Getting the Big Picture, Tips for Shooting Panoramas
What are panoramas and why would you choose to create one? A panorama consists of multiple, overlapping images stitched together to create a single image. The long, rectangular variety are the most common and are visually interesting because we naturally take in a scene by scanning, instead of the camera’s traditional fixed view of things.…
Read MoreMinimalizing
I just spent about a week and a half in the Palouse Hills of Washington. If you are a photographer and haven’t been there – ummmmmmm – go! Hills just don’t roll like that anywhere else. In June you have the greens, in October, the harvest and the golds. I haven’t been there in the…
Read MoreHunting for Wildlife
Yesterday, I got up super early and headed out to a place where I was guaranteed (by my motel owner) to find Big Horn Sheep. It was a dirt road off a dirt road off a dirt road, each one getting successively harder to travel. Bob has 4-wheel drive and there’s no road I won’t…
Read MoreLost in Oregon
I have these maps…… some of you have seen them. They are plastic road maps of the United States. I mark every road I drive and photograph. My goal is to drive and photograph every road in the United States. No, I don’t really think I can do that, but trying sure is fun!! When…
Read MoreSilver Falls State Park
What does it say when you hike 5 miles and your favorite shot is of the trail itself? Look, It’s beautiful here and the waterfalls are nice and full but….. I was here in the fall and the tonal range is just boring in comparison. So why did I come back? The short answer it…
Read MoreSacramento National Wildlife Refuge
On the road again……. where’s Willie Nelson when you need him?? Day one is my “get outa town fast” day, so I got on the 5 and went north at 70 mph for about 7 hours. I was gonna keep going – but I saw a sign for the Sacramento National Wildlife Rescue. I grabbed…
Read MoreLeaving Monday
As my favorite newscaster always says – watch this space!!!! I promise to bore you with my travels and thoughts as I roam the Pacific Northwest. Aside from the Palouse Workshop (which will be amazing), I will be working to finish up my Pacific Northwest book for Schiffer Books. Here are a couple of photos…
Read MoreTalking to Clowns
It’s great to be back in touch with Stinky Pete the Clown and Kat the Sword Sallower. I got a hold of them so I could send them an American Carnival book. Having them in the book makes the experience of being at the fair so much better. So much more personal and somehow real. …
Read MoreBack to Blogging
Don’t worry!! I’m not gonna bore you everyday with random thoughts. I just want to let you know that the new books are on pre-order sale on Amazon. American Carnival and How Did you Get That Shot will be out May 28. I have the advance copies. I gotta say – they look good!!! Just…
Read MoreBlogging
I’m new at this blogging thing, but I’m a good talker…… so…… I guess I’ll just talk here. I hope you’ll talk to me too. Your input is important to me. I have always loved to travel and photograph by myself. I publish because I like to share what I see. I lead workshops for…
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