Category Archives: Photo Tips

How To (lighting),  Seeing & Thinking (process of analyzing a scene), &  Snapshots (info about a single image)

Oooh, the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde—if you’ve dreamed of visiting since you were a kid, like me, and you’re finally going—yay! Nothing can compare to visiting in person and wandering around the ruins where the Ancient Ones once lived centuries ago. But I will admit that it’s NOT an easy place to photograph. In […]

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‘Tis the season when communities gather for the annual lighting of the Christmas tree….fa la la la la… Even if you don’t live in New York City where the masses huddle around Rockefeller Center, chances are pretty good that the event that you attend will still be crowded. Cold. And dark. Not exactly the best […]

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Last weekend Autumn colors finally came to southern Indiana. So I jumped at the chance to get out and capture the leaves before they completely fell off the trees.  What better background for a portrait? I grabbed 3 lenses — 16-35mm, 85mm, and my Lensbaby Sweet 50 — for variety. Then headed out with my […]

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  Shopping season has begun… Looking for ideas you can pass on to family members bugging you for a gift list?  Bet they’d appreciate some ideas to buy online! I’ve compiled a list of products fitting for those of us who LOVE photography and travel. Many are practical. Most are appropriate for any ability– beginner […]

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Photographing Yellowstone in winter may not be everyone’s cup of tea…but if you’ve followed my posts you’ll know that winter is my favorite time to photograph Yellowstone…when frost coats boardwalks and deep snow blankets the ground, creating a stark contrast to the colorful mineral springs and textured thermophiles that flow among the terraces. But the thick […]

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