Photography

Picture yourself in Death Valley, camera in hand, ready to seize the breathtaking interplay of light and shadow that defines this photographer’s paradise. Towering sand dunes, jagged salt flats, expansive badlands, and ancient rock formations await, offering endless opportunities to capture spectacular images. Led by Darran Leal founder of World Photo Adventures and joined by post-processing expert Julieanne Kost, this six-day workshop invites you to hone your skills amidst this awe-inspiring landscape alongside seasoned mentors.

Join me in this video produced by Tim Robbins and Snap Happy: the Photography Show, for a flight over waterways and mangroves in The Kimberley in Australia. After the flight I share some tips in Adobe Lightroom Classic to help improve our post production workflow.

Adobe Portfolio is a fast and easy way to showcase your work and, if you subscribe to Creative Cloud or the Creative Cloud for Photography plan, Adobe Portfolio is included in your subscription! This PDF will step you through the process.

I’ve always wanted to explore the surreal landscapes of Western Australia so when Darran Leal of Photo World Adventures asked me to join their photographic tour to the Kimberly region May 15-26, 2021, I jumped at the opportunity!

It’s so easy to fill our time with work and other responsibilities, but I still try to work personal photo projects into my life as a way to stay creative, explore new technologies, and expand my vision. So, when I recently had the opportunity to make a quick drive from Virgina to California, I wanted to be sure to make good use of the time. Although we didn’t have time to make a lot of stops, I figured that I could at least take a few photographs along the way. Here are a few of my favorite images taken during the week. 

I recently had the opportunity to spend a few days in Death Valley and thought that I would share 10 quick tips that I was reminded of while I was making photographs.

On my last trip to Iceland, I was fortunate to hire a small aircraft to fly over some truly unique and stunning landscapes. Some of you may know that I’m afraid to fly, but for whatever reason, putting the camera between me and the ground below, enables me to become an observer, an not a participant, and somehow that works for me.

I recently had the opportunity to talk with Ibarionex Perello, photographer, writer, educator, host and producer of The Candid Frame Photography podcast. We had a lovely discussion about photographing with intent, the balancing act between the technical and creative side photography, psychology and problem solving, pushing through your fears, and how to incorporate photographic projects into your daily life and see them to fruition.

I had the opportunity to catch up with Fredrick Van Johnson on This Week In Photo. Click here to view our discussion about the importance of color, technology and personal projects. 

Does every location have a unique, identifiable color palette that can define it? That was the question I asked myself during my last photography projected where I explored how color affects the process of making a photograph, the photograph itself, as well as how

Last month I had the opportunity to visit Berlin. It was cold, the weather shifting between snow flurries and rain – a perfect time for making photographs! I was staying on the east side of the city, so I started by walking towards the remains of the Berlin wall. I don’t typically make photographs of other peoples art, but these murals really made an impact on me. 

I had the pleasure of being a guest on “This Conversation with Jed Taufer” where we discussed the role of personal projects for professional photographers. A big thanks to Jed for asking such great questions and to WHCC for making this possible!

 When I first started making photographs on my iPhone, I found it incredibly liberating. I didn’t take my images very seriously and that gave me the freedom to play and try new things. In fact, for a number of years, I deliberately used the camera phone as a way to  exercise my creative vision, posting three images of a single scene, theme, or idea on Instagram on an (almost) daily basis. 

In remembrance of Winston Hendrickson, vice president of digital imaging at Adobe.