What makes your images work? Certainly the camera of course, but you already know how to work most of the buttons on your camera, how to focus and expose, but what makes the images work? The issue with photography is how do you take a 2 dimension image and convey the story you are trying to tell. If you think …

Over the years of shooting, I have evolved my thought process to make the evolution of a photograph more simplistic. It is easy to be overwhelmed by all the settings and tech that comes with a camera and the act of simply making a picture can seem overwhelming. I know, I’ve been there. Time has been my greatest teacher. It …

I follow a fair number of photographers and the ones that I follow are for a specific reason. Often they are mentors, there genre they specialize in is the same as my interests or, they just have sound advice for moving my photography forward. I generally don’t repost someone else’s articles on my blog, but this topic was sound advice …

Have you ever had this happen to you? You are out in the field, or perhaps on a photo trip you planned and when you get there, creatively, you draw a blank. Perhaps you are clicking away and the pictures are just not what you are envisioning. Don’t worry, it is part of the creative process. It has happened to …

So often I hear people that I shoot with say to me “I wish my photos were like so and so” or “I want my images to look like this photographers“. While looking at other photographers work for inspiration is something we all do, and there is nothing wrong with that, does this really help move your photography forward and …

Some of the best advice I have ever received for photography is to change how I see. Initially, I was not sure what was meant by that advice, but as my photography has grown and continues to grow, this has become one of the most valuable things that have helped my photography progress. I have come to realize that the …

Ran into some good advice that I wanted to send along to everyone to help be more prepared in the moment when the opportunity to take the shot comes along. Mind you, these are not 100% guarantee, but they certainly will increase the odds of you being ready to meet the opportunity when it arises. There are two components to …

Way back when I first started this blog, it was just to say that I had a blog. It was the in thing at the time. I really did not have perspective on what the blog would be other than to put photographs up for others to see. Since then my blog has gone through a number of revisions and …

Today’s cameras can do amazing things and really can produce great images in all modes. Yet, I still get asked, what is the best mode to shoot in? Truth is, any of them. Probably not the answer you thought was coming. Having said that, I have never used Programmed (Auto) where the camera is in charge of everything. That is …

Whether we like it or not, artificial intelligence isn’t going anywhere. Companies and creators alike are relying on this more and more. I remember first learning the craft of photography. We had a limited number of shots with film, no instant gratification on the back of an LCD, you needed to know how to compose, arrange elements in a scene …

This is a topic that is always in debate and I feel is especially relevant more so to landscape photographers than any other genre. It may come into play at times for wildlife as well but is predominately for landscapes. My thoughts on this have shifted over time as I have learned more and my eyesight has shifted a bit. …