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 […]

It’s that time again; I’m planning another trip to Mammoth and Yosemite. This time it will be right after Tioga Pass (hwy 120) re-opens. I’ll be staying in Mammoth and driving into the East entrance of Yosemite. My plan is to take a number of photos in Tuolumne Meadows and around Mono Lake. Yep, that […]

Back in early 2012, I read an article about an exhibit that the Getty Center was displaying; It was a collection of Herb Ritts photos (Article: L.A Times August 10, 2011 – “Getty Museum acquires set of Herb Ritts photographs”). The article stated that until July 2011, the Getty had not acquired any pieces of […]