Category Archives: How To

There’s a zillion ways to accomplish things related to photography from lighting and capture to digital manipulation. Here’s just one way…

Sometimes you don’t need to travel far away to see an amazing sight. In fact, you might not even need to leave your own backyard! Lucky for me this week, I was already in the path of Totality when the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse passed directly overhead. I hadn’t planned on photographing it. Didn’t have […]

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  Photographing Aurora in winter has its own set of challenges. And ya best be prepared!! Imagine this… You’re standing outside on a winter night watching the sky, waiting for the northern lights. Your app indicates they will be very active tonight. Camera settings are locked in, sitting on a tripod beside you. Ready! Freezing […]

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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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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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