Photographing the Milky Way: A Checklist and Some Resources

In a sense, photographing the Milky Way is easy. Composition is easy since the subject is obviously the Milky Way and you just aim at that. Your choice of lens/focal length is simple because you always shoot with your widest focal length to minimize the movement in the stars. Even your exposure settings are simple because… Continue reading Photographing the Milky Way: A Checklist and Some Resources

Introducing Lightroom Classic (and what Adobe’s changes mean for you)

The photography world was atwitter this week following an announcement by Adobe regarding changes to Lightroom.  If you are catching wind of any of it, you may have questions about what is going on (people tend to get pretty riled up when Adobe makes changes to Photoshop or Lightroom).  Here is what you need to… Continue reading Introducing Lightroom Classic (and what Adobe’s changes mean for you)

Washington Coast: Rialto Beach

Rialto Beach is one of the most scenic areas of coastline in the state of Washington. It is a beach that is dominated bye sea stacks with trees growing out the top of them. It is technically within Olympic National Park, although the coastal areas are separated from the main body of the park. Getting… Continue reading Washington Coast: Rialto Beach

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My New Top 8 Travel Planning Tips for Photographers

The photos in this article were taken on my recent family trip to Ireland, which is where I found myself thinking about travel-related tips.

I previously wrote an article with some overall travel planning tips for photographers.  These were primarily tools to help you find the best locations and shots.  As I have taken more and more trips in recent years, however, I have discovered a few more.  Some of these relate to the finding of photographs, and some… Continue reading My New Top 8 Travel Planning Tips for Photographers

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Drones: The Best New Tool for Outdoor Photography?

A shot from my DJI Phantom 3 Advanced taken on a prior trip to Ireland.

I just returned from Ireland, where I spent two weeks photographing the countryside and coastline. While I was there, I had something of a revelation. I realized that, if I was forced to choose between bringing only my trusty DSLR or my drone, I’d choose the drone. That surprised me. I never planned on getting… Continue reading Drones: The Best New Tool for Outdoor Photography?

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