Finding Your Inner Artist:  Part 1

Finding Your Inner Artist: Part 1

Find your style and what makes you unique. When I first started shooting Landscapes several years ago, I tried to emulate other Photographers in the current industry.  I knew I was no Ansel Adams and that would be a stretch, so I looked toward other artists that I...
Extinguishing Software Anguish

Extinguishing Software Anguish

So many programs so little time… Photoshop, Lightroom, PaintShop Pro, Gimp, Aperture, Phase One, DXO Optics, Tiffen Dfx, Photomatix, Oloneo, Topaz Labs, On1, Nik Software, Picassa, MS Paint… Did I miss any?  Of course I did, there are so many to choose...
Strategies to Squash Gear Lust

Strategies to Squash Gear Lust

Have Gear Lust?  Here’s your cold shower… There comes a time in any photographer’s life where they long for more.  Not more photos or even better photos, that is an ongoing process, but more gear.  We are in a fast moving technological age and lust...
HDR Photography is NOT DEAD!

HDR Photography is NOT DEAD!

It is very much ALIVE!  (Blake steps on Soap Box) I recently read an article titled “Is the Death of HDR Coming?”.  Where I read it is not necessarily important to point out.  I would prefer to allow the source and author to remain credible, as they are,...
The HDR Master Class!

The HDR Master Class!

Coming To Kansas City in May! I have been blogging about HDR Photography for just about 4 and a half years.  I have put in thousands of long hours and thought about exposure brackets for entirely too long. When I started this my number one goal was to become a...
10,000 Subscribers on YouTube!!!

10,000 Subscribers on YouTube!!!

Let’s Celebrate a Milestone Together! After a little over 4 years of having my YouTube channel live I hit 10,000 subscribers!  Time to pop some bottles!  Here is my way of saying thank you for all you have done for me through your sharing, commenting, emails,...