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Gear Review: Kinesis Journeyman Pack
I’ve been a huge fan of Kinesis Photo Gear for quite some time. Almost since I began taking photographs, I’ve used their belt system, with several interchangeable bags to carry my camera body, lenses,...
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Winter personal project: Agave
Over the past couple of years, I’ve taken some of what I consider to be “personal projects”. The assignments I give myself aren’t difficult; they may have been to focus on a particular area to show it...
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Abstract Wild Animal Park photos
A few posts ago, I talked about a great day at the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park. Its a fantastic place to visit, but with large crowds and harsh midday light, photographing animals can be...
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Blending exposures for greater depth of field
I recently blogged about my winter project of shooting agaves locally. In prepping for this shoot, I wanted to make sure the entire plant was in focus, and I knew using my depth of field table, that...
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Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Park
Last week, I had the opportunity to visit Channel Islands National Park, located off the southern California coast. The park consists of five islands–Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, San Miguel,...
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Dumpster Diving
/dump’-ster di:’-ving/ -n 1. The practice of searching through dumpsters for discarded, but still usable, goods such as food or clothes. 2. The practice of searching through one’s hard drive for RAW...
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Mood and creativity in image processing
In February, I featured this image as my photo of the month; I took it in Buckskin Gulch, Utah on a cold, icy day. Original Ice Underneath, January 2011 The original scene stopped me because I liked...
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(Digital) Darkroom Confessions, part I
When I look in the mirror, I see a man with secrets. You see, I have broken the rules. Not only do I consider Alister Benn a good friend, I also consider him a mentor; if I have learned anything from...
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(Digital) Darkroom Confessions, part II
In my last blog post, I talked about my opinion regarding “rules” in photography. In short, I believe it is okay to manipulate exposure or crop (for example) in order to take an image from...
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Obata’s Photoshop Filter
One of the most noteworthy things about being a parent, for me, has been watching my son discover the world. Now five years old, he began as basically a blank slate (although that isn’t entirely the...
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