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Extreme Symmetry
August 07, 2017 - Many of my photographs feature symmetry. Several of my images also feature a vanishing point--such as the door at the en...
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Take a Closer Look
June 05, 2017 - I was anxious to photograph something, so I desperately looked for a subject in my front yard! I came across an ordinary...
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Different Perspectives
January 25, 2017 - While shooting the grand staircase inside the Colorado State Capitol, I took the time to walk around and view the stairc...
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Telling a Tall Tale
September 20, 2016 - I think a photograph is more interesting when it portrays a subject in a different way. During my recent photo shoot at...
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Step Aside!
August 23, 2016 - Last week, I posted a blog entry about how moving over to view a scene from a different perspective can help bring more...
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Move Over for Depth!
August 19, 2016 - I enjoy capturing symmetry in my images. Upon entering an interior space, my first instinct is to place my tripod in the...
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S Curve
June 04, 2016 - When studying composition, there are many "rules" or guidelines to consider to strengthen an image. Concepts include the...
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Removing Obstacles
April 04, 2016 - Sometimes it's helpful to remove items from the scene before pressing the shutter. Certain items (e.g., signs, ropes, tr...
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Considerations Behind a Shot
February 05, 2016 - On my way from Chicago to Minneapolis, I stopped for a short while in Madison, Wisconsin to visit the Overture Center fo...
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Part of the Whole
October 30, 2015 - While visiting the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), I planned to photograph the Simmons Reside...
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Photo Needs More Republicans!
August 23, 2015 - One of my recent State Capitol photographs would benefit from having more Republicans in office. And, this has nothing t...
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Tilt for a More Dynamic Composition
May 07, 2015 - In my last blog entry, I wrote about my experience shooting high school tennis. After the shoot, I also posted a few of...
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Surprising Tripod Restrictions!
January 10, 2015 - The tripod is one of the most important tools for my photography. A tripod allows me to:
Select the base ISO setting of...
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Frame Within a Frame
December 30, 2014 - One of the common compositional techniques in photography is framing the subject. I used this technique quite often duri...
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Gettysburg S-Curve
December 19, 2014 - Incorporating a S-curve into the frame can really strengthen the composition of a photograph. S-curves can appear when y...
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Layers for Depth
December 16, 2014 - In the cold of winter, sometimes it's good to look back on one of my Spring photo shoots...
One way of creating depth i...
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Blue Swallow Motel
September 17, 2014 - While driving sections of Route 66 through New Mexico, I remembered that Rick Sammon had once posted a photo of the hist...
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Laughing Thrush at f/2
September 12, 2014 - It's a pleasure to shoot with my Nikon 200 f/2 lens. Most times, I shoot with the aperture wide open (at f/2) when using...
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Croppability
September 06, 2014 - I doubt if "croppability" is a word--but for photography it should be!
One of the things I like most about my Nikon D80...
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Reconstructing the Scene
June 22, 2014 - Sometimes, it's nearly impossible to remove unwanted items from a frame with Photoshop. Other times, it's possible to ac...
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Clean Up the Clutter
August 12, 2013 - One of my main objectives when shooting pictures is to focus the viewer's attention on my intended subject. I want to ke...
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A Simple Curve
June 07, 2013 - I visited a local park, Centennial Park, in hopes of capturing some interesting Winter photographs. Unfortunately, I saw...
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The S-Curve
March 16, 2013 - When studying composition, there are many "rules" or guidelines to consider to strengthen an image. Concepts include the...
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Compress the Scene with a Long Lens
January 29, 2013 - Many people buy a long lens specifically for photographing birds or other wildlife. Although I use my 500mm lens for tho...
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Ultra-wide Basketball
January 23, 2013 - I decided to try something different while photographing my nephew's recreational basketball game the other day. I captu...
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Get Low for a Different Perspective
January 20, 2013 - Too often, it's tempting to take pictures while in a normal standing position. For more interesting photographs, it's he...
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Iconic Images
December 15, 2012 - While planning for my trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, it quickly became evident that there are sever...
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Where Did Everyone Go?
August 06, 2012 - One thing that many viewers point out about my pictures is that generally the photographs are free of pedestrians. It's...
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Animal Patterns
July 26, 2012 - One way to create more interesting images of animals is to get really close--so close that the subject becomes the patte...
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One in Every Crowd
July 20, 2012 - One of my favorite composition techniques is to include one element in the frame that simply doesn't appear to belong:...
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Look Down!
July 14, 2012 - Many times, I will look up and down in search of interesting subjects for a photograph. Sometimes, the most interesting...
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Concrete Stairwell
June 21, 2012 - It's been a while since I've been out shooting, so I must be getting desperate. I ended up taking some photographs at a...
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Sometimes the Shadow is the Subject
June 01, 2012 - Many times, photographers hope to minimize shadows within an image. Other times, the shadow is the subject of the photog...
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Attention to the Details
May 21, 2012 - Yesterday, I attended my niece's confirmation ceremony. I enjoyed taking photographs that captured the larger environmen...
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Cast of Thousands
May 15, 2012 - I brought my Nikon D800 to my nephew's high school graduation last Sunday. The only way to capture the size of the large...
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Staircases
May 10, 2012 - Until recently, I didn't have a single image of a staircase in my portfolio. Lately, it's one of my favorite subjects!...
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A Frame Within a Frame
May 09, 2012 - One of my favorite compositional techniques is to include natural framing elements within the frame of the photograph. T...
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Shoot Low for a More Interesting Perspective
April 30, 2012 - Yesterday, I visited the Chicago Botanic Garden. Often times, I positioned the lens just inches from the ground in an at...
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