On Becoming a Pro
November 8, 2008
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I’m Going to Triple D
I wanted everyone to know that I have decided to go along on the PAW Triple D workshop- Lions, Tigers and Bears. This is a 3-4 day shoot from October 28 – Nov. 1. Go
A Must Go Place
Triple D Game Farm I will say this as simply and plainly as I can – anyone reading this who hasn’t spent a few days photographing at the Triple D Game Farm in Kalispell, Montana
LightroomLab
Hello Everyone! I wanted to give everyone a heads up on a very helpful and well done website for users of Lightroom. It is called LightroomLab and the address is thelightroomlab. I go there often
Pacific Rim National Park
In mid-May I had the pleasure of going to the western coast of Vancouver Island and reacquainting myself with the area around the Pacific Rim National Park. The park lies on a long finger of
Book Proposal
The Six P's of crafting a book proposal
Haying
August and it is the middle of the Season to Hay. This is how I think of the year now, in terms of farm chores. There is, as well, the Season to Begin, the Season
Owlet
So I get a call from Roger, the farmer friend who owns the farm I am doing a book on. “Rob found something you ought to see.” “What?” I ask. “Come over and bring
really random thoughts
How much modesty can you have when you are wearing buttons and thread for a bathing suit?
more random thoughts
Some observations from my recent spat of workshops
Latest Favorite
This is my latest favorite photo. I took it in March at the Triple D Game farm. I have a ton of Mt. Lion shots from Triple D, probably several hundred good ones and probably
Question 2
Another question I get asked a lot these days is “When I took your workshop years ago you said to open up your exposure (over expose) to make white actually look white but now
What’s Next?
I did an evening program a few weeks ago for a local camera club. Afterwards, a former student came up to me to say hello and ask me a question. He said that at
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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