Throwing a Hail Mary

This set of images was taken on the night of Dec. 23 and during the day, Dec. 24, 2009.  Our epic snowstorm blowing in, my friend Chet and I decide to head to Duluth and take what comes our way.  We arrived in the harbor at night, but in reasonable conditions.  The winds were blowing [...]

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 [...]

Landscape Photography: Going Back in Time

Hi Gang,
Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be posting exclusively landscapes.  I’m going through some “throw-away” images, reworking some previously posted images and just re-posting some of my personal favorites.
I’d like to remind everyone that there are still openings available in my North Shore workshops, so please contact me directly at alec@acjohnsonphoto.com if you’re [...]

Slap Zoom #2

Well, on this historic day I wish I had something more profound to write. I don’t, so here’s a link to the video I produced, demonstrating how the images this week were made.
Click Here For Video.

Kaleidescope Images and Photoshop #1

ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS of the print contest: I want to send out a big THANK YOU to all of you who continue to be present here at E X P E R I E N C E. For those who did comment on the Print Contest Images, I put your name in a bowl [...]

Lake Superior Print Contest

Hi Everybody,
This is the last of my north shore series from Summer 2008. On Wednesday I’ll be posting a transition image that will lead to another set of strange, weird and provocative images based on landscapes. Until then, please leave a comment (with email address) and become eligible for a print of YOUR [...]