Looks aren’t everything. What might be a trendy look today likely will seem gaudy tomorrow. Any relationship built entirely on aesthetics is unhealthy and this includes the art we create.
Read MoreLooks Aren't Everything
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The Philosophy of Art in Photography
As a photographer, it is easy to get distracted by being just creative and become a visual factory churning out pieces. The issue is that they don’t mean much and it starts to look like I am just another ‘guy with a camera’.
Read MoreWhat Art Buyers Gravitate Towards
It isn’t hard to tell from my website that I intend to sell prints of my work. It is my art, and I want to share it in the best way possible through having it be on the wall. While I have sold some prints in the past, I have noticed a trend in what people will pay for…
Read MoreHard Work vs Results
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There is a lot of work that goes into one of my images. there is a story behind each one of the time on location and getting there as well as what went into producing the image itself. HOWEVER, …
Read MoreGetting Rid Of Man Made Objects
I have a strong dislike for doing landscape photography around manmade features. Most of the time, I will make the extra effort to not include any human elements in an image unless it is the entire point of the image.
Read MoreStorytelling in Landscape Photography
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As we march on creating images with wonderful colors, maximum dynamic range, and nice compositions it will certainly appease most people’s tastes for photography. I hunger for something more now though that most images out there lack.
Read MoreI'm not just a photographer. I am an artist.
It feels like a badge of honor to call myself a photographer. At least it used to before I thought about it more and then heard it behind defined. A photographer is, simply put someone that takes photographs. As an artist, I get to choose to create photographs and I just so happen to use a camera to do that.
Read MoreUsing Landscape Photography as a form of Escapism.
This passion of mine is an art form and a business, but it is also quite a bit more than just those two things to me. I use it as an escape too, allowing myself to get away to a zone where I can be on my own. Everybody needs some type of escapism that has a positive impact on their lives and I chose landscape photography!
Read MoreThe Summer Blues (blue skies)
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I’m not the only one that thinks this, summer is the most challenging time of year to shoot. I often find a drought of images through the middle part of the year. July through September specifically are the biggest issues, even though this is the time of year many are getting outside on vacation.
Read MoreYou DON'T need the best camera!
A few years ago, there was a megapixel race to see who could pack as much resolution as possible into a sensor. It resulted in some awesome technology and cameras that we use today, but it didn’t change how photography is done at an essential level. We still use a box with a sensor in it and a lens if front of that.
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