Photo Ciritique Episode 3

Hi Gang,
I’m posting a new photo critique.  This recording also announces a new website I’ve been developing on behalf of the Twin Cities Area Council of Camera Clubs.  Please visit and register.  The site has some really cool features and opportunities for folks in the Twin Cities and beyond.  The address is http://www.tcphotonow.com To view [...]

(I)Black and White Photography: Capella Tower and B/W Adjustment Layer Tricks

Today’s image is from a recently completed commercial shoot of the Capella Tower, downtown Minneapolis, MN.  The management claims its the tallest skyscraper in Minneapolis by 1 foot, towering over the IDS building.
After completing my work in color for the client, I decided to play around with the image in black and white.  Its MUCH [...]

(I)Landscape Photography: Osseo barn, silo, Jane and farm dog

Last weekend I went to Madison, WI for a halloween/Badgers Football/euchre/croquet weekend with some friends.  On may down I decided to take an hour to just PLAY around in the Osseo, WI area.  Despite its international fame for the Norski Nook pies, Osseo is really just a sleepy farming community.  It was cold, cloudy and [...]

Landscape Photography: Giving Up #1

Today’s image is the first of three I’ll be posting as a series titled, “Giving Up.”  In early Octoboer, 2009 I left Saint Paul at 3 am to catch sunrise on Lake Superior in Duluth.  The forecast was for rain, it rained all the way up I35, then stopped in Duluth.  Then started again in [...]

(V) (I) Landscape Photography Tutorial: Duluth Harbor Black and White

Hi Gang, today’s post is an image and video tutorial of a photo I captured on Oct. 2, 2009 in Duluth Harbor.  Some may recall the storm that passed through there and I showed up on the back side of it, when things had calmed just a little.  The structure in this image is the [...]

Welcome to my New Photography Site

NEW NEWS Well, I did it again. I have a new site with a new domain name and for good reason. The short of it is a change of focus and a need for better SEO (don’t worry if you don’t know what that means). Those two simple sounding issues [...]

Scouting The Workshop on the Gitche Gumee

I’m still digesting the amazing workshop week we all experienced.  I have to send out a BIG THANK YOU to all the participants, including Marek, Amy, Mark, Sharon, Chet, and Travis, who  assisted and contributed to the wonderful vibe of the group.
I went out Sunday afternoon before the workshop to scout a trail in Gooseberry [...]

Landscape Photography: Establishing Relationships

Hi Gang,
I’m choosing today’s image to discuss the relationship between subjects in big scenic landscapes.  In a few weeks I’ll be teaching a 4 day workshop on landscape photography up on Lake Superior, a very amazing but difficult place to shoot big landscapes and this discussion will be the FOCUS of our shooting: finding relationships [...]

Landscape Photography: Beautiful Experiences and HDR Images

Today’s post title is inspired by another amazing photographer, Guy Tal.  In a recent post on his blog, Guy discusses the purpose behind his landscape photography,  “…you are there to make images of beautiful experiences. Make it a beautiful experience first, and you will have something to photograph.” Guy’s writing articulates  very well a message [...]

Landscape Photography: Lake Superior Redux

A previous take on today’s image was posted here. This past weekend I was shooting a friend’s house and had a few minutes to run out and work with some thunderstorms that were starting to roll in.  I decided to head back and try a new composition on this location.  Hope you enjoy.
Technical: Canon 1Ds [...]

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