Do the right thing
Father’s Day shopping can be rough business. Especially if your pop has everything he already needs. Now, I know my Dad is much like myself. We don’t need materialistic things to complete our holiday. No, we just need a quality hug and “I love you”. BUT, I realize Father’s Day is just a little over [...]
HDR: worthy of the hype?
One of the things I love about digital photography is the flexibility it provides photographers to experiment. I really didn’t know too much about High Dynamic Range (HDR) a few years back, but now it seems to be all the rage. R.C. from Layers magazine wrote a great piece on HDR so check it out [...]
Avoid Image Theft
First, I want to thank everyone that stopped by to see me in Kalamazoo. I had a ton of fun and really enjoyed visiting with all of you. I’ve been fielding a few questions from folks about how to protect your images from being stolen online. The most honest answer is you can’t. If you’re [...]
Keep Them Forever
I’ve been called paranoid more than once. Who said that about me? Who!? See what I mean? And when it comes to my photo data, not only am I a geek about back-ups, I’m a crazed lunatic about making sure I have a backup of my backups. However, stealing a line from Andy Groves, “only [...]
My Chicago Sunset
On the night of my arrival back in Chicago I was welcomed with a wonderful sunset view from my back deck. I’m going to tell you a dirty little secret about sunsets and professional photographers…”we secretly enjoy shooting them.” Sure, you’re not going to find them in our portfolios. And why would you since any [...]
Change your P.O.V.
Time to say goodbye to Montana. I’m packing up and getting ready to head back to Chicago. I won’t be able to write much from the road for the next few days but I’ll be back on Monday. Remember, spring is a great time to hone your photography skills. Don’t forget to look around and [...]
How to pick a winner.
Picking photos for your portfolio can be difficult as well as a very rewarding process. Often times I will work an image a couple different ways in Lightroom before I decide to jury opinions from others on the results. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t simply hand over the keys to the kingdom and say [...]
Western Visions Event in Jackson Hole
Today’s blog will be pretty short. However, I’m pretty excited to announce that I will be participating in the “Western Visions Event” held by the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole. The event will take place from August 29 – September 27, 2009 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. For more information please click here
Shoot “low lying fruit”
I’ll be traveling these next few days so bare with me if I miss a few daily blogs. But remember, get out this weekend and practice shooting. Sometimes “picking the low lying fruit” isn’t a bad practice. Meaning practice your photography on things that are easy for you to shoot such as your kids, friends [...]
A compact digital camera can do the job too!
I’ve had a ton of questions about “do I need a fancy camera in order to take good photos?” I’m going to be honest, it doesn’t hurt. But, and this is a big BUT (bigger than mine was in college) it doesn’t matter if you’re shooting with a $40,000 Hasselblad or a $5.00 disposable. If [...]
Just relax and take the shot….
Yesterday I spoke a little about “visualization” and today I want to talk about artistic flow, or simply put, getting into the zone. Now, when I’m shooting I need my comfort zone and I don’t get there immediately…not many photographers do. It takes me time to warm up to get the “mojo” going if you [...]
John is an award winning landscape and travel photographer who splits his time between Chicago and Montana. His work has been featured in National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole. John loves the outdoors and traveling, and sharing his images with others.