This morning, I decided to look back over the fine art images that I’ve captured this summer (starting June 1st and ending August 9th). I came up with 94 images. When I narrow that down to my favorite images of the 94, I end up with 37. That’s fewer than 1 image per day, which
Do you skip out on Rainy Day Photography? If you do, then you are missing out. If you go out on rainy days, you already know the secret. The secret is simple: rainy days make for great photography. This is especially true when photographing waterfalls. Earlier this week, I did a one-on-one photo workshop with
While many approaches exist to produce simplicity in photography, the idea of additive composition instantly creates a simple minimalist shot that works as a palette for as much complexity as needed. In my workshop presentations, I talk about a three-part process for composition: Simplicity, Flow and Relationships. Summed up, simplicity means including as few compositional
I recently did my typical year-end post where I talk about how my year went as an artist: what worked, what challenges I had, how I feel about my work in that year. In that post (see: My Favorite Shots of 2017), I also picked one shot from each month that was my favorite shot. It
Each year I like to look back and see how things went. In 2017, I put a lot on my plate. It was the year that I was on the road the most since back when I was 25. I spent about 120 days on the road and put just under 36,000 miles on my
My Early Winter in the Badlands Photo Workshop is the last workshop of the year. I always look forward to it, because I love being in the Badlands and that time of year is quiet in the park. Next year, I’m running a June workshop there and in the Black Hills, so I’ll miss the early
2018’s Northern Nightscapes Calendar features images of the night sky, the Milky Way and northern lights from Cook County, Minnesota. Cook County is one of the darkest locations in Minnesota and is as dark as many of the darkest places in the world. The images reflect the many northern light storms that we have
Find a photography project and find inspiration should be all I need to write. But, somehow I need to convince you that when you are feeling a little burned out on photography or just lost your focus then you should start a personal project to find the inspiration and revitalize your love of photography. I’m
Over the weekend while teaching a waterfall photography class, we hiked up the Cascade River State Park waterfall trail and came to the first waterfall. In previous years, the waterfall was framed in by two massive white cedars. It made for the perfect symmetrical shot. But, last year the tree on the left fell down
Back in January, I selected my favorite photos of the year. Each month I picked one favorite shot and then I published them in my Best Photo of 2016 post. There were 62 runner-ups that I didn’t post and a few of you asked me if I would post some of those runner-ups. It’s hard
