I am going to keep this simple- there is only one truly important thing to remember when you are taking a wildflower portrait- background. There are a few other things to be aware of certainly-

I have been asked to do a presentation at the big, new OPTIC travel and photo conference that is being sponsored by Linblad and B&H down in New York City on May 4th. Very

Okay, let’s get right down to the nitty gritty- Sitka, Alaska is a magnificent place to go with some of the best photography in one small area that I know. Two working harbors with piles

  A note, a voice, a picture, a word- these are things that can be of singular beauty. As photographers we all strive for this singularity; to get that image that speaks a thousand words,

Okay, listen up, this is going to be your next photo project. You are going to compile a notebook of your favorite places to photograph in your area. Below is the form I used when

Ever wonder why other people see UFOs and you don’t? I bet even your friends don’t see flying saucers. There are lots of reports of unidentified flying spaceships but no one I know claims to

This image is what I would call the essence of what we are trying to do with Crossroads Photography Workshops. It is a new metal railing at the Randel Davey Audubon Nature Center in Santa

We (Brenda Berry, Ruth Connor and I) have just completed the first Crossroads Photography workshop with the Santa Fe Workshops down in Santa Fe, NM and it was a wonderful success. Eighteen months in pondering,

Welcowme to the brave, crazy new world of high ISO photography! Remember the days of defining high ISO as 400? (We actually said ASA 400 back then.) When I started as a pro, 200 ISO

I am asked this all the time- how did you take that picture? Most of the time the person wants to know the technical side of the answer- the lens I used, the shutter speed,