Workshops
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 MoreHow to Prepare for a Landscape Photography Workshops
Landscape photography workshops are often multi-day programs, and the students focus on camera, composition, post-production, and visualization skills. Because of their intense range of instruction, detailed curriculum, and outdoor locations, preparation is critical and the purpose of this post. After 22 years as a photography and Adobe post-production teacher, with thousands of hours teaching landscape…
Read MoreHow To Choose The Right Photography Workshop
Enrolling in a Photography Workshop can impact your creative photography in very positive ways, but how do you choose a workshop or class that’s right for you? After 15 years as a photography and post-production teacher, with thousands of hours teaching field workshops, classroom sessions, and online tutor training, I understand what to consider when…
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 MoreFrom My Journal – The Pt. Reyes First Horizon Class Experience
The seven photographers who came to the Pt. Reyes National Seashore First Horizons workshop arrived with diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and goals. First Horizon classes are about fundamentals, discovery, and new beginnings. Some students came to master their camera’s controls, and others came to learn about composition and visual narration; three had been in previous…
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…
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