Two important Lightroom settings for everyone to review are the locations of where the Lightroom catalog and its backup is stored.

The cold and frost of winter present all kinds of challenges for winter photography. However, with those challenges come such unique opportunities to create compelling and stunning winter landscape images. Make sure you see my previous winter photography tips on the right clothing and gear to keep you warm and the best camera gear accessories […]

Out of my comfort zone. When I started landscape and nature photography, one of the last places I ever thought I would find myself is sitting with a macro lens among a bunch of flowers trying to find the right composition and angle. My inspiration to shoot started as a way to share my travel […]

Happy Earth Day! It’s the 51st Anniversary of Earth Day. That number makes me realize that I’m one of the first generations to grow up celebrating Earth Day in school.  When you look at the Earthday.org website, there is so much content for you to explore. Conservation, Climate Literacy, Freshwater or Forest Ecosystems, Plastic Pollution, Biodiversity […]

With photography, often you feel the pressure or expectation to label yourself. You need to stake a claim as a landscape, nature, adventure, travel, wildlife, or some other photographer. This has always troubled me.  When forced to box myself into a category, I still ramble on by saying I’m a nature, landscape, and travel photographer. […]

There are moments in life that simply knock the rust off your soul. You feel connected to the world and realize you are witnessing something truly magnificent. One such experience is photographing bluebells in the spring. In the faint dusk light, I walked into the bluebell forest and the overwhelming scent of hyacinth suddenly embraced me.  As I […]

For various reasons, many of us are not able to be on the road as much as full-time landscape photographers. I have landscape photographer friends who lead workshops.  With that being the bulk of their business, they are traveling sometimes 50-75% of the year.  For the longest time, I focused on traveling to photograph grand […]

With all of the pandemic panic flooding this internet, I’m doing my best to do my part in a positive manner. I’m staying home to try and keep myself, my family, and my community safe.  In the beginning, I did find my mind being utterly obsessed covid-19 so I’m trying to put a spin on […]