Photographing Winter

Posted by on Dec 28, 2012 in Articles | 3 Comments
Photographing Winter

Time for the annual ‘How to Photograph Winter’ report, something that is written every year and the same thing is written every time. So lets get the obvious suggestions out of the way with little else said: it’s cold so wear warm clothes- hat, gloves and boots; don’t take your camera from a warm humid […]

Wintery Photography

Posted by on Dec 5, 2011 in Articles | One Comment
Wintery Photography

Tis the season for many of us to go out into the elements and photograph snowy winter scenes. I have done this for years and for many of them I was often disappointed with the images I got. They were perfectly nice and technically fine but there was something missing- they didn’t look wintery even […]

I Shoot Horses, Don’t I?

Posted by on Mar 3, 2011 in Articles | No Comments
I Shoot Horses, Don’t I?

This is how I amuse myself in a snowstorm- I go out and photograph horses.

Hugh in the Barn

Posted by on Feb 22, 2011 in Articles | No Comments
Hugh in the Barn

I am often asked what it is like in the barn in the winter. My response is usually, “It is not as cold as you might think inside and it is much colder than you can imagine outside.” Today, I got a different answer to the question care of Hugh.

Capturing a Winter Wonderland

Posted by on Jan 12, 2011 in Articles | No Comments
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 photograph and you want a shot that looks very wintery- what I call a winter wonderland shot- there is an important trick to remember.

At it Again

Posted by on Feb 19, 2010 in Projects | No Comments
At it Again

Well, I’ve been at it again, chasing the weather in hopes of getting some wintery lobstering shots. Once again a storm was forecast to come up the coast and hit the Gulf of Maine. Not a big storm but big enough

Winter-Arrrggghhh!

Posted by on Feb 13, 2010 in Articles, Projects | No Comments
Winter-Arrrggghhh!

What this means for the Lobstering Life book project is that it is very hard to get winter lobstering shots or I should say wintery looking shots. Wintery shots require snow on the ground at the very least and snow in the trees at the very best. Without snow the photographs look like a very dreary day in November or April.