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What Does minus 40 look like? Warm Memories of Extreme Cold.
First, a little background story about my early Alaska days. A client recently expressed interest in images of bitter cold. Not much of that in Northern New Mexico and western Colorado Valley this winter. I am planning a late winter … Continue reading
Handy Cold Weather Photography Tips
I love winter light, especially fresh snow clinging to trees on a crisp winter morning! The hardest thing about winter shooting for me has always been keeping my hands warm while operating the camera system, including the tripod. Even with … Continue reading
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Tagged cold weather photography, photography tips, winter photography
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Sometimes Adventure Photography Begins at Home
This week is a short one. The routine is familiar. We frantically pack for another 10-day adventure 500 miles from home while tying up loose business ends prior to our departure. It is stressful but I’m excited about our upcoming … Continue reading
What is The Best Way To Carry 10 Essential Photo Accessories?
On every shoot, whether it is landscapes for a personal project or a high pressure adventure assignment, there is a group of small “essential photo accessories” that you need to have regardless of what bodies and lenses you’re using. I … Continue reading
ASMP’s Strictly Business Seminar is Well Worth the Cost
I attended Strictly Business 3 in Los Angeles put on by the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) in January. Wow, what an enlightening and rewarding event! I’ve been a member of ASMP since 1994 but this was the first … Continue reading
Creative Outdoor Photography Workshop in Girdwood Alaska, July 15-17, 2011
This summer I will be teaching another workshop for the Alaska Society of Outdoor and Nature Photographers. Thanks to our good friend and fellow photographer Cathy Hart, this will be my third workshop for the club. The workshop is July … Continue reading
How Following Three Basic Photography Principles led to a Successful Assignment
As a working professional who has taught a few workshops with plans to teach more, I try to do is make sure that I practice what I preach. Some of the things I try to emphasize in a workshop aren’t … Continue reading
Capturing a Fleeting Moment at 32,000 Feet…Always Keep Your Camera Ready.
The last time this happened it was 1988. I was on a flight from Great Falls, Montana to Seattle. Shortly into the flight I was stunned by a commanding view of the Chinese Wall of the continental divide in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Canon, Mt. McKinley, photography, photography how to, photography tips
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