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Technique

Back From Acadia

August 4, 2009 Craft

(Canon 1DS MK III, EF70-200 f/2.8L IS) 70mm, 1/320 sec at f/11, ISO 200 I’m finally back from my extended camping trip to Maine and Acadia National Park. Although the weather was quite “wet” to say the least, it was a great trip both in terms of family time and photography. I’m quite fortunate in [...]

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Realistic HDR Photography

May 5, 2009 Craft

High dynamic range photography, otherwise known as HDR, has become extremely popular these days given all of the tutorials, videos and books I see more and more of on the internet. I’ve even seen other photographers denouncing hdr as though somehow it’s “cheating” or not worth the time and effort to learn. Yet as I’ve [...]

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The Lessons of Editing In Photography

April 19, 2009 Craft

Over the years I’ve had my fair (or as I see it unfair) share of failures, whether working in the music industry or photography. There probably isn’t a day that goes by when I’m in the field where I don’t fail at some point or another, often repeatedly. This is most evident in the editing [...]

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Fine Art Printing Resources

March 4, 2009 Photo Gear

I am often asked all sorts of questions about fine-art printing, and specifically about recommending papers, suppliers, and other good sources of information. I provide students in my printing workshops with a whole list of my favorites, but I thought I would post it here for everyone else.  I’ve left printers off this list because [...]

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Kingsland Point Park Sunset

February 10, 2009 Prints

I visited Kingsland Point Park in Sleepy Hollow, NY last week to work on a Scenic Hudson project, and sensing some good photo opportunities, decided to stay until sunset. “Decided” is the key word because it was rather cold (mid 20′s), and after a few hours of being outside during the day, I was very [...]

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The Best Way To Improve Your Nature Photography

January 23, 2009 Craft

Highlands Light When I first became serious about landscape photography, I read all kinds of books on the subject, both technical and aesthetic. I wanted to learn as much as I could about it, including the history of the early landscape photographers, and how they practiced their craft. I read many books on Ansel Adams [...]

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