December 2011

Environmental Portraiture A photographic portrait can say a lot about a person. A Landscape photograph can say a lot about a place. Put them together and you can tell a story about the person and their place in the world. The challenges of environmental portraits are that they require good photographic technique for landscape as

Change is the only constant in life. Those of you who know me and know ColdSnap may not readily think of portrait photography when you think of me or ColdSnap Photography. Those of you who know me really well will know that I have my photographic roots in photographing people. I graduated from the University of

Places To Photograph:  Lake Superior Provincial Park. Lake Superior Provincial Park is located in Ontario Canada, on the east end of Lake Superior. The park is known for it’s rugged misty hills, deep canyons, sand mixed with ledge rock shoreline, and swift flowing rivers.My favorite places in the park included: Old Woman’s Bay, Sand River, Katherine

Understanding Color; the key to fine art printing. While I can teach most people the computer fundamentals of digital fine art printing in about 3 or 4 days the nuances of understanding color can take years to develop. Photography captures the world in a RGB color Palette (Red, Green, Blue), but most digital print devices

Tomorrow is a time for reflection on the things we have to be thankful for. This year I have many: My business has expanded and is thriving, I am in good health (although I could stand to lose a few pounds.) My eldest daughter is in college and has made the Dean’s “A” Honor Roll

Tips for Photographing in Winter  Photographing in winter can be a very enjoyable and rewarding endeavor. The winter season offers some of the most colorful light of the year. The reflection of light off of snow and ice combined with the long light rays creates a visual delight that cannot be found any other time of

Keep Your Eye On The Ball If you want to win in baseball you have to keep your eye on the ball, in photography it is no different. In the case of photography “the ball” is your message, or what you want to say with your photography.  Recently I received a newsletter from a well known bird

Composition; the basics:   The four dimensional world that exists in front of a camera lens is a very different reality than the resulting two-dimensional depiction in a photographic image. It is the transformation process that creates exciting opportunities for expression and personal interpretation of the world. As photographers we often discuss the limitations of

   March is cabin fever month. This March is no different. So far this March has been teasing us with warm sunny days, promising us an early spring, but I have lived in Minnesota long enough to know that 12 inches of heavy snow could be right around the corner. The Old Farmers Almanac is predicting two major snow