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Life in 2020 has turned out to be very different from expected in so many ways for reasons that are both obvious from an external perspective as well as major changes in my own life.
Read MoreSo, you are about halfway through your 1st date with someone and they casually say that they are a landscape photographer.
Read MoreThere are some types of landscape photographers I can’t stand. While it is easy to point out other’s flaws, it is not so easy to remember that when you point at someone else you have three fingers pointing back at yourself. So, while I am going to tell you about 5 types of photographers or traits that are less than desirable (according to myself) I am also keenly aware that I have been guilty of these at one point or another as well!
Read MoreImagine this. You spend all day (okay, like 20 minutes) making dinner for your husband and after he tries it he says, “this sucks” and walks away.
Read MoreLet’s face it. No one actually enjoys being the third wheel on a date. You can be with your best friend, whom you love to pieces, and their fling-of-the-month, whom you tolerate, but you will never enjoy it as much as just being with your friend.
Read MoreA lot has happened in 2019, but much of it hasn’t been photography related. I haven’t even purchased any new photography gear in an entire calendar year! In my personal life I have gotten married, moved, and earned a promotion. We got married in Hawaii, which is a great photography location, but the trip was not meant for taking landscape images. So, while I haven’t really done anything major in photography in 2019 it doesn’t mean I wasn’t able to capture some really nice images!
Read MoreThere are plenty of things that go into being successful in landscape photography. You might think of gear because of how technical it is or the connections to others in the profession whether art or influencers. However, I believe that the most important thing is persistence across everything you do. It is the pursuit of perfection (not necessarily always achieving it though) across various parts of landscape photography that makes you successful.
Read MoreOver the summer, I went on a trip to Kauai to photograph the stunning Napali Coast. This was mostly a honeymoon dinner cruise on a yacht, but I was allowed a few moments to photograph the coastline during it which I am very grateful for! The result was one of the most challenging, exciting, and exotic landscape photography experiences I have ever had.
Read MoreI recently saw a similar article posted by another photography blog, but I wasn’t a fan of the solutions they came up with. I don’t agree with buying 3rd party lenses, batteries, or memory cards if they don’t offer a similar or better performance to reputable brands. I have had experiences with off-brand batteries being unsafe, cheap memory cards failing, and cheap 3rd party lenses offering results worse than the original iPhone when paired with a modern DSLR. So, I have compiled a list of ‘better’ ideas for saving money as a landscape photographer.
Read MorePerhaps we instead of just focusing on what is possible in post-production we should also be interested in questioning how far it ought to be taken as well.
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