People love to explore and go on adventures to beautiful areas. It is a pastime I share as well being raised to love the outdoors through Boy Scouts as a kid. While there are many of us, there are few that really understand how much we can have an impact on the land around us while hiking, running, camping, etc…
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Conservation vs Preservation
Over the years there have been many opinions on how to manage public lands. Two of the major points of views are conservation and preservation. Many people use these terms interchangeably, but they are two completely different approaches to this issue.
Read MoreFine Art Prints
Each Fine Art image by Kyle Kephart is available for print in various sizes and materials. Every print is done to archival quality with inks, papers, and metal of museum grade. They come signed on the back along with their edition number out of 42 total in the edition. Along with the print will be a certificate of authenticity and a hand written thank you note.
Read MoreTrophy Hunting: The Beginner and Experienced
When you go out to photograph a location it is a good idea to have an image pre-visualized. Knowing what you are getting into with your camera is a good way of establishing some level of success before you arrive on location. While there is never a guarantee of a good image there are ways of increasing your odds of success.
Read MoreBuying and Displaying Tips: Landscape Prints
When purchasing landscape photography for walls look for a couple of things in the art you want the room to connect with.
Read MoreHow Thomas Heaton changed my images.
I don’t shoot nearly as many of the wide landscapes anymore. Part of this is probably because I bought more normal focal length lenses, but I believe it is also because Thomas Heaton’s work is inspiring me to simplify scenes and work at focal lengths that are more traditional.
Read MoreMilky Way photography over Mt. Hood
Photographing the Milky Way is a unique experience to me. Arriving on location well before sunset to shoot alongside fellow Photographer Kirk Keyes we had about 6 hours to wait to shoot. This surely is the longest time I have been on location by far!
Read MoreArt Festival Announcement!
I am proud to be a part of this year's ArtSplash festival in downtown Tualatin, Oregon. The festival will be over the second weekend in July from the 13th-15th this year (2018).
Read MoreStop It: Ultra-Wide Angles
The biggest lie in landscape photography is that you need a wide angle lens. I was deceived by the allure of a wider perspective that captured more than everything I could see.
Read MoreNational Parks vs true Wilderness
As wild as National Parks may be here in the USA it is a common misconception that these are true wilderness. We look at these treasures of our natural lands, seeing them as icons attracting millions of visitors each year. They are really just that though, natural theme parks with iconic locations meant to amuse visitors.
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