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Photos of the Day – Adirondacks

July 29, 2010 Craft

“Heron Marsh Trail” Canon 1Ds Mk III, 1/4 sec @f/14, ISO 400, 17mm (EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II) CREATIVE NOTES “Heron Marsh”: This image was pretty straight forward from a technical standpoint, and a good example where any mode except manual fails miserably to make a proper exposure. A careful balance between shadows and highlights is [...]

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Photography Is Alive And Strong

April 29, 2010 Craft

I thought I would make a quick mention of a great post by the guys over at the Digital Photo Experience (a great blog btw) about recent articles in the media proclaiming the death of photography. I meant to write about this a few weeks ago after the NY Times wrote a prominent piece on [...]

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When Is Photography Real?

February 27, 2010 Craft

We’ve been buried with over 30″ of snow here in the Hudson Valley, as well as power and Internet outages, so I’m just getting back online and away from the shovel! I also had to cancel the Printing Workshop that was scheduled for today, but hopefully I can re-schedule asap to make sure all registered [...]

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Lessons From Nature

November 9, 2009 Craft

I’m often asked whether I prefer the beginning or end of the day for photography, and I always answer that for me, nothing gets me out of bed faster than the excitement and curiosity of what I will discover during the early morning hours. The crisp air of dawn, the mystery of fog, and the [...]

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How I Choose Papers To Make the Perfect Print

October 24, 2009 Craft

Ansel Adams once said “the negative is the score, and the print is the performance“, and for me, the print is what drives my motivation and all of my creative efforts as a landscape photographer. I love this quote because it really captures my thinking process, especially coming from a music background where everything I [...]

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What It Takes To Succeed As A Landscape Photographer

October 2, 2009 Craft

So what does it take to make a living in landscape and nature photography? Or for that matter anything that you love? I know I had many questions when I got started, and I’ve learned a great deal in my search for the answers. One thing I know is that answers are difficult because what works [...]

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