I have a great love and passion for visual storytelling. I’ve tried to bring that passion to my writing as well. My love of photography is inspired by friendships and driven by the desire to capture that one image that makes a person stop dead in their tracks. By sharing these blog posts, I hope to share my lessons learned, insights, expertise, and “feelings”. I also want to inspire you, the reader, to get out in nature, unplug, and grow. Join me on this journey of slow, purposeful photography together
-
Rediscovering the Joy of Photography
It’s not the photo…..it’s the experience. It’s not about the final picture. It’s about the moment and the journey. It’s about who you were with and the beauty and excitement that being in nature presents. I lost sight of that for a while. As most of you know, I haven’t added many photos to Facebook Read more
-
Discover the Silent Hunter: Northern Harrier Hawk
As I advance as a photographer, the biggest jump for me has been my commitment to becoming more of a proactive vs. reactive shooter. It’s helped me transition from individual images to creating stories with my photos. I use to “chase” photos looking for something to shoot and post to social media. Although there is… Read more
-
Culling Photos – A Photographer’s Dilemma
I must start with a confession. When I first thought of writing this post, I hoped to change some minds of fellow photographers that had enormous amounts of images stored on their computer. Read more
-
Maximizing Bird Photography: Techniques for Landing and Takeoff Moments
I have 100’s photos of birds soaring against a beautiful blue sky or sitting in a tree in my portfolio. And, I’d bet if you’ve been shooting for a while, you have the same shots. On their own, they’re nice images and I’ve posted them on social media quite often. But did you ever wonder, Read more
-
The Value of Printed Photos in the Digital Era: Rediscovering Visual Enjoyment
Two specific events transpired in the last couple of weeks that sparked this article. I met an older gentleman and we began talking gardening and bird feeding and how squirrels are so maddening and fun to watch at the same time. I pulled out my phone and showed him some of my photos. He, on Read more
-
Birds as parents? Oh yeah
This month I returned to the Cedarville area in the UP to photograph several bird species that recently had their babies. We focused our efforts on four specific species, and Paul Rossi from Paulrossibirds.com set up blinds near nesting sites for better viewing opportunities and also not to disrupt their natural schedule. We also utilized Read more