The Very Best Part of the Hike 🥾
What was the best part of the hike? Not the canyon, kayakers, or sunset. A heartwarming story that reminds us of a timeless biblical truth.
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Can You Guess That State?
The Apple Butter Festival Art Show is around the corner, and I intentionally curated the gallery to showcase 40 photos from 40 different states. Here are some clues on guessing the states!
Read More »8 Helpful Foods and Snacks For On-The-Go Photographers
Discover simple, practical snack ideas that make travel days smoother and healthier. These easy, packable options keep you energized whether you’re commuting, road‑tripping, or heading out for a full day of photography.
Read More »What Photography Techniques Help Capture Clear Evidence After a Car Accident?
A quick guide to photographing a car accident clearly—wide angles, damage shots, documents, and road clues that preserve what happened.
Read More »Inside the Making of My First Ever Fine‑Art Exhibition!
I slowly walked through the hushed room, looking at the beautiful watercolor paintings hanging on display panels or laid out on tables all around me. The artist was across the room, showing my brother some of his paint-mixing techniques. It wasn’t fancy. But it was fascinating! My hometown’s annual Apple... Read More »
10 Amazing Connecticut Photography Locations . . . You Can Explore as a Family!
There’s plenty of adventure for a landscape photographer in the State of Connecticut! Here are 10 of the best landscape photography locations in Connecticut. . .
Read More »8 Creative Ideas to Add to Your Calendar Theme
For the 2027 calendar, I kept some ideas and added others, refining the calendar theme one step at a time. Here are eight ideas that shaped this year’s calendar. . .
Read More »From Hobby to Profession: Making the Jump to Brand Photography
I wasn’t coming up with enough time to write a blog post story this week, as I was starting into preparing the Lenspiration 2027 Calendar, making plans for photographing a wedding in September, and assembling content for my first Art Show at our town’s local Apple Butter Festival in October. However, I... Read More »
Sunrise Composition Tips from a Photo Adventure on Ragged Mountain
It has been a long time since I set my alarm clock for 3:30am. But there was no way around it!
Sunrise was at 5:31am.
I wanted to be on location at 5:00am. If it took half an hour to hike to the overlook, I needed to be at the trailhead at 4:30am. Google Maps said it was a half hour drive to the trailhead, giving me a departure time of 4:00am. And because I figured it would take half an hour to shake the sleep out of my eyes, get ready for the day, pack up some snacks, and put on my hiking shoes . . . I needed to set my alarm for 3:30am.
Read More »The Photo That Lost the Popularity Contest
It’s time to reveal the results from the Lenspiration 2027 Calendar Photo Candidates survey! 72 different people participated in the survey this year. And to find out which photos they thought were the most popular, I pulled all the information into a spreadsheet to tally up the total number of 1-star, 2-star,... Read More »
Student Photographer Spotlight: Leanne Loewen
In early 2024, a “New Order” notification arrived in my email inbox that perked my interest. “Wow, this family is from Alaska. And look at that, they live quite close to where I visited back in 2013!” I wrote back to ask if they knew any of the people and places I had gotten to know while I... Read More »
5 Reasons I Love July (As a Photographer)
Summer’s here, and I’m so excited for it. As a photographer, here are the top 5 reasons I’m lovin’ this July!
Read More »What Do YOU Think About These Photos?
As we look back on 250 years of American history, so much has changed—our cities, our technology, our pace of life. Yet some things remain wonderfully unchanged. I’m grateful for every chance I’ve had to explore even a small portion of this immense continent. Over the past year, as I’ve sorted through images for my 2027 Fine Art Calendar, I’ve found myself reflecting on the incredible natural beauty God has placed across this country. And now it’s your turn to share your impressions & feedback on my photos!
Read More »Unexpected First Step into Color Theory
“Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.” –I Timothy 4:13-15 I... Read More »
Why Great Photos Depend on the Small Stuff
In a past blog post, I said I’d share more photos from our short stop in Sedona, Arizona. Well, here they are, plus a fascinating tidbit behind great photos that I discovered while as I was editing them.
I didn’t know my way around Sedona very well. But after doing some online scouting, I was convinced that Bell Rock was the place I wanted to go for my only sunset in the area. Naturally, I followed Google Maps to the “Bell Rock Pathway Trailhead Parking Lot.” But when we got there, I didn’t see any Bell Rock.
Read More »How My Love for Outdoor Photography Deepens My Understanding of Scripture
The snow fell thick and fast. Wind whipped across my face. Just days earlier, I had been strolling with the family through early, spring blossoms in beautiful, warm weather. But on this mid‑March afternoon, winter wasn’t giving up without a fight. To get any sort of good photo out in this blizzard, I had to keep... Read More »
The Cost of a Relaxing, Sunset Photo Shoot with Family
The last bit of light after sunset doesn’t take long to disappear. Sparkling stars were peering through the pinyon pine boughs above us. We were in the deep shadows of dusk as we picked our way down the rock strewn trail back to the parking lot.
Read More »How We Took Amazing Rainy-Day Photos in the Smoky Mountains
Rain poured down in torrential waves as we made our way through the Smoky Mountains. We had gotten up insanely early—long before dawn—to make the most of our time photographing at the high-elevation overlooks before the storm. But now the rain was coming down so hard that even the most dedicated among us didn’t feel like stepping out of the car for a photo. Until we rounded a bend and saw…
Read More »Rainy Day in the Smokies
The photographer who makes decisions based on comfort won’t get out in the field, even in a place like the Smokies—and therefore won’t come home with any photos.
Read More »My Favorite “Next-Level” Photos From Big Sandy
At the Big Sandy Family Conference last week, the students got so many great photos! Families together, faces smiling, kids all excited, speakers in action—exactly the kind of images we were going for. Like these . . . But as I was reviewing the photos afterwards, there was a handful that really stood out as... Read More »