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Welcome! Wherever you are on your photography journey, learn to take better photos through the photography tips and stories you'll find in the following free articles. By learning from the experience of others, you can also start taking pictures that you're excited to share with others!
12 Tips For Puppy Photography
In case you hadn’t noticed, some excellent advice on puppy photography was written up on the FREE Forums last week! It was so good, I wanted to make sure everyone was able to learn from it here on the blog. Thank you @buddingphotographer for these 12 great tips!...
A Few Ways To Improve A Wedding Photoshoot
Some new ideas James tried out when shooting this wedding, including a group shot and ideas on editing B&W.
Photo Critique of Emu at Sunrise
With 4 questions to discuss and 7 pictures to critique, the PRO Critique and Q&A webinar with the PRO Members earlier this month went really well. So well, in fact, that we went over the 1-hour time slot I had originally allotted for the webinar! Here’s a short...
How The Shot Was Taken: Timber Island
I heard that the Jonsrud View Point was a good place to photograph Mt. Hood without having to travel very far outside of Portland. And I suppose it would be a good overlook if there weren’t any clouds to obstruct the view. But since it happened to be quite cloudy...
A Few Portraiture Tips From My Interview With A Pro
A short piece of a transcript from an interview with a professional portrait photographer.
What Camera Would You Bring?
Directly after the photography Mission Trip with Lenspiration a few weeks ago, the opportunity came up to go sea kayaking with some friends in San Diego. If you had the opportunity to go sea kayaking, what camera would you bring along with you? I have brought my...
Moving My Pictures from Bad to Good to Better to Best
In the PRO Critique and Q&A webinar with the PRO Members last Saturday I talked about what the differences are between a bad, good, better and best image. Once we know these things, we can start taking 5 steps to effectively capturing best pictures in whatever...
Behind The Shot: Morning Vigil
I spent the early part of last week in the Columbia River Gorge scouting for the July CAPTURE Oregon workshop. My goal was to finalize the best places to take pictures for sunrise, sunset and any time in between, rain or shine. This shot is from one of the...
Take Your Creativity To A Deeper Level
A few weeks ago, I was asked to photograph an old school that was for sale on some property near where I live. The purpose was purely documentary. To show what existed so potential buyers could know what they were buying. I wasn’t supposed to be “creative” with the...
How to Keep from Missing Good Opportunities for Good Pictures
My brother Jonathan and I drove down together from West Virginia to the Big Sandy Family Conference in Texas. It was quite the drive, but when I travel, I try to plan in some extra time to stop for sunrise or sunset pictures. So, as we were driving along that first...
How to Add a Professional Touch to Your Photojournalism Photos
Just finished up the Big Sandy ACTION Photography Team! Let me share some of the best photos submitted by the team members with my comments on the reason why I thought they were the best. The basic principle behind any good picture taken during an ACTION is, “the...
Preparing for the Epic Moment
Have you ever read an article and thought, “I wish I had known about that a long time ago!”? Well, this happened to me the other day. I was reading an article by landscape photographer Anne McKinnell with a title that interested me: 5 Tips for Sand Dune Photography...
How I Clean My Camera Sensor
Have you ever taken pretty pictures like this . . . . . . only to find that there were spots all over it, like this? I noticed spots like this in my pictures very soon after buying my first DSLR camera. My family was just beginning an amazing vacation through the...
What Camera Should I Use for Event Photography?
With the first ACTION Photography Team coming up in less than five weeks, I’ve been receiving questions from potential attendees about what to expect or what to bring. Here’s one question I received whose answer I thought might be helpful for more than just Wendi:...
How Do I Conduct an Engagement Photoshoot?
Four concepts to think about when conducting an engagement photoshoot.
About the Shot: Cerro Colorado
On Top of the WorldCerro Colorado, Baja California, MexicoSTANDARD 1280 x 1024px (5:4) LARGE 1440 x 900px (8:5) WIDESCREEN 1920 x 1080px (6:9) Cerro Colorado stands 1000 feet above the city of Tijuana, Mexico, and access to...
Do you Have a Picture that Speaks, “Stepping in the Light”?
When I was first getting started into photography, I remember wishing that somehow my pictures could be used for something bigger than myself. I knew my pictures weren’t all the great most the time, but I knew that some of them were good, and I wished they could...
Unnamed Badlands near Fox Lake, Montana
Ever traveled through eastern Montana? If you have, you would know that there’s not much out there. If you haven’t, then just take note that . . . there’s not much out there. However, before you just truck it through to get to your final destination, consider what...
Praise God for Second Chances
I didn’t post much about the snowstorm Jonas . . . I was really looking forward to getting some great shots, being in a new location and all when the storm hit, but after my first attempts of capturing the aftermath of the storm, I was so disappointed with the...
Answering the Most Common Question, Once and for All!
“What camera should I buy?” Have you asked yourself this question before? I certainly did when I was first getting into photography! And guess what? I still do. Because cameras get old and upgrades are required sometimes. There’s no easy, one-size-fits-all answer...
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New month - new photo assignment! And this one is pretty sweet. 🙂 Our goal is to take beautiful photos that reflect the truths of Psalm 119:103, “How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!”
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Another behind the scenes shot....thanks to @real_lukas_n Though I usually use a tripod for landscape photography, there was no time in this situation where it was literally raining. When I saw the distant mountains after pulling in for only a short time at this open-to-the-public farm, I knew there was a shot somewhere. This vast field of flooded strawberry plants was the foreground I was looking for, offering perfect leading lines to the triangular peak framed by the sweeping mist.
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New blog post! 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 at link in bio.
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Behind the shot photo.... When it`s rainy, and you`re not on lights`s time table, there`s time to chat with friends while you`re out in the field! 🤩 Thanks @real_lukas_n for the second photo! --
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Happy Memorial Day! Let us honor their sacrifice by using our freedoms not to do as we please, but to live as we ought. #freedom #integrity #selfcontrol #memorialday #Godblessamerica
New blog post! 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 at link in bio.
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Foreground element, framing, leading lines, human element, vibrant color.... Definitely one of my favorite shots from EXPLORE Springtime in the Smokies.
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Before/after....look at the difference! A little editing is just what it needed to make it pop (IMO). What do you think?
"For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills." Deuteronomy 8:7-9 Every time I photograph a waterfall I should thank the Lord for letting me live in such a blessed land.
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New blog post! 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 at link in bio.
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The photo assignment for May is live! Take beautiful, landscape photos that have a warm, glowing sense to them. Photos could include warm sunlight glowing at the end of a path, over water, over a stream, in a field, or over a mountain. Details at link in bio.
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Someone got a photo of me taking the group photo at Family Conference last week! @familyconfs @alertacademy #familyconference #eventphotography #groupphoto #eventphotographer #adventurous
A quick stop in Paris for a selfie! 😄 #paristexas #travel #selfietime #texas
So much fun to photograph a family conference as an actual family! (Thank you Rebekah for the photo!)
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On the lookout for puddles on a rainy first day of Conference!
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