There Are No Magic Camera Settings: Learn to Read the Scene Instead

Spend enough time searching for photography advice online and eventually you will run across an article promising the best camera settings for whatever you happen to be photographing. There are best settings for football, concerts, sunsets, portraits, wildlife, indoor sports, and just about every other subject that can be placed in front of a camera. I understand why these articles […]

ONE MONTH UNTIL ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

ONE MONTH UNTIL ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK On August 18, I will begin my time as a 2026 Rocky Mountain National Park Artist-in-Residence. During the residency, I will bring together landscape photography, tactile art, audio description, and field recording to explore how the park can be experienced through sight, touch, and sound. The photographs I create will become the foundation […]

The Secret to Finding Your Photography Style Is Doing Less

Spend enough time around photographers and you’ll begin to notice a familiar pattern. The photographer who once couldn’t wait to get out and shoot starts spending more time researching gear than using it. A new lens arrives in the mail. A few weeks later, it’s a set of macro tubes. Then comes a flash modifier that promised beautiful soft light, […]

The Real ROI of Your Photography Locations

Shoot Smarter, Not Farther Every photographer dreams of the big one: standing before the Eiffel Tower, tripod legs spread like battle flags, waiting for the golden hour that’s been captured ten million times before. It’s a beautiful dream, until you realize you’re elbow-to-elbow with a hundred other shooters all chasing the same light and angle. At that moment, the question […]

Shooting big events, is it worth it?

In a recent article by Dan Zafra from PetaPixel, the ugly truth about shooting big locations and events is revealed. Dan talks about his experience shooting Yosemite’s Firefall. Once a year during the first couple weeks of February, the sun lights up Yosemite Horsetail Falls giving it a lava-like or fire-like appearance. The rampant popularity f photography has caused events […]