On Becoming a Pro
November 8, 2008
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
(once again) A New Camera!
Yes, I have done it again, I have bought a new camera in my everlasting quest for the perfect little camera. this time I think I have found the best little Nikon camera for serious
Composition by Abe
Abe is my 11 year old black lab and he is my best buddy. He has been around my photography from day one and he knows what is a good shot and what is a
Dunes!!!
I love dunes!! No, really. I really, really love dunes!! there is so much to photograph- the abstract ripples, the incredible leading lines, the ever changing light, the fascinating little details- beetle tracks, dead wood,
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.
