by David Middleton | Jan 12, 2011 | Articles
I have been watching the weather a lot lately and have noticed that large parts of the country are snow covered. For motorists this can be a pain in the fender but for photographers it can be a magical time to take pictures. If you are going out in winter to...
by David Middleton | Nov 22, 2010 | Articles, Workshops
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...
by David Middleton | Sep 16, 2010 | Articles, Projects
What a difference soft light makes! Remember my post a few weeks back when I was lamenting how hard it is to photograph the details of lobstering when both the sun and the contrast are high? Well I had another chance to go out on a lobster boat and finally I had...
by David Middleton | Jul 20, 2010 | Articles, Projects
When I first started out as a Pro (or trying to earn money to be a Pro) I decided to concentrate my photography on three areas- wildflowers, forests and harbors. There wasn’t much fore thought into this decision, there was no market analysis or saleability...
by David Middleton | Jun 9, 2010 | Articles
We Shoot Horses, Don’t We? So how do you go about photographing a running stallion? Before I tell you the hows lets review the wheres, whats and whys. Last week (early June) I was employed by a thoroughbred horse farm, Pin Oak Stud, in Kentucky bluegrass country to...