DIY Follow Focus for Your DSLR
I was watching a inexpensive follow focus review from Planet5D when I realized I had all the parts to build my own in my camera bag. Check out the video for details.
View ArticleShould I Get a Photography Degree?
I don’t have a photography degree. Clearly I have no idea what I’m doing. Photo by Ben Ayers Okay, you are considering a career in photography and want to know if you need a college degree. Before you...
View ArticleHello New Friend Goodbye Old Friend
First, some very sad news. My B+W circular polarizer has taken a trip to filter heaven. I’d like to tell you it died protecting my lens from a motorcycle crash or falling on jagged rocks during a...
View ArticleOne Adventure Ends Where Another Begins
I’m writing this post from a bus on my way to Puno and Lake Titicaca in southern Peru. Before my wife and I get caught up in the busyness of our travels through Peru, Chile, and Argentina, I thought I...
View ArticlePostcard: Puno and the Road to Arequipa
Four days ago I watched the outskirts of Cusco disappear in the rearview mirror of the bus. In these short few days of travel, I’ve already covered several hundred miles and visited two cities. The...
View ArticlePostcard: Arequipa
Colonial Arequipa was built from stones that look like they came from another planet and has a vibe like no other place I’ve visited in Peru. On the surface, this city with it’s gridded streets and...
View ArticlePostcard: Peru/Chile Border
It’s dry here. Drier than almost any other place on earth. You would have to go to some of the alien landscapes in the interior of Antarctica to find a place with less rainfall. On the bus ride from...
View ArticlePostcard: Santiago
The country of Chile runs 2,700 miles down the Pacific coast of South America, from the arid reaches of the Atacama Desert in the north to the bitterly cold waters of the Drake Passage in the south....
View ArticleThe Next Chapter
In the past, I have hinted that there were some big changes for me on the horizon — now I can share them with you. After almost six months of living out my dreams in South America I’m returning to the...
View ArticlePostcard: From the End of the World
Primordial rainforest thick with strange bamboo and the spreading canopies of big trees. Rugged mountains flanked by black glaciers and streams that run as green as jade. Deep valleys cut by icy...
View ArticleRadio Silence
September 20th, 2012. That’s the last time I posted on this blog. I was still in Chile but I was coming home to make a big move and start a brand new stage in life. In the five months that followed my...
View ArticleHow a smartphone made me a better photographer
A few months ago I bought Google’s Nexus 4 smartphone. Since then, I’ve found myself picking it up more often than my DSLRs and I can honestly say it has made me a better photographer. True, the image...
View ArticleHow-to: Colorizing Old Photos in Lightroom 4
Lately I’ve been really impressed by the work of Sanna Dullaway who is taking iconic photos from the early days of photography and brining them vividly to life through colorization. You can see some of...
View ArticleCreating Stills from Video with the Canon 5D Mark III
There’s been a lot of buzz about motion image photography specifically surrounding super high resolution cameras like the Canon 1D C. With the advent of cameras that shoot video at resolutions higher...
View ArticlePostcard: Oregon Coast
This week, I’m hitting the road and taking my office to the rugged beaches of southern Oregon. I’m looking forward to sweeping views of jagged sea stacks and bleached drift wood peaking over the top of...
View ArticleWords are Beautiful or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Writing
Of the billions of hours of video on YouTube, these six minutes of pontification on language by Stephen Fry are some of my favorite. This video is something of a capstone in a very important personal...
View Article158 Megapixel Panorama of Seattle (and beyond)
Even if you’ve never heard of Seattle’s Kerry Park, there’s a good chance you’ve seen a photo taken there. The park gives visitors a sweeping view of the city’s skyline flanked by the glaciated summit...
View ArticlePostcard: Mt. Rainier National Park
Last week was National Park Week and that meant free admission to some of the most beautiful and photogenic natural wonders around. I decided to celebrate my National Park Week by heading out to Mt....
View ArticlePostcard: Orcas Island
Usually when I write these postcard posts, I end up writing way more than you’d find on the back of a 3X5 piece of paper. This time, I’ll make it quick. Last week my wife and I headed up to the sunny...
View ArticlePostcard: British Columbia
Summer is here in the Pacific Northwest. The sun sets after 9 p.m., the snow melt is filling rivers to the brink with opaque green torrents, and wildflowers are making their brief but spectacular...
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