Stop It: Ultra-Wide Angles

May 14, 2018 in how to, Personal

The biggest lie in landscape photography is that you need a wide angle lens. I was deceived by the allure of a wider perspective that captured more than everything I could see.

National Parks vs true Wilderness

May 11, 2018 in Personal

As wild as National Parks may be here in the USA it is a common misconception that these are true wilderness. We look at these treasures of our natural lands, seeing them as icons attracting millions of visitors each year. They are really just that though, natural theme parks with iconic locations meant to amuse visitors.

Environmental Sustainability

May 10, 2018 in Personal

Being good stewards of the land is not a political choice, it is a responsibility of everyone regardless! We should celebrate our environments as residents of this planet where our choices have a direct impact on its sustainability.

Leave No Trace

May 09, 2018 in Personal

“Leave this world a little better than you found it” -Robert Baden Powell

Landscapes in the Future: Climate Change

May 08, 2018 in Personal

As many pictures as I take of beautiful locations, there is a deeper and darker reason to document these landscapes. Some more than others are in danger of changing rapidly over the next few decades becoming unrecognizable.

Trophy Hunting and Stamp Collecting in Photography

May 07, 2018 in Places, Personal

When starting out in photography I believed I needed to shoot something big, identifiable, and popular. I would travel vast distances to photograph something that had been shot hundreds of times before because it had a formula I could follow. A prescription for the prefect landscape photograph.

Composing Waterfall Images

May 04, 2018 in how to

Shooting Waterfall Photos is not something easy to do in a consistently compelling way. Having been able to live in the PNW for a little while I have compiled a list of tips for success and when/where to use them around these majestic pieces in nature! Along the way are some examples of what I consider to be my best waterfall works as examples.

Focus Stacking for Sharpness - 10 Tips for Success

May 03, 2018 in how to

Focus stacking is an intermediate technique used in the field and in post to capture landscape images with incredible sharpness that you could not attain in a single image. It is typically used to create maximum sharpness when shooting with wide-angle lenses extremely close to the subject in the foreground. Sometimes within a couple inches from the bottom of the frame, even the smallest apertures would not physically be able to capture sharp images from front to back.

Falls Creek Falls Vlog

April 21, 2018 in Personal, Places

I went on a trip in April to Falls Creek Falls on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge in the shadow of Mt. St Helens. It is an epic waterfall with 3 tiers and a massive amount of water cascading over it constantly.