On Becoming a Pro
November 8, 2008
Stained Glass
As I was wandering around Notre Dame I became captivated by the beautiful stained glass windows. Here are a few that I took. don’t look at the photography, look at the stained glass! Look at
Notre Dame Cathedral
Went to see Notre Dame this morning and spent a hour wandering around inside awe struck by its immensity and beauty as well as the hard work over many generations it took to build it.
Live From Paris!
The Withering Look Chronicles (or how my days are going in Paris) Instance 1. On the predawn trip in from De Gaulle airport amid a lovesick chorus of “Look France!” and “Ah, Paris” of francophillia
Two Pictures
Two handheld pictures from Acadia National Park last week. Snap shots really, taken to help my workshop participants with a few compositions, but nice. Here is how I did it. Bass Harbor in the fog
Things Learned
Three consecutive workshops forces lots of insight into my small but perfectly formed brain. Lots. Let me share… Histograms are not inconvenient, they are necessary. A histogram will tell you exactly what your exposure is
I’m Back!!!
Yes it has been a long time since my last post but I haven’t been idle. I just completed three workshops with 40 total participants over the last 3 weeks- two in Vermont and one
Share!!!
Okay, so lets get right down the nitty-gritty- Why? Why show your creative efforts? Why share what you make or write or photograph or weave or cook or digitally cobble together? What’s the point? Can’t
Out for a Walk
I went for a short hike in the high country of Colorado the other day. It has been a magnificent week of blue, blue skies and ever more golden forests as the aspens continue to
Fall Aspens
Just finished a photo workshop in Colorado with my great friends Jeff Wendorff and Scott Rouse. The day after Scott and I and my niece Lexi climbed 14,007′ Mount of the Holy Cross- a 12
Photographing Fall Color
Here are some hints on how to get your best pictures this fall. 1. Go out on rainy, misty days- don’t go inside. Fall color will appear the richest, most saturated on rainy days. And
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.
