
Shooting and Editing Raw photos
There is a trend these days for people to be against editing saying things like #nofilter or “This is direct from camera” while there is nothing wrong with that, there is a tension with doing that and shooting raw. If you shoot jpg and share that photo with out editing doesn’t mean your photo hasn't been extremely edited, it has. Every camera has to interpret the data that the sensor collects. That means that any time you see that photo and not just bundles of data, it has be

Photographing Wildlife
Photographing wildlife is a fun challenge, but there are a few things that can make your life a lot easier. When you have a great wildlife sighting it is easier to get very excited and take tons of photos. There is nothing wrong with this, but make sure that during your sighting once you have an in focus photo of the animal to reassess. Leaving an amazing wildlife sighting and having 500 nearly identical photos can be a bit of a bummer. I like to try and get those shots out o

Photographing Greenland
Capturing Greenland is hard, the scale is huge the colors are stark, and there is little to give a sense of scale. Before getting to Greenland I made sure to make use of Google. It is seriously of the best tools for travel photographers on tight timelines. After doing my research about where we would be I tried to think of the kinds of shots that I wanted to have on my check list. This is a useful exercise for me just so I have a starting point when I get to a location, even

Photographing Grizzly Bears in Yellowstone
Getting this shot left me exhausted and sunburned. As we were driving along the road towards the east entrance to Yellowstone there were a couple cars pulled over with a ranger. As anyone who has been to Yellowstone knows one of the easiest ways to spot wildlife is to spot pulled over cars. After pulling over and walking up the road a bit we were greeted by this site. Amazing to watch, but not the most photographically amazing view. Waiting was made easier and more frustratin

Why you should buy and use a 50mm lens
There are two common quotes in photography: The best lens you have is your feet The best camera you have is the one with you These are both great arguments for buying and using 50mm lenses. 50mm lenses will encourage you to move around and get creative because you don’t have the option of a zoom lens. Without simply being able to zoom in or out on your subject you will start to move. Moving will have a few benefits to your photography. One of the major ones is you will start