My Digital Workflow

Before we get to the actual workflow I need to emphasize one important, actually very important, point. It is something I always say when I am presenting my workflow but I’m not sure the importance is ever fully appreciated. Digital photographers have the most...
Maine in December

Maine in December

Brenda and I were snooping around the Maine coast last week trying once again to get some snowy Maine coast pictures and once again we got nothing. The storm that was supposed to hit the coast fizzled out and went south and we ended up with three days of blue skies....
The Secrets to taking Magnificent Portraits

The Secrets to taking Magnificent Portraits

I have been thinking about the portraits I have photographed lately…portraits of people that is. I have been taking portraits of other things for my entire photographic career- mammals, wildflowers, milkweed pods, boats, tractors, birds- you name it. I...

Just some thoughts

The workshop season is over once again- my 25th!- and I thought I would share some end of season lessons that seem to always come up on every workshop. 1. Shoot Big! With digital photography there is no penalty for shooting a bit bigger (zooming out a scrunch) than...