The Journal
Stories from the Field
Dispatches from the trail — landscapes, wildlife, alpacas, and the road in between.
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8 Quick Tips For Candid Pet Photography
I was recently asked by a friend of mine who runs Ocean Walk Pet Sitting to shoot a few candid shots of one of his clients dogs so that he can present…
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A Quick, Easy And Effective Alternative Method Of Sharpening Your Images
When most people think sharpening in Photoshop, they understandably default to the ’Sharpen’ or ‘Unsharp Mask’ filters. But since I learned this trick a few years back, I don’t believe…
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Should Your Photographs Reflect The Way You See The World Or The Way You Choose To See The World?
It’s almost hard to ignore in today’s photography discussions. The ‘purist’ versus the ‘artist’ argument. What is a real photograph? What is a fake photograph? What is a photograph? When…
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A Monday Motivational Kick In The Yahoo by Wasim of Nazareth – July 7, 2014
“If you’re not lost, you’re not much of an explorer” -John Perry Barlow Monday’s suck. Yes. It’s never easy to get back into the swing of things after a weekend,…
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5 Fun (And Pretty Stupid) Photography Tips For Your 4th Of July Barbecue
Independence Day is upon us!! A day when we can celebrate the hard-fought achievements of our forefathers by, well, doing what we do best…git your gluttony on (as respectful as…
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How To Expose For Interiors And Exteriors In Architecture Or Real Estate Photography – Part 2 – Post Processing
In Part 1, we explained the process of getting the proper exposures on location for architecture and real estate photography. Here in part 2, we explain how to post-process these exposures.Now…
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How To Expose For Interiors And Exteriors In Architecture Or Real Estate Photography – Part 1 – On Location
If you’ve shot architecture or real estate photography, you already know the rub…exposing for interiors as well as exteriors! It’s a finicky art all in itself. Living in Los Angeles,…
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6 Travel Photography Lessons Learned On My Recent Trip To The Pacific Northwest
So as many of you know, I embarked on a nature and travel photography trip this past Spring to the Pacific Northwest, and I’ve shared all those pictures here and…
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Why I Switched To Back Button Focus And Haven’t Looked Back
It didn’t make sense at first. Use the AE button on the back of the camera for focusing? How is that supposed to be easier and/or better than the traditional…
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A Few More Summer Solstice Gifts From The Hills – A Phone And A Desktop Background
Here are a couple more images from the Summer Solstice sunset in the Santa Monica Mountains last weekend. Perfect for your mobile phone, tablets, and desktop computer wallpaper. Figured I’d…
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A Santa Monica Mountains Summer Solstice Sun Sets
Just wanted to share a couple of images of this year’s Summer Solstice sunset from the Santa Monica Mountains and wish everyone (in the Northern Hemisphere…) a happy wonderful Summer…
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Help Me Help Malnourished Children In Guatemala! I Just Launched My Indiegogo Campaign
Some of you might remember a Kickstarter campaign I launched a few years ago to visit organic farms on different continents around the world to document and share their methods…