The Insidious Photographer’s Ailment. When you look at a photograph what do you first see? Do you see a well composed photograph that perfectly captures the beauty of the scene, or do you see the slightly blown highlights in the water in an otherwise good image of a waterfall? Do you see a dramatic sunset with… Read More
Better Photography Takes More Than A Fancy Camera.
I my latest article for the New England Photography Guild I share a few tips on how to take your photography past the snap-shot and on to creating beautiful and compelling photographs. None of the tips involves buying any new gear, except maybe an alarm clock. 😉
Indecision.
Going Back Again… …and again. * * * Have you ever made a photograph that you just weren’t sure about? Not sure if it was good enough to keep, good enough to share, should it simply be deleted? This is one of those photos. * * * Time and again I… Read More
Staging
Creating the shot, literally. How far are you willing to go to create a photograph? How far is too far? For my landscapes, the more intimate portraits in particular, I have no problem doing a little light “landscaping” to clean up the composition. Without hesitation I’ll remove a piece of dead wood from a stream,… Read More
