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Winter Photo Tips: Part 3 — Taking Photos
December 19, 2023 - Now that you and your car have everything needed to stay safe and warm when outdoors this winter, let's talk about how t...
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Amazon Prime Day Deals for Nature Photographers
July 12, 2023 - Amazon Prime Day Deals Are Here!!!
I scoured Amazon's site to look for some great deals on some of my favorite products...
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Back to Guiding
May 10, 2022 - Woohoo! It is spring in Rocky Mountain National Park (well almost) and that means it is time to start the guiding season...
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Best (Most Memorable) Photos of 2021
December 31, 2021 - ADDED NOTE: This post was written prior to the wildfires that just happened in Superior and Louisville, Colorado. As I f...
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The Value of a Photograph
June 13, 2021 - There are several funny statements regarding the feasibility of making money in photography.
One is: If you want to mak...
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Ten Tips for Photographing Fireworks
July 03, 2019 - Happy Fourth of July! This holiday, I plan on taking a break from wildlife photography to focus on photographing the nig...
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Creating a Landscape Pano
May 22, 2015 - I recently visited Rocky Mountain National Park. My purpose was to photograph wildlife in the snow with a particular hop...
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Tip #64: Be Your Own Photographer - Part I
May 07, 2015 - There are many locations where photographers flock to by the dozens: Maroon Bells in Colorado in the fall, Yellowstone N...
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Tip #62: It Really Might Be Your Camera
May 01, 2015 - I spent the better part of 2014 trying to figure out why I couldn't get sharp photos. The center area was coming up shar...
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Tip #61: Always Have Your Camera
April 24, 2015 - Always. Never forget it. Absolute must.
You just never know what you might see on the way to the grocery store or the m...
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Tip #57: Reset Your Settings
April 13, 2015 - I don't know how many times I have done this but it is more than I should and enough that I shouldn't still do it on occ...
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Tip #54: Anticipate, Anticipation, Anticipatory
December 29, 2013 - All morning I had the Carly Simon song Anticipation running through my head. I couldn't figure out why until I looked at...
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Tip #50: Use All of Your Senses
December 08, 2013 - As humans I think we rely on our sense of sight most frequently, but sometimes allowing our other senses to take over ca...
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Tip #49: Photograph Wildlife the Day After a Storm
December 07, 2013 - Although a windy day might be tough to find wildlife to photograph, the day after a storm, or shortly after a storm ends...
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Tip #47: Enjoy Your Work
December 05, 2013 - Photography can be a very difficult way to make a living. The price for stock photography has dropped considerably since...
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Tip #46: Set Your Camera to Auto White Balance
December 04, 2013 - Light in different conditions or from different sources emits different colors or tones. This is referred to as color te...
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Tip #45: Be Open to Critique
November 25, 2013 - Photography, like many forms of art, is very subjective. Our best friends may love our work yet the professionals may ba...
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Tip #44: Clean Up Spots in Post Processing
November 24, 2013 - Even after cleaning the image sensor and the glass of the lens you are bound to have spots on your images once in a whil...
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Tip #42: Give Your Equipment Some TLC
November 22, 2013 - Camera equipment is expensive and we usually tend to buy the most expensive equipment our budget will allow. So take goo...
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Tip #41: Shoot in RAW
November 14, 2013 - Most digital cameras today have the option to select the file format and size. If you plan on doing any editing of your...
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Tip #38: Use the Histogram on Your Camera
November 13, 2013 - One of the great beauties of digital photography versus film is that you can review your photo immediately. This allows...
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Tip #40: Be Patient
November 13, 2013 - Okay, so this is a repeat tip, but it is something I really can't stress enough.
I spent the past week in the Churchill...
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Tip #39: Maintain a Clean Background Behind Your Subject
November 03, 2013 - This tip applies nicely for wildlife, people, flowers or any other subject that would be in a portrait situation.
You w...
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Tip #37: Isolate Your Subject on Its Background
November 01, 2013 - When I photograph wildlife I don't always have the luxury of placing my subject on the best backgrounds like I would wit...
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Tip #34: Try Different Lenses
October 29, 2013 - As primarily a wildlife photographer, I rely on my long lenses to get the closest photos of the animals without intrudin...
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Tip #30: Try All Different Angles
October 20, 2013 - Let's start talking a little about composition.
Digital cameras have provided us the opportunity to take many, many pho...
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Tip #29: Read the Fine Print
October 19, 2013 - In my very first tip I suggested getting travel insurance for those big trips that cost a lot of money, time and effort.
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Tip #26: Get Used to Being Up Before the Sun
October 14, 2013 - As I mentioned in the previous tip, my preference is to be up and out taking pictures at the first light of the day. Tha...
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Tip #25: Dont' Worry About the Dishes
October 13, 2013 - I am notorious for trying to get everything done before I leave the house so I work hard to remind myself that those dis...
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Tip #24: Keep an Open Mind
October 12, 2013 - In the last few tips I talked about setting goals for your photography and photo outings. But the most important thing t...
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Tip #22: Set a Goal for Each Photo Day
October 10, 2013 - As busy as I may get I do something for my photography every day. Some days this means an all day outing to find elk bug...
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Tip #21: Don't Try to Do It All
October 09, 2013 - Nature happens every minute of every day in every place around us. We would go insane trying to capture all of it all th...
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Tip #20: Ways to Reduce Bright Spots
October 07, 2013 - For landscapes, bracketed photos can really help you capture the best settings for reducing or overexposing the bright s...
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Tip #19: Avoid Bright Spots
October 06, 2013 - Our eyes naturally gravitate to looking at the brightest spot in a photo. If your photo is of a polar bear on a snowy ba...
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Tip #17: Add a Warming Polarizer
October 02, 2013 - Most of the tips so far have been about protecting gear or you while in the outdoors. Using a warming polarizer is compl...
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Tip #16: Use a UV Filter
October 01, 2013 - Many of the effects created by filters can actually be pretty easily achieved in post-processing software but having a U...
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Tip #14: Turn Off the Car
September 28, 2013 - When photographing from your car, turn off the engine. Even though it might seem minute, the smallest little vibration c...
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Tip #13: Use a Bean Bag
September 27, 2013 - In the last tip I mentioned to use the car as a blind. For successful photography from the car use a bean bag to rest yo...
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Tip #11: Be Patient
September 22, 2013 - Nature is constantly happening around us (yes, I know, an obvious statement). But just because it is always happening do...
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Tip #6: Alwyas Carry Your Camera Bag With You
September 15, 2013 - One sunny afternoon early in summer I was on a search for white-faced ibis. A birding report stated that about a dozen h...
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Tip #4: Always Carry a Rain Jacket
September 13, 2013 - To continue with the weather theme, the next tip is to always have a rain jacket (and pants too if you have them) when y...
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Tip #3: Be Prepared for the Weather
September 12, 2013 - This tip will lead into several other tips in the next few days, and it was certainly inspired by this overabundance of...
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Tip #2: Always Carry a Headlamp
September 11, 2013 - The best times of day to photograph nature - whether it is a landscape or wildlife - is at and shortly after sunrise and...
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