Creating Intimate Portraits in Nature
Since the first day I picked up a camera and started photographing birds I felt compelled to create images that seem, and many times are, larger than life. I enjoy nothing more than capturing intimate...
View Article“Meadow Diving”
I’m a big advocate of using a tripod for every image I possibly can. I believe that my compositions get better, I make exposure choices with more thought, and sharpness and image quality are greatly...
View ArticleThe Art of Abstract Macro Photography
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in June, 2006, and is being featured again with its original text and one new image. Our thanks to Michael Brown. From Wikipedia online...
View ArticleThe Basics of Nature Photography
Are you new to nature photography? Feeling a little unsure of how to get started in your quest to make beautiful images? If you want to consistently make good photos, there is a lot to learn....
View ArticleBlack and White Photography
The development of black and white photography prior to the 1930′s was the byproduct of technical limitations rather than desire. I am quite certain that had color been available from day one, people...
View ArticleFine Art Composition Top 15
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”-Albert Einstein 1. Composition is the strongest way of seeing. This is Edward Weston’s definition...
View ArticleCompose or Crop?
Composition is an essential aspect of a good photograph. It’s our choice as photographers as to how the elements will be arranged in a photograph. It’s no wonder we take time to setup a photograph,...
View ArticleMy Changing Shooting Style
I have been a photographer for most of my life and throughout my 46 years or so of photography, my style has changed many times. When I first got heavily into bird photography about 14 years ago, the...
View ArticleDetermining Composition – Part 1
Composition is the arrangement of visual elements in the image. Successful composition should lead the viewer’s eye toward the most important parts of the image. It should help portray whatever it is...
View ArticleGetting Out of Your Bird Photography Rut
All of us go through a period of low productivity in our photography; we get stuck in a rut. Maybe we’re doing the same thing we’ve always done or perhaps we can’t envision how to do something...
View ArticleThe Fish-eye Lens In Landscape Photography
The novelty fish-eye lens has long allowed photographers to explore a unique look and perspective in their picture-taking endeavors. Invented more than 100 years ago, the ultra-wide angle lens has a...
View ArticleUsing Position in Wildlife Photography
The three most important things in real estate are location, location, location. In wildlife photography, they are position, position, position. As a nature photographer specializing in plants, I offer...
View ArticleThe Rosette Nebula
Although I’m not an astrophotography expert, I recently posted this image under the landscapes image forum on NatureScapes.Net and was asked to describe how the image was created. As I sat down to...
View ArticleGreat Horned Owls – From Nesting to Fledging
The Great Horned Owl begins nesting earlier than most other birds in the U.S. and by spring, young likely have hatched or are ready to hatch. Here, I share photographs and the story of one pair from...
View ArticleRAW Perfection – Get in the Zone!
Those of you who follow my blog and/or have traveled with me on a photo tour here in Costa Rica know that I strive to capture the best RAW file possible and that I consider only a perfect (or near...
View ArticleAre You Image Driven or Subject Driven?
When I began shooting RAW files, the processing tools available were somewhat rudimentary. I labored with the early Adobe Camera RAW converter to process my files (Lightroom didn’t exist then), but...
View ArticleWildlife Photography “Beyond the Perfect Portrait”
For many aspiring wildlife photographers, capturing beautiful portraits of their favorite birds or animals in the wild is often their primary goal. This is certainly an understandable and a worthwhile...
View ArticleMake Your Unusable Photographs Beautiful
If you’re like me, you take a lot of nature photographs, and you know that nature doesn’t always offer blue skies with fluffy white clouds. I’ve photographed in rain, snow, strong wind, lightning...
View ArticleGuidelines for Advanced Composition and Image Design
An excerpt from “The Art of Bird Photography II”, a book in progress: When I was a fledgling photographer living in New York City, there were many local camera clubs with lots of members who enjoyed...
View ArticleCreating Intimate Portraits in Nature
Since the first day I picked up a camera and started photographing birds I felt compelled to create images that seem, and many times are, larger than life. I enjoy nothing more than capturing intimate...
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