We are in the midst of a good old fashioned Minnesota winter; so far we have had about 3 1/2 to 4 feet of snow and the mercury has been below zero most mornings. Lake Superior continues the slow process of freezing over. This winterwe may experience the unusual event of a completely frozen lake. The ice offers great …
Advanced Camera Controls Almost all digital SLR’s have the capability to customize or alter the look and feel of the final image beyond the controls of: exposure, resolution, white balance, ISO, and focus. These controls are typically found in the camera’s menu selection. Use of the Advanced Camera Controls are for photographers who are capturing in …
Digital Salons Last week I had a chance to spend a couple of days with Bill Kingsbury (Grafton North Dakota) and Tom Alves (Farmington Minnesota.) We were in Wabasha looking for eagles to photograph along the Mississippi River. Unfortunately for us unseasonably warm weather opened most of the river and the birds has dispersed making …
The really big news this month is the addition of a new REI “Art of Seeing” workshop in Chicago IL! The new Lincoln Park REI store has chosen to offer Chicago area residents our popular two day digital photography workshop. We have worked with the Bloomington MN REI for almost 10 years offering a springtime photography workshop. …
Great Places To Go For Spring Wildflowers; On of the best kept secrets in the national nature photography community is the Big Woods Regions of Southern Minnesota during the spring ephemeral wildflower bloom. I would challenge anyone to find a better place to photograph spring ephemeral wildflowers. This region has many locations where the …
Using Extension Tubes For Wildflower Photography Spring wildflowers are wonderful and intricate little things. Many are no larger than a quarter in size, some even smaller. For many beginning photographers when they come across this sort of subject they automatically reach for their macro lens in the unfortunate belief that if they just fill the frame …
OK, I will admit it; I am ready for spring. I am looking for those wonderful spring photographic opportunities where the foreground light is vibrant, crisp and clear, and the sky is dark and foreboding with the promise of a spring thunderstorm. I can’t wait to venture into the woods and get muddy laying on my belly to …
More Great Places To Go For Spring Photography: May is a transitional month for the southern portions of the state. For Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers locations see last month’s newsletter. May is also a great time on the prairie for wildflowers. The Prairie White orchid blooms mid to late May, Prairie Smoke blooms in early May. …
Going Wide! While a wide angle lens can be a lot fun, it can also get a beginning photographer into a load of trouble. The larger the area included in the photograph the more complex the composition becomes, and hence the harder it is to complete a succinct and striking photograph. Used properly a wide …
To Profile or Not To Profile; that is the question. Most Photoshop guru’s will tell you that the only way to get good consistent print results is to profile your images in Photoshop and then choose “Photoshop Manages Color” in the printer dialog box. Ever ready to serve as the contrarian I say; “Bunk! And More …
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