Landscape Master Class
Teal Skies and Carrot-Colored Pinnacles. An Art Photographer’s Slow Blowing Dream.
When we hiked in, the air was dark and crisp with the promise of a new day. Then, like a slow-blowing dream, the sun slowly advanced over a flat-line horizon. Orange light streaked across a prairie of untamed Western Wheatgrass, and for a few minutes, a mix of teal and orange filled the sky. Blue…
Read MoreCalifornia Redwoods: Challenges and Rewards
Embarking on a journey into landscape photography is like stepping into a world where nature is both the canvas and the storyteller. The Redwoods National Park and the California North Coast provide the perfect backdrop for this artistic exploration. In this blog, I explore the unique experience of last summer’s Redwoods North Coast Landscape Art…
Read MoreA Hopeful Horizon
It’s half past night in the west and quarter till nautical sunrise in the east. From my perch on a rugged outcrop along the Grandview Trail, I can see the split light of the deep dark in the west as it slants into the advancing, luminous blue from the east. Stars seem near to me…
Read MoreElevate Your Landscape Art Photography in Utah
Elevate your landscape photography with National Park Photography Expeditions in an amazing Utah National Park. 4×4 into the remote backcountry of Capitol Reef’s Cathedral Valley, explore the purple vistas and hidden arches of the Canyonlands, and interpret the Hoodoos of Grand Staircase. Slide into a light-dappled slot canyon and let the Navajo Sandstone formations of…
Read MoreThe Grand Teton Experience
Creating stunning photographs in the Grand Teton National Park seems like a no-brainer. One can pull over at any of the roadside overlooks and snap-shot the snow-capped Teton Range and the silvery sheen of the Snake River in the foreground and come away with fantastic imagery. Throughout the park, iconic locations abound; Mormon Row, Oxbow…
Read MoreCanyonlands National Park
“Elsewhere the sky is the roof of the world; but here the earth was the floor of the sky.” Willa Cather Tweet Willa Cather’s quote depicts the theme we pursue in the Canyonlands National Park. The endless canyons, towering mesas, pinnacles, cliffs, and spires stretching across 527 square miles inspires the creative photographer to capture…
Read MoreGrand Staircase-Escalante: A National Monument for the Creative Landscape Art Photographer
The charm of the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument (GSENM) is phenomenal. It is a land of sun-drenched Utah backcountry filled with vibrant, multi-colored sandstone cliffs soaring above the creases of slot canyons and picturesque washes with endless slabs of tilted slickrock. Beyond the roads, and often far below the sky, one can find prehistoric…
Read MoreShould You Pay More to Visit a National Park?
The National Park Service announced in mid-October that they intend to raise fees at 17 of our most popular national parks. This increase is near and dear to National Park Photography Expeditions (NPPE) because teaching and exploring in our national parks is what we do.
Read MorePhotography Workshops, Are They Worth the Money?
The answer to “Are Photography Workshops worth the Money” is a two-sided affair. On one side, we have the student’s perception and on the other the instructor’s knowledge. How well these two points converge will determine the workshop’s value.
Read MoreLandscape Master Class Series – Part Three
Learn how to clarify landscape photography concepts by using these 3 simple, but disciplined elements: Compose, Expose, and Prose. That’s it; three simple elements, but composition, or seeing creatively, is critical. Fail at this and the other two elements are moot, so allow me to spend a few words on why photographers do fail in this area.