A New Mini Film Partially Shot with Nikon D5100
My wife Tanya and I recently treated Jill, Tanya’s office assistant, and Colter, my god son, to an all too short vacation in Florida. Colter was out on spring break and had never been to Florida. Tanya got creative and tracked down a place to take surfing lessons in Cocoa… Read More »
Thirty Three Years Shooting Nikon Cameras
Nikon recently sent me the new D5100 camera and 18-55mm kit lens. I’m fortunate that they often allow me to test new gear if I request it. One very big misconception many people I meet seem to have is the idea that I have some sort of special inside… Read More »
Natural Treasures of Costa Rica
What day is it? I literally have no idea. All I know is that Tanya and I flew from San Jose, Costa Rica yesterday afternoon and landed in Tampa, Florida at about 1:00am this morning, finalizing the last leg of a four week photo odyssey through the natural wonders of… Read More »
Zip Lining Costa Rica-A MiniVideo
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZQP6TwLKRA[/youtube] Three of our guests on our recent Costa Rica Photography Adventure decided to try the Arenal Volcano Zip Line experience. I shot some video of one of our favorite people Michelle Duggan working on gaining the courage to take the leap. This zipline is unbelievably long, nearly a half mile.… Read More »
Macro Photography – A Whole Different World
We just finished hosting our second Costa Rica Photography Tour group. I’m now writing this on a short day off before our third group arrives and we’re back in to the Costa Rica rainforest. I thought I would share some of the fun we’ve been having while visiting this magnificent… Read More »
Mentoring~ Pass It On
Recently I had the pleasure of meeting a very pleasant young man from my home state of Minnesota. His name is Jae Seifert and he’s currently attending college in Bemidji, Mn. Jae and I met at a presentation I was giving for the Boca Grand Camera Club in Boca Grand,… Read More »
Apple’s IPad 2~Update to my Traveling Light and Mobile Entry
Several weeks ago I announced my intentions of working with Apple’s IPad as a new tool for trying to go as light and mobile as possible. I started this “experiment” during my most recent Mentor Series Worldwide Photo Trek to Vietnam/Angkor Wat. Unfortunately it didn’t go as I had hoped,… Read More »
Photo Tip- Creating Movement in a Still Photo with Panning
As still photographers we are constantly trying to give our images life. It can come in many forms but one of the most exciting ways to make your images dynamic is to add the technique known as panning when photographing something on the move. This technique works wonders to help… Read More »
Travel Lite & Mobile An Experiment With Apple’s IPad in Vietnam
02/08/2011 I’m writing this as I sit in the Four Points Sheraton in LA waiting for our flight to Vietnam. Tanya and I are on our way to meet the folks from American/Pop Photo Mentor Series Treks that is sponsoring our trip. I as well as old college buddy Layne… Read More »
Yellowstone Winter Photography Tour 2011
Our Yellowstone Winter Photography tour is now history. What a fabulous season of world class photo opportunities in one of my favorite places on earth, Yellowstone National Park. Tanya and I hosted 28 guests in all with some coming from as far away as Spain. Many were old friends and… Read More »