Capturing a Winter Wonderland

Capturing a Winter Wonderland

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...

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...
Ahhhh, Soft Light at Last!!!

Ahhhh, Soft Light at Last!!!

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...
The Colors of Lobstering

The Colors of Lobstering

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...
We Shoot Horses, Don’t We?

We Shoot Horses, Don’t We?

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...