Thursday, February 20th7pmWickford Yacht Club165 Pleasant St., Wickford, RII'm happy to announce my first lecture this year, Photographing the Sport of Sailing! Join us this Thursday night for a talk presented by yours truly and hosted by the Wickford Yacht Club Seminar Series discussing camera tips for on the water shooting and sailing photography.We will be covering tips & tricks to help...
There's a couple of reasons why I love long exposure photography. It forces you to take your time. It softens elements like water in a way that makes them gentle and approachable. It also enhances the color of a frame. Even if the color of the scene is hard to see with our human eyes, somehow colors are boosted and saturated as the camera shutter stays open longer.
While on a recent shoot to...
A crucial question every photographer must be able to answer:What sets you apart? What makes you different from all the other photographers or parents with cameras?As a marine photographer specializing in coastal locations and activities, I take quality and relatable imagery of coastal life, transporting people to the environments from which I draw my inspiration. My imagery is focused on coastal...
One of my biggest challenges has been critical selection. Too often I will take dozens of shots during a shoot, completely enthralled by the light and compositions, when I really only set out to capture one or two frames. And then, back in the editing room, I struggle to pick out just a couple of final shots. Sometimes I'll come away with 5 shots that should really have been narrowed down to one,...
I am often asked by my students a very simple and often overlooked question that I feel doesn't always get properly addressed in educational settings.What makes a photograph successful? Is my image any good?Too often people can be caught up in the gadgets, gizmos and technical features of a camera. Yes, technical knowledge and skill is a necessity in photography, but people often forget that it...
