April 2011 Calendar Wallpaper: Lilies of the Water

The April 2011 calendar wallpaper is here! Spring is in the air, and this month’s calendar wallpaper features a pair of water lilies at the amazing Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC.  In a few months, the water lilies will be up in few force, and I will be recommending the location for engagement [...]

Press Release: “Natural World” Exhibit at the Center for Fine Art Photography

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NEW Light & Motion Workshop Opened for August 21st

My August 15th Light and Motion: Photographing the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair workshop filled within minutes of the e-mail announcement I sent out two weeks ago, and I’m still receiving inquiries from interested students.  As a result, I’ve opened a second intermediate/advanced level Light and Motion photography workshop for Saturday, August 21st. [...]

August 2010 Wallpaper: Lilies of the Water II

In late June, the water lilies at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens are in full bloom. The land of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens was initially bought by W.B. Shaw, who farmed water lilies in the marshes as a hobby, eventually turning it into a large commercial endeavor and developing many new varieties of lilies through hybridization. [...]

Just One Spot Left in My August 15th Workshop: Light and Motion - Photographing the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair

Just wanted to give you all a heads up that there’s only one spot left in my August 15th intermediate/advanced-level workshop on Light and Motion: Photographing the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair.  Click on the link to view the detailed lesson plan and registration details!  There’s also still space in my August 14th beginning-level workshop [...]

Beginning-Level Photography Workshop on August 14th: Light and Motion - Photographing the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair

An of ISO 100 and aperture of f/13 were just the right combination to give a shutter speed of 6.0 sec, allowing the camera to capture this Freak Out carnival ride at the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair several times along its entire length, resulting in the blur of color shown here.

I’m going [...]

Lilies of the Water

After finishing up Megan’s portrait photography shoot at her house in Washington, DC last Sunday, I headed back to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens for another hour to get a few shots of the lilies by themselves.  Click here to view all my water lily fine art photography images from Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.  Absolutely incredible, aren’t [...]

July 2010 Wallpaper: Sunset Over Great Falls

The summer sun sets in glorious colors over Great Falls in Potomac, Maryland.

July wallpaper is ready for download – click on the links below for the resolution and aspect ratio that best match your computer screen:

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Great Falls Sunset: Vision Doesn't End with the Click of the Shutter

The summer sun sets in glorious colors over Great Falls in Potomac, Maryland.

I’ve been contemplating the image-creation process this week, as I work on a series of images of Great Falls.  I thought I’d share some of my musings about the three essential steps to great image-making:

Step 1: Defining your vision [...]

Last weekend for "Of Fairytale Kingdoms" Fine Art Photography Exhibit!

Hey, so I’ve been getting lots of great feedback from people who’ve seen my current exhibit, “Of Fairytale Kingdoms,” at the Arlington Public Library, Central Branch in Virginia.  This weekend is the last weekend of the show, so do stop by if you have a chance, and leave me a message on this blog [...]