On Becoming a Pro
November 8, 2008
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By Request
Yes, sometimes I take requests. This one was a ‘holiday shot with a candle’ (I think). I just remember the candle part (I didn’t say I pay attention to requests!) “I need a shot with
Down South
Greetings from in the islands of the Caribbean! So how’s the weather up north?
Photographing Snow
It’s that time of the year again, time for you to either get out of the northern climes and head where there is no snow (and ignore this blog post!) or it’s time for you
Hand holding in low light
I am asked fairly regularly about how to photograph in low light situations where tripods are either not allowed or not possible. Examples might be at an indoor dance performance, inside a cathedral, twilight photography
Perception
The house is quiet now, only the slow sleepy breathing of three black dogs stirs the air. Abe, my old lab, lies beside me on this dog hair-covered couch, his breathing uneven now but on
End of Year Image
May all your trails be artistically curved, your shadows long and may the sun shine ever softly over your shoulder.
The Early Signs of Genius
Tis the season to look back and cringe and wince and groan at all the excesses and travails that we each have suffered this past year. Those added pounds, those accumulating images we haven’t deleted,
A Holiday Assignment
My sister is doing a self published engagement calendar combining some of her minister’s prayers and some of my photos. I am glad to support her in this and she is free to plunder my
The Not So Obvious Composition
Most of the time composition is a pretty simple thing- it is a matter one short question and a few more easy rules (firm suggestions). The question is “what specifically do I like about what
And While We Are At It
I had a nice surprise yesterday, one that many photographers get prickly over but that I find to be complimentary. A friend, Tracy, showed me a painting she had done of one of my pictures.
Fast Track Light
When I was out in Death Valley National Park I spent some time before the workshop started out in the Mesquite Dunes at dawn. By the way, dawn is the best time to photograph dunes
Mother Nature’s Closet
This is why I love living in New England- there is an ever-changing palette of colors. Over the last 60 days here in Vermont the landscape has gone form intensely green to vividly yellow and
About David
David Middleton is a professional outdoor photographer, teacher and writer. David has been a professional photographer for more than 30 years and has traveled extensively throughout all of the US and Canada and much of Central and South America, South and east Africa and Australia.
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