On Becoming a Pro
November 8, 2008
Oregon Coast Workshop
I wanted to let you all know that there are still a few places left on my Oregon Coast workshop. The workshop is in Newport, Oregon on the central coast July 18 – 22. Sign-ups
Critique-speak
Over the last almost 30 years of doing critiques at my workshops I have come to realize that I say the same few things over and over again. It is not because I am unimaginative
Common Mistakes Photographers Make
Photographers… 1. Include too much in picture Photographers are to prone add compositional elements to their initial creative vision- more foreground, the trees over there, the sky, that barn, the tree tops- but it is
Travel (hand held) Composition
In my previous post I wrote all about the technical side of travel (hand-held) photography- low light, high ISO, more open f-stops, faster shutter speeds, smaller depth of field, etc. All good stuff and important
Travel Photography
I just finished teaching a travel photography workshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the Santa Fe workshops. It was a good class, with great participants, perfect weather and lots and lots of things to
Setting Up Your Camera
It is workshop season once again for me and I am starting to notice some commonalities amongst my students. In every workshop I have done lately I have found that at least half of the
Polarizers
I am not much of a filter guy- I rely on great subjects in great light. I really try not to create something that isn’t there by using filters, both in my camera and in
Interview
I was recently interviewed by a local accomplished photographer, Chris Mazzarella. He has a very nice website that is forestcentric: http://forestforward.com/2012/03/13/an-interview-with-david-middleton-2/ Take a look around on the website and read my short interview- there are
Short and Sweet
I am going to keep this short and sweet (unlike my recent posts): Here are the things you must do when you are out taking pictures. No arguing, no excuses, no being lazy. Just sit
Touch
Your indulgence, please. A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of getting to know a wonderful man named John on one of my workshops. He was an older man with a quiet sense
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.
