Convenience Stores and Photographing Nature & Wildlife
What do convenience stores and filming nature and wildlife have in common? More than you think!
Trading Old Camera Gear for New Inspiration
Recently, Photo Pro, my local camera store had a Cash for Cameras promotion. The invited people to bring in their old camera gear and exchange it for cash. Even better, if you took in house credit instead, they'd give you 10% more for your gear. I around the office and found several lenses that I [...]
Why I Love to Rent Camera Gear Before I Buy
I don't know of anyone who would argue with me that camera gear isn't expensive. If you're serious about photographing nature and wildlife, I'm sure you've checked out prices for fast camera lenses and robust weather sealed cameras. I'm also guessing you're as surprised as I am at some of the prices. If you're just [...]
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Seven Simple Things You Can Do On This Earth Day
How appropriate that today on Earth Day, I'm alone in the Utah wilderness watching an incoming storm cast a double rainbow above a magnificent canyon! The first Earth day was started April 22, 1970 The idea came to founder Gaylord Nelson, a Senator from Wisconsin after witnessing the damage caused by a massive oil spill [...]
Nature Photo Studios End of Year Survey Results
Late last year I asked you to take a ten question survey on what I could do to help you become better nature and wildlife photographers. I was blown away at the response. A HUGE THANK YOU to all those that took the time to fill it out, I SO appreciate it!! I'd like to [...]
The Super Blood Wolf Moon of 2019
Last night, January 20, 2019, I was able to photograph the Super Blood Wolf Moon The January full moon is called the "Wolf Moon". The "Wolf Moon" gets its name from Native American tribes and early colonial times, when people would see packs of wolves in the wintertime, howling outside the villages at night because [...]
Goals for 2019
If you wanted to read about my photography goals for 2019... I don't know about you, but I'm sick and tired when it comes to making goals every year and not reaching them. Recently, I went back and read a post I wrote about my goals for 2015, that's right, 2015. Surely I should have accomplished [...]
End of Year Survey
I Need Your Help My goal, my purpose for being here is to make a difference for nature and wildlife. I try to do that in several ways. One of those ways is hopefully what brought you to this site, learning how to capture the beauty of nature for yourself. You see, I'm a firm [...]
Photographing Synchronous Fireflies
You may not know who he is but if you've ever seen amazing images of fireflies on the internet, it's a pretty safe bet that Radim Schreiber was the person behind the camera that created them. As a filmmaker and photographer, when I see amazing work, I like to know who the person is behind [...]
