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I’m still riding the wave of inspiration from LIVE! 2025—it was a flood of creative energy and photography lessons! Each year, I challenge myself to teach something new and do my best to share a mix of practical knowledge and motivational stories. No matter how my own presentations shift from year to year, one thing […]
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If we were on the trail together, standing with our tripods waiting for sunrise, or hanging around the campfire, this is a snapshot of what I’d share with you.
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How do we train our brain to keep us motivated for landscape photography? There are three important words to improve and transform your photography.
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Discover 25 creative photography goals for 2025 to improve your nature and landscape photography skills. From daily practices to long-term projects.
Each year, I refresh my memory on how to photograph stunning fall foliage with these 6 essential fall photography tips.
Lessons in nature and landscape photography during winter’s dark embrace. Ideas to photograph the unseen beauty during these “darker” months.
Discover the mountain photography story behind the image Peak Companions plus a new photography tripod technique.
Unlock your landscape photography potential and become a more creative photographer by eliminating just one word from your vocabulary.
The step-by-step guide on how to photograph fireflies and lightning bugs sharing how to prepare, the camera settings to use, and the editing.
Some simple and easy tips on how we can help make our properties and yards more lightning bug and firefly-friendly.
At what point do we stop being a person with a camera taking snapshots and become a photographer creating images? Better yet, how do we grow into an artist?
The Smartest Way to Import Your Photos into Lightroom Classic
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7 Powerful Tips to Organize Your Lightroom Folders
Lessons in Lightroom Classic
video & Article
Smarter Ways to Organize & Keyword Photos in Lightroom Classic
video & article
Easily Create a Photo Copyright Preset in Lightroom
video & Article
