Syllabuses for Group Photo Workshops at VisArts

I’m teaching some photo workshops in March and May through the Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts (VisArts) in Rockville, MD:

- Art of People & Event Photography – Photographing the National Cherry Blossom Festival: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 9:30 AM-5:30 PM

- Art of Architecture – Photographing the Franciscan Monastery: Saturday, May 22, 2010, 9:30 AM-5:30 [...]

Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 13: Arches National Park, End-of-the-Road

Alas, this is our last morning in Utah before heading home to Washington, DC, so we definitely had to get up for the sunrise.  Of all the places we’ve seen around Moab, I must say that Turret Arch by the North and South Windows is my hands down favorite.  It’s where we started on Day [...]

Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 9: Capitol Reef National Park

Photo of a tree at the top of Capitol Gorge, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

So, if you were wondering why I dropped off the face of my blog in the middle of my Utah Parks Road Trip, to tell you the truth, I didn’t realize how tired I would be at the end of [...]

Utah Road Trips, Day 8: Zion National Park and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

 

Virgin River, snow-covered mountains in the background, Zion National Park, Utah

With yesterday’s AWESOME fiery Zion sunset, we were totally motivated to get up early this morning, hopeful for an incredible sunrise.  Alas, it was not to be.  It was already snowing when the alarm sounded at 6 AM.  We still rushed  to get ready and [...]

Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 5: Bryce Canyon

This is our last day in Bryce Canyon.  Four nights is probably more than what most people spend, and tomorrow, we head over to Zion.  Everyone talks about how wonderful Zion is, but I just can’t imagine it being more spectacular than Bryce.  It’s too bad that a lot of the trails weren’t tracked what [...]

Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 4: Bryce Canyon

Boy, we were seriously exhausted at the end of the day.  That’s why I’m getting this post up a day late.  Plus, it’s a lot of work to be out shooting all day and then come back and process photos at night!  Anyway, we got up for the sunrise…and it was BITTER cold.  Went back [...]

Utah Parks Road Trip: Day 2, Scenic Byway 12

"Head of the Rocks" Panorama, Scenic Byway 12, between Escalante and Cannonville, Utah

Merry Christmas everyone!  I want to wish you and your families and friends a holiday season and coming year filled with joy and good cheer!  To download a pdf on buying fine art photography, click here. 

As for us, today we drove from [...]

Looks like I'll be busy teaching and talking about photography next year...

Washington National Cathedral

Looks like next month is going to be a busy start to the new year for teaching!  I have several new photography students starting next month with private photography lessons with me, plus I’ll be leading the first of several photo workshops/field trips through VisArts, and finally, I’ve been invited to speak before several photography [...]

HDR: Love it or hate it?

I was interested to see the results recently of an HDR survey (love it or hate it) on Michael Zhang’s PetaPixel blog.  For those of you who aren’t familiar with HDR, it stands for high dynamic range imaging.  A digital camera sensor can only handle so much tonal range between light and dark.  If a scene [...]

CASE STUDY: Lighting for On Location Corporate Headshots

I recently did a headshot job for an NGO that wanted photographs of their CEO for the annual report, as well as their staff for their website.  Working with their Senior Communications Director, we decided that a location shoot would best capture the personality of the organization, which focuses on raising public awareness and promoting an [...]