Reading Your Histogram Frequently I am asked: “What should a proper histogram look like?”, and while I admit this topic is not exactly a party…
Photographers Block! I think it happens to everyone sooner or later. Sometimes itsneaks up on you slowly; a late morning here or there, a missed…
Places to go: This last summer I had a chance to document the Glacial Ridge Nature Preserve near Crookston Minnesota for The Nature Conservancy. This preserve is…
History Brush Tutorial: Figure 1; Pierre and northern lights before history brush retouching. Setting Photoshop Preferences: Open Photoshop. Go to the pull-down menus…
Originally Posted May 2010 Composition; Creating a Sense of Depth: Last newsletter we discussed the basics of composition and the rule of thirds. This newsletter…
Geotagging Your Photographs Originally Posted May 2010 When I was hired by the MN Department of Natural Resources and the Nature Conservancy, both of these…
Spring has arrived. This year I am fortunate as I landed photography contracts with two organizations that I admire and respect; The Nature Conservancy, and…
Pauls Corner: The following text is reproduced with permission of the publisher. From Journal of a Prairie Year, by Paul Gruchow: Originally Posted June 2010 There seems…
Photographing Panoramas: Originally Posted June 2010 Before digital photography I photographed using a Toyo 4×5 field camera. This camera allowed me to shoot a variety…
Originally Posted June 2010 Paul Gruchow was a good friend of mine and my mentor. His writing is always inspirational, and I recall with great fondness our…
Tamron Lens Test Originally Posted November 2010 This last summer Tamron loaned me a couple of lenses to field test. Having worked with these lenses…
Canadian Rockies Roadtrip: Originally Posted November 2010 Like most road-trips I ended up with the feeling that we spent too much time in the car…