Stories & Expeditions Archives

Random Comments from a Simple Sunrise Shoot

by James Staddon | Nov 30, 2019 | Stories & Expeditions

There aren’t any beaches in West Virginia, so while traveling around in Virginia earlier this month, I did what I could to make the coast my destination a time or two. I didn’t have a particularly enormous amount of time to spend just taking pictures, seeing I was on a regular business trip, but sunrises... Read More »

How I Landed At This Incredible Place

by James Staddon | Nov 22, 2019 | Stories & Expeditions

Traveling for photography gets pretty fun when multiple events line up back to back. I’ll pack up hiking clothes and rain gear for an outdoor workshop. Then I’ll pack up a suit and tie for a wedding. Then I’ll pack up all my lights and a backdrop for a professional studio shoot. Then it gets... Read More »

A $745 Mistake

by James Staddon | Sep 7, 2019 | Stories & Expeditions

Bang! Have you ever seen a lens fall off a camera at waist height and land onto a wooden floor? And better yet, a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM lens? Up until Reece & Stacy’s wedding, I hadn’t either. I’m still impressed with the build quality of that lens. Even from that fall, there was not a crack, not a dent,... Read More »

Why I’m Headed to Georgia

by James Staddon | Aug 30, 2019 | Stories & Expeditions

Most of my summer travels had been planned out before March. A Photography Team in Texas in July. Another one in Michigan in late August. A wedding shoot soon after, but maybe some Photography Field Days in between in random places throughout the Midwest? Historically, attendance at Texas Photography Teams have been... Read More »

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the 2019 Photography Team Group Photos!

by James Staddon | Jul 5, 2019 | Stories & Expeditions

If you think learning photography is not easy, try learning portrait photography, were you have half the amount of time (or is it a quarter the amount of time?) to spend thinking about what settings you’re going to use on your camera while the rest of the time you spend engaging the subject(s) and making it... Read More »

Behind the Shot: Middle of Nowhere

by James Staddon | May 24, 2019 | Stories & Expeditions

I’m amazed at how little time I’ve had to edit my photos and write about my travels this spring! It’s been all I can do to keep up with emails, the Shoot to Serve assignments, the Convention Photography Teams and booths, and figure out where to sleep and what to eat each day. It’s been about 9 weeks on the road now,... Read More »