Have you ever wanted to improve your photography and learn how to take better photos? Have you been outside in a beautiful and scenic area and wondered how best to compose, capture, and create a masterful photo? How about these common ones; which camera should I buy and why? Should I buy a wide-angle lens or get a telephoto lens? I have a dozen years of photography experience to draw from and this site is designed to help you find useful information about photography, tutorials on how to get better, information on cameras and lens, and trip reports to incredible areas to better your photographic journey.
Featured Blogs
I have a few blogs that I'm currently working on, but I wanted to highlight one blog from the get-go. One of my most popular blogs on my previous blog was my review of VSCO Film 01 and its advantages and the disadvantages of using those Lightroom presets. You can find that blog by clicking here, or explore any of the articles below to find helpful resources, trip reports, and tutorials.
Sometimes going out to the Plains to chase storms is very fruitful and other times it’s a bust, over Memorial Day weekend both happened as I went searching for tornadoes. The storms all produced tornadoes but I was either not in position or too far away to see them, including a rain-wrapped tornado that threatened the town of Hugo as I was driving through it.
While I haven’t been to Nebraska for quite a while, I seem to always be navigating storms when I visit that state. This time though I went looking for storms and found them near McCook as I was fortunate to witness my first tornado. But how did I get there? Was it just dumb luck that I arrived and saw a tornado? Did I keep chasing?
What was supposed to be a quick trip to Great Sand Dunes National Park turned out not to be, but with over 15” of fresh snow we made the most of the time spent in the mountains. One of the things I have learned doing photography, especially landscape photography, is that you need to be flexible and not hold on to any one thing too tightly. We still got our cameras out and even took pictures of some of the other inhabitants of the park.
Featured Reviews
Today’s photographer has so many options when it comes to photo editing software and then there are just as many (if not more) plugins available for those programs, finding the right choice for you can be daunting. With so many options available, how do you choose? Ultimately, how you want your photography to look is going to play a huge role in deciding. In this blog, I’ll discuss my editing process and why I choose Google Color Efex Pro (formerly Nik Color Efex 4) as my plugin of choice.
I rented Canon's 11-24mm f/4 lens for a little while and have a review on my experiences with that lens. Was the price and weight worth the extremely wide rectilinear lens, how would it handle Denver's sunflowers, and is it possible to shoot portraits with this lens? All and more will be answered within.
My review of the Canon 16-35mm f/4L IS lens and why I reviewed it at the perfect time. This wide-angle lens a fantastic lens but how does it fare against the cheaper 17-40mm f/4L lens?
The Canon 85mm f/1.2L is one of the best, most outstanding lenses I have used. Would I recommend buying one, absolutely. Do I own one? Absolutely not, nor will I. Read why inside!