Blog Archive
Looking back over the years, the tips and “coaching” I received from photographers who were more experienced than I proved to be an invaluable element of my photography “education”. I mimicked my mentors. And still do. If I liked the way someone else’s picture...
How simple edits allowed family photos from a conference to be processed quickly!
Just got back from a fantastic weekend in Virginia, attending the Family Encouragement Weekend with the family! [Read more about what I’ve learned taking pictures at FEW Conferences in the past: Challenges of Shooting a Family Conference] But something else...
Here are a few tips for you to enjoy from the latest PRO Critique webinar! I know it’s only 5 short minutes taken from the hour spent in critiquing the PRO members’ submissions, but I’m sure there’s something you could pull from it anyway:...
Bear Rocks is a widely recognized symbol of West Virginia wilderness and a frequently photographed scenic area in the state. Last week, I had the opportunity to spend an entire day photographing this well-known landmark on the eastern edge of the Dolly Sods...
I tinker around with HDR merging every once in a while, but I’m seldom pleased with the results. Like, even after merging a series of photos together, I still feel like I’m limited with the amount of detail I can pull out of the highlights and shadows. All too...
I just got back from the last ACTION photography workshop of the year in Green Lake, Wisconsin. Like the five other homeschool Conferences from over the summer, it was a blast! Here are some of the photos we took over the week and what we learned in shooting them....
Have you ever spent the 4th of July at an airport? Travel has it’s unfavorable flavors sometimes. When I dropped off the car at a local hotel for a week of parking near the airport, the lady at the desk asked about my Independence Day vacation plans as she pulled...
Favorite shots from James' brother's wedding, with comments on why James likes them or how they were taken.
An example which demonstrates that taking time to rearrange the way you set up a family can make a difference in the end result of the photos.
During the CAPTURE Alaska workshop back in 2014, we stopped to have a chat with Alaska landscape and lifestyle photographer Jeff Schultz at his studio in Anchorage. Jeff’s work has been published all over the world, he founded Alaska’s largest stock agency, Alaska...
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!...
Some new ideas James tried out when shooting this wedding, including a group shot and ideas on editing B&W.
A short piece of a transcript from an interview with a professional portrait photographer.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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:...
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