My favorite images from 2014
Top ten favorite images from 2014
Good news for me
So the other day I needed to crawl under the house to check something out. I haven’t been under the house for about five years. Those of you who’ve been with me long enough will remember the great bathroom remodel of ’07 – ’08 (that’s pronounced “aught seven” and “aught eight”). During that remodel I […]
The One-Third Myth
You’ve seen those pictures with a sharp foreground – maybe some flowers – and an in focus background – like a mountain. These are usually made with wide angle lenses with the foreground very close to the camera, usually within a foot or two. Getting everything in focus is done with a technique called hyperfocal […]
New Book
Hey all, my new book is available and I’m really pleased with how it turned out, especially since there are a whole lot of pictures in this book that aren’t really the kinds of pictures I’m known for or have aimed for in the past. Working on this project required that I step a little […]
Does a cougar live in the woods?
The answer is emphatically YES! In fact, one lives in the woods adjacent to our neighborhood. Do you want to know how I know this? Thought you’d never ask. It’s because I saw one. Close up. Too close up if you ask me. Bailey (the Labradoodle) and I were out for our usual walk the […]
Making your photography your own
Photography is fun. At least it should be. Learning composition should be fun too. Some seem to want to turn it into a dry subject full of jargon and theory. This, to me, is about as exciting as accounting (no offense, accountants). I recently read an essay on composition aimed at beginning photographers wherein the […]
Of cookies and critiques
I loves me some chocolate chip cookies. And if I do say so myself, I can make the very best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever had. They’re pretty awesome. But I’m no baker. I really don’t know what I’m doing other than following a recipe with some of my own modifications (guesses, really). I don’t […]
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