Bryan Hansel Photography

September Newsletter: Basic Night Sky Lightroom Preset

Sep 6, 2013

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Bryan Hansel

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August Wrap-Up August was a busy month in the Grand Marais area, it kicked in with Fisherman’s Picnic, then we had the Grand Portage Rendezvous Days and Powwow. That was followed by an extremely busy week for kayak guiding, which…
August Newsletter: Slow Down, Do Something New

Aug 7, 2013

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Bryan Hansel

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Wow! What a busy month (and weirdly cold). July has been my busiest yet. My kayak guiding company, North Shore Expeditions was busy, I did lots of portraits and wrote several magazine articles. There were days this month that I…
July Newsletter: How to Create Motion Pans

Jul 7, 2013

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Bryan Hansel

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Where did June go? It zipped by and I’m a little glad it did, because it was a cold month with lots of bugs and other than family portraits, it was a low volume shooting month for me. I did…
Rear Button Focus

Jun 6, 2013

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Bryan Hansel

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Most photographers shoot their cameras with the shutter release button set to control focus in addition to release the shutter. When you push the shutter release button down halfway, it focuses. The advantage is that with the focus and release…
May Newsletter: How to use a Vari-ND Filter for Waterfall Photography

May 6, 2013

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Bryan Hansel

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April was a whirlwind for me. I was in Florida for the first part of the month both on vacation and then kayaking in the Florida Keys with friends finishing up a three-year kayaking expedition. On the way back from…
What Camera Gear to Bring on a Road Trip (A Photographer’s Packing Guide)

Apr 17, 2013

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Bryan Hansel

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Packing camera gear for a road trip gets complicated fast, especially when one leg of the trip is a kayak camping expedition through the Florida Keys, another is a beach vacation on Sanibel Island, and the third is a landscape…
March Newsletter: Understanding Copyright and Good Photos

Mar 5, 2013

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Bryan Hansel

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Busy and fantastic is how I describe February 2013. It was cold enough to form ice on Lake Superior, which makes this year better than last (the winterless year). It was still not as icy as previous winters, but it was good…
Photography Composition Techniques: A Complete Guide for Beginners

Feb 5, 2013

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Bryan Hansel

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Composition is the single most important element of a great photograph. Even with perfect lighting and a compelling subject, poor composition will cause an image to fall flat. This guide breaks down exactly what composition is, the key compositional elements…
Free eBook: North Shore Impressions: Favorite Photos of 2012

Jan 4, 2013

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Bryan Hansel

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Over the last week, I’ve been looking back at the photos I took in 2012 trying to identify my best images of the year and my favorite images of the year. I also compared this year’s photos to last year…
January Newsletter: What to Wear for Winter Photography

Jan 2, 2013

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Bryan Hansel

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It’s now solidly winter in the northland, which is one of my favorite times to photograph the north shore. The days are short, so shooting both the sunrise and the sunset is easy. The sun rises and sets over Lake…

About the author

Bryan Hansel is a professional award-winning landscape photographer and outdoor educator with over three decades of experience. His work has been featured in numerous publications, including National Geographic and Outdoor Photographer, and he was recognized as the Best Photographer in Minnesota by Lake Times Magazine in 2018. In addition to his successful career as a photographer, Hansel is also an accomplished outdoor educator and guide, leading photography workshops to some of the most breathtaking locations in the country.