A couple of years ago I was processing some photos and noticed something really strange. A few different images all had the same kind of mark on them in exactly the same spot. I immediately thought that the problem was the lens (I used the same lens for all three photos), but there were no […]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, you will know that the United States Government has shut down for the last week and it looks like it will remain that way for a while. I’m not going to point a finger and blame any specific political party, but I will say […]

Ansel Adams is one of the most admired and respected photographers of all time. His technique with film in the field and in the darkroom helped advance photography in many ways. However, Mr. Adams never had the chance to explore the digital age since he died back in 1984. I frequently wonder how he would […]

Every once in a while photographers need some sort of inspiration in their lives. That inspiration can come from many places: paintings, music, poetry, etc. Great quotes from other photographers have always helped me along the way on my photographic journeys; below are a ten. Can you think of any others? * Beauty can be […]

How many times have you been out taking photos and thought, “This picture would be great…if only those people would just step to the right and get out of the frame of my picture!” At one time or another this has happened to me. It can be frustrating, but have you ever thought that maybe […]

One thing I’m always looking for is good light for that great picture. Doing landscape photography usually means early mornings or late evenings to get that magical illumination. Sometimes it takes more than just the right time, but also the right day as to when the sunlight will shine its best on the area you […]

The one thing I’m consistently working on is photo composition.  This is one area of photography I think everyone can always use a little more education on.  I found a really great article online at Outdoor Photography written by Adam Barker, which can be found by clicking here. After reading Adam’s article I really took […]

In October of 2012, I took a photography workshop through the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite National Park. I had a check list of things to do before the workshop, but what I failed to really focus in on was my camera’s users manual. The main reason why I put it off was because I […]

I went to the Annenberg Space for Photography today to see their latest exhibit, Helmut Netwon: White Women – Sleepless Nights – Big Nudes. The exhibit is pretty provocative, so let’s just say there’s a LOT of nudity in it. Helmut Newton is known not only as one of the top French Vogue photographers, but […]

DSLRs and their lenses can be a real pain to carry around. The DSLR I currently use is one of the smallest and lightest around, but I’ve been thinking more and more about moving to the world of Mirrorless technology. Mirrorless cameras are known to be much smaller and lighter than DSLRs and the lenses […]