(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 [...]

(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 [...]

Video Tutorial Episode 4(2): Split Neutral Density Filters Part 2

Are you new to landscape photography? Want to add a new level of emotional content and more realistic capture to your landscape images? Try Split Neutral Density filters. In Part 2 of this TWO PART series Alec takes us all the way through the WHY and the HOW of these amazing filters.

Landscape Photography: The Only Moment We Were Alone

Last Monday evening, April 20th I gave a talk at the Minneapolis Photographic Society on Value Systems in Photography.  It was so much fun, the group had great energy and I really appreciated the opportunity to speak with them.  My value system for photography is defined by three words: Energy, Interaction and Play.  I chose [...]

Landscape Photography: Lake Superior and the Concept of Play

I recently watched a TED.com talk on the concept of PLAY.  I’ve had a discussion with many friends over the past couple of years about Play, how its lacking in life for most adults.  It’s inspired to share some previously unshared images, images that in my mind were created in the process of PLAY.  You’ll [...]