Moments

Moments

I have been thinking lately about how ephemeral photography can be. Sometimes the opportunity to photgraph something is maddeningly brief and sometimes it can be joyously long. Peak fall color here in Vermont often lasts 4 to 5 days so anytime in that window and you...
How I do It

How I do It

The other thing that I am often asked  is how I shoot- translation: how is camera set when I photograph? This is how my camera is set for 99% of my photography: Matrix metering (Evaluative if you are a Canon shooter); Aperture Priority; Auto Focus. I don’t use...
Model Releases

Model Releases

The question I get asked the most when I am doing a presentation for photographers is “What about a model release?” It gets asked every time I speak, I can almost guarantee it. And I think the same people are asking the same question to different pros...
On Writing Well

On Writing Well

I am often asked what the early influences were in my creative life. I reply by listing the most important- my parents, Elliot Porter, Sierra Club books, my dear friends John Shaw and Wayne Lynch- but there is one that has nothing to do with photography but everything...
Spring Wildflowers are (finally) here!

Spring Wildflowers are (finally) here!

Yeah! Wildflower season has finally started- about 10 days late! I went out looking for my little friends today and found plenty. Here in the Northeast the flowers that are now out are the very first ones- coltsfoots along the roadsides and hepatica and...