reading online articles, I’ve noticed something that is a consistent reoccurring theme: Without the [insert a specific, trendy, high-priced DSLR camera here] you cannot take really good pictures. I don’t know where that thought process came from, but it couldn’t be any further from the truth. Read on and you’ll see what I […]

This last Christmas I treated myself and bought a tilt/shift lens for my camera. There is kind of a learning curve to using one. The biggest challenge for me is the focusing of the composition. While it looks one way in the view finder or on the live view screen on the camera, it always […]