10 Creative Techniques for Making Your Best Autumn Images
As a Vermont based photographer it probably won’t come as a surprise to find out that my absolute favorite time of year for outdoor photography is autumn. While New England has a reputation for some of the country’s most varied and vivid fall color, and rightly so,...
Favorite Vermont Images of 2021
It’s hard to believe 2021 is quickly coming to a close and we’ve been living with the pandemic for nearly two years. For some reason I didn’t do an end of the year “Best Of” post in 2020. I’m not really sure why I didn’t do one last year because as I look back...
Best Landscape Photographs of 2019
Wow, and just like that not only is another year offically in the books but we've also crossed the threshold of yet another decade. For me, it will offically become the 3rd decade that I've been pursuing my passion for landscape photography. 25 years ago I began my...
5 Tips for Improving Your Winter Photography
Winter is arguably one of the prettiest times to be an outdoor photographer. Winter white can transform an otherwise lifeless brown landscape into a magical wonderland. However, winter is also one of the most challenging and uncomfortable times to be outdoors...
5 Tips for Better Stream & Waterfall Photographs
I’m naturally drawn to water as a photographic subject. In fact, if forced to choose only one subject to shoot for the remainder of my days I’d be hard pressed to find something I’d rather shoot. Perhaps it’s the fly fisherman in me or perhaps the peace and calm...
Exacerbated Pixels: 5 Tips for Avoiding Them
I once listened to an interview with a film critic, or some such industry expert that described the newest spate of action films as a collection of “Exacerbated Pixels,” or EP for short. Exacerbated Pixels, as the interviewee explained describes the over the top...
2018 Images, A Year in Review
Holy cow!! I can hardly believe that 2018 has already come and gone! And just like that I'm realizing that my last post was from almost exactly one year ago; the 2017 year in review of my favorite images. To say I've been a bit remiss in posting to the blog would be...
Back Light: 5 Tips for Taming the Beast
"Autumn Surprise," Groton SF, Vermont, Sony A7RII, 52mm f16 @ 1/50 ISO 100 As photographers we’re keenly aware of light every time we head out to shoot, or at least we should be! There are few elements that can improve a photograph quicker than light, it literally...
5 Secrets to Killer Sunstars
Okay, I’ll admit it; I’m a sucker for elegantly crisp sunstars. I may go so far as to say that I’m addicted to them; not in a shady, I’ll break into your house for prescription meds kind of way, but more like if it’s readily available I’m happy to imbibe sort of...
Agents of Change
I’ve been thinking about life and career a lot lately. I guess realizing that you’re in your mid-forties, the beard is looking more and more grizzled with every glance in the mirror and the legs just don’t seem to bounce back like they used to after a powder day can...
Photographic Order of Operations
As a photographer and educator I work with a lot of folks that are fairly new to photography and/or getting a lot more serious about their shooting. Inevitably I’ll find myself in a field situation, usually while shooting sunrise or sunset and the light is going off,...
Filling Your Cup
I recently returned from a weeklong stint teaching at the Audubon Camp of Maine on Hog Island. This particular week was for educators of all kinds, both formal and informal to immerse themselves in nature, expand their knowledge of natural history and get new...
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