Pro Tips
Three Steps to Improve your Night Photography
The long nights of winter provide a great testing ground to practice and up your game with night photography. While summer months often have the biggest draw for milky way…
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Pro Tips
The MOST Important tip for Wildlife Photography
A lofty statement indeed–the MOST important? Yep, if there is one thing that is so critical to your wildlife photography (particularly those that fill the frame in a “portrait” like…
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Gear We Love
Perhaps my Most Valuable Camera Accessory
I recently did a live presentation for our Daily Dose of Nature series with Natural Habitat Adventures on all things camera gear and accessories. If you like gear (and I…
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Pro Tips
Why Portrait Mode is so Great on your Smartphone
If you want to take pro-level and pro-looking photos on your smartphone, look no further than your phone’s portrait mode. This is a major game changer in the smartphone camera…
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What's in the Bag
What’s in my Camera Bag? Yellowstone Winter Photography
Winter wonderlands come in many shapes and sizes, but there is perhaps none grander than the one you’ll encounter in Yellowstone National Park. With its immense scenic beauty and sensational…
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Pro Tips
JPEG vs. RAW – What to Use?
Most newer cameras these days are providing the option of saving your photo as a JPEG file or a RAW file. There are merits of each, but what you do…
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Learn by Example
Video Tutorial – White Balance is a Big Deal
Photography is a celebration and portrayal of light. We want to photograph in the best light to get amazing colors, right? Well then why do most folks let their camera…
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Pro Tips
Gearing up for a Colorful Fall
Writing from my home in Boulder, Colorado, I can tell you fall is in the air. While we might be getting a bit of a preview of what’s to come,…
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Pro Tips
Leading Lines as a Photo Composition Tool
A photo with great composition is going to outshine one without great composition 100% of the time. Fortunately, composition is something you can really learn and master as you practice…
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Stories from the Field
Live Presentation – All Things Landscape Photography
Get ready for a Landscape Photography extravaganza in about a week’s time. On Aug 4 at 3pm ET / 12pm PT, I’ll be doing a full 1-hour workshop (always is…
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Pro Tips
How to get that “Sunburst” in your Photos
Have you ever seen those pro-level photos of landscapes with those scintillating sun beams radiating out in all directions? If so, you probably have some envy–they certainly are great looking!…
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Pro Tips
Macro Photography 101 & 102
What better time than now to learn some new camera techniques, get in your backyard or local natural area, and showcase the vibrant little things in life…flowers, beetles, butterflies, and…