What not to do

Okay, this will be a short one because I just don’t want to think about it anymore. Right now I am on vacation in Laguna Beach in southern California. We got some free tickets at a coastside resort so we cashed in and got out of winter for a few days. Now to the...
Low light photography

Low light photography

It is amazing how good cameras are these days with capturing scenes in very low light. I learned this while I was doing my farm book project and I had to get pictures inside dark barns and sheds. But I am still amazed at what I get when I am taking the pictures. The...
More on Steve the Lobsterman

More on Steve the Lobsterman

Okay, here is the full story. I have just gotten a contract to do another book. This one is going to be on lobstering in the Gulf of Maine. I have been photographing the harbors and the lobstering detritus of the Northeast for 20 years but this is the first time I am...
A Real Character!

A Real Character!

I met this man in Stonington, Maine while working on my next book, A Lobstering Life. What a character! I will tell you more about him in the blogs to come but I wanted to introduce you all to him. His name is Steve Robbins Jr.
No flash photography

No flash photography

I have to admit something to all of you. I don’t have a flash. I haven’t owned one in three years. I haven’t missed one in five years. I don’t expect I will ever own one or miss one again. Why? Because I find the combination of high ISO...
Wintery Photography

Wintery Photography

This is the time of the year when our thoughts turn to the photographic possibilities of winter. For me that meant getting pictures that looked like a winter wonderland, whatever that meant. But it took me awhile to figure out why some of my pictures looked wintery...