Category Archives: Seeing & Thinking

An illustrative description of the cognitive process used while photographing a scene–whether analyzing the subject, lighting, or composition; overcoming challenges; or just adding drama.

Stepping inside a private monastery in Bhutan last November, we happened upon this scene—a group of young monks bent over the floor creating an intricate mandala. First thought, wow, how cool to finally see this…then, do you suppose we can photograph it? Great, now how? The challenge was the lack of natural light. At 5pm, […]

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We often hear the anagram HDR, and think High Dynamic Range. Some people don’t care much for the image that pops into their head, assuming it’s one of those over-the-top highly processed images that looks more illustrative than photographic. There is, however, a distinction between HDR and Tone Mapping.  An image can be HDR and […]

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I love motion.  In my studio, I have chosen to photograph people who move — but I tend to freeze their motion using strobes. On adventure photo tours, however, I like to experiment with shutter speed and camera movement.  The downside is that you never know exactly what you’re going to get.  Turns out, that’s also […]

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