If you are like me---and most other professional photographers that I know---you will have acquired over time an extensive collection of camera bags. Some bags fit some gear, but not other gear. Some are…
Peter is a neighbor and a good man. These days, he mostly takes care of his disabled adult son. Photographed hand-held with my Zeiss Otus 85mm lens at 1/3200 of…
On a beautiful spring Sunday with glorious clouds and shifting light I took my four kids for a hike in Tilden Park. We parked a car near Lake Anza (Phyllis…
Over the past few days I've had some amazing tulips as well as an amalgamation of anemones to play with. I have to admit to some inspirational thoughts looking through…
A rose is a rose is a rose, except when it is not. A Harold Davis rose photo is apparently a Georgia O'Keeffe rose painting when you search Google Images for…
My new book Achieving Your Potential As a Photographer ships with a Workbook, which is why the subtitle of the book is A Photographer's Creative Companion and Workbook. The Workbook is…
I've had a pretty exciting and exhausting 18 months. I've been traveling, leading photo tours and workshops, and finishing my latest book. We're so excited around here as it heads…
Photographed Friday on my light box using my Nikon D810, Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 at f/16 and ISO 64 on the tripod. Eight blended exposures at shutter speeds from 8…
What is the worst mistake you make with a customer? Probably it is the inability to see things from the customer's viewpoint, and to only see costs and benefits from…
I have been a Flickr member for almost a decade (since 2005). According to Flickr’s dashboard, there have been more than 5,000,000 views of the 4,500+ images that I have…
I photographed these beautiful blue irises for simplicity of composition on a light box, then in Photoshop added the background and light texture I used with Peonies mon amour. Related…
Downtown Porto, Portugal's second city, has aspects of an amusement park for adults, without being cloying. There's a great river with boats of every kind, an old town with ancient…
Forever Changed tells the story of psychiatric nurse Linda Mornell, who founded Summer Search. Summer Search is a national organization with a comprehensive program that gives "high school students what…
The cotter pin, also sometimes called a split pin, is piece of metal separated into two tines. The tines are bent outwards in installation, and the cotter pin is used…
I'm often asked what I mean by LAB color adjustments, so I thought I'd show a simple set. These adjustments are based on a likely suspect, the succulent from my…
What do mountain men, trains, and old barns have in common? Come find out in a unique photography tour of California's Gold Rush Country April 9-12, 2015 conducted by my…
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