During my trip to Vietnam in the spring of this year I visited the town of Sapa in the Sa Pa district of the Lao Cai province. It was there that I came across this amazing elderly woman from the… […]
Oftentimes people envision travel photography as arriving at a destination where the setting is pre-made into a beautiful scene and all you need to do is leisurely bring your camera up to your face and press the shutter button. This… […]
“Googly-Eyed Adelies”, which was taken in Antarctica in January of this year, was just chosen as one of the finalists in Photo District News Faces Portrait Contest in the Animal Portraits section. The photo appears in the September edition of… […]
In 2011, I found myself in a makeshift photography shoot on a partly cloudy day in Cuba. I used off-camera flash to take some photos of this Cuban man with an amazing face. At the time I used a Nikon… […]
I am currently on vacation with my family on a Disney cruise in the Mediterranean. The last two days were spent in Venice, which is one of my favorite places in the world. I have been to Venice three times… […]
I am so excited that three of my photographs have been selected to be on display in the Art at the Airport exhibit at the Akron-Canton Airport. The show opens on August 8, 2013 and closes the beginning of December, 2013. The… […]
Thanks so much for all the great titles. It was pretty hard to pick a favorite. I will keep this in mind the next time I get writers block 🙂 The winner is… Jackie Fedak. I altered it just a… […]
You may have noticed that in my last blog post I did not title my photograph. It is something that I am trying hard to be more consistent with these days, as it helps me keep track of them in… […]
This is another photo that I really liked from my recent trip to Palouse. Big skies, amazing clouds, gorgeous light, and beautiful shadows – <sigh> just magic! The scene reminded me of being a kid and laying in the grass… […]
There are only so many ways to photograph a red barn. After a “red barn photographic marathon” in Palouse I began wondering what else I could possibly do with red barns. As my mind started to wander, so did my… […]
Those who have read my blog for any amount of time know how much I love the details in scenes. When presented with a sweeping vista I will of course slap on a wide-angle lens and shoot away. What I… […]
As of late, I have been carrying around a Sigma 15mm fisheye lens. I have been amazed at how often I find myself pulling it out. I am almost to the point where it will be promoted to a “staple”… […]
For my latest trip I knew ahead of time that there would be much farmland with lots of rolling hills. Green rolling hills, to be specific. “What would that much green be like in infrared?” I thought to myself. I… […]
For some, photography is a numbers game: f/stops, shutter speeds, ISO, and megapixels. When they see a scene “bam” – they dial it in and shoot it down. The numbers game is indeed a necessity, however for me my heart… […]
I recently entered the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops Animals Contest and was thrilled to find out that “Googly-Eyed Adelies”, one of the photographs that I took in Antarctica this January, received an Honorable Mention. With 2,850 images entered from all… […]
When I arrive at a scene, sometimes my first instinct is to shift into comfort mode and shoot the same way I often do: shallow depth of field, portrait mode, wait for a subject to look, etc. In Vietnam I… […]
I am a pretty shy individual. Oftentimes this is a hurdle, but in photography I find it to be a huge benefit. I am a people watcher. I keep my eyes open all the time and take in everything, trying… […]
I wanted to share another drive-by photo from Vietnam. We were on a freeway without any place to safely stop when these amazing rice paddies appeared. The colors of the worker against the green were amazing. I was able to… […]
In Vietnam there are lots of fascinating people on bikes carrying anything from pigs, chickens, to absolutely unidentifiable goods. When is the most common time to see these wonderful subjects? While driving, of course. This presents some interesting challenges. While… […]
Do you find yourself drawn to the same types of subjects when you take photos? A trip to Italy last fall caused me to consider that very topic. I have been to Italy numerous times, sometimes for vacation and sometimes… […]