June 2010

While my daughter Annie and I travel around the West visiting parks and historic sites we like to make sure and find one or two lesser known parks on each of our travel days. Annie is particularly good at finding these and yesterday was no exception, with a great slot canyon hike at Capitol Reefs and a quick visit to Natural Bridges National Monument, a true hidden gem…

Making “Grunge” Work for your Photographs: http://ping.fm/MS911 High dyanmic range (HDR) photographs often tend to have a certain “over the top” look. Much of the time it only detracts from what might otherwise be a great natural image. But sometimes that look can really help your image communicate…

PMA Moves to September in 2011, Opens doors to the public: http://ping.fm/U2qi1 In response to eroding attendance from vendors and participants thanks in part to the similar timing of the increasingly camera-friendly CES show, PMA (Photo Marketing Association) is moving its annual show and conference to September and opening one of the days to the "public" (although it has been trivial for anyone who is a customer of just about any photo vendor to get a show pass already)...

When most of us think of pictures of grapes we conjure up visions of large, plump fruit with an attractive sheen of moisture. But early in the season at the vineyard grapes are tiny little pods of green seeds. So when I spent the morning photographing a local vineyard I had to think of a different way to draw attention to them…