Out for a Walk

Out for a Walk

I went for a short hike in the high country of Colorado the other day. It has been a magnificent week of blue, blue skies and ever more golden forests as the aspens continue to turn yellow, gold and even orange. For this walk I brought just one camera and one lens- a...
Fall Aspens

Fall Aspens

Just finished a photo workshop in Colorado with my great friends Jeff Wendorff and Scott Rouse. The day after Scott and I and my niece Lexi climbed 14,007′ Mount of the Holy Cross- a 12 mile hike with a 5660 feet of vertical ascent. We did it in 10 hours....
Photographing Fall Color

Photographing Fall Color

Here are some hints on how to get your best pictures this fall. 1. Go out on rainy, misty days- don’t go inside. Fall color will appear the richest, most saturated on rainy days. And yes, your camera gear will be okay. Don’t go out in a downpour but when...
What do you see?

What do you see?

A new feature of this blog for you all to chew on. I’m going to present a picture and then ask if you see the things I think are photographically significant. I may give some broad hints if I am feeling nice. Here is the first one- This picture of me was taken...

The Power of Your Work

I am up in Rockport, Maine, halfway through a weeklong workshop. There are many other image makers here – amateur and professional, color and black and white, film and photo. In my mind, they are all doing important work. Some are documenting poverty in rural Maine....

Lifestyle or Career

“It is like snorkeling up a muddy river.” “Excuse me?” I said. “It is like snorkeling up a muddy river.” “Okay, what is?” “You don’t want to know.” “Okay” “But it is really like snorkeling up a muddy river.” “What is?” “You don’t want to know.” This is pretty much...