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Photos to Paint: November 2013
have a client that owns a ranch not too far from my home and last spring I had an opportunity to photograph a foal. I thought at the time that the scene would make a great painting challenge with the…
Recent Articles
Kenya Safari Tips: Getting to the Masai Mara
This post is the first of a few that will cover Kenya safari tips and our adventure on the Masai Mara. Almost anyone that has been on safari will tell you that it is an amazing experience that can’t be over anticipated. They are right. You can watch Animal Planet all day long and get a sense of what Africa is like but nothing can accurately convey the experience actually of being there…
June Colorado Springs Art Walk
I have been very busy getting ready for the First Friday Colorado Springs Art Walk, which starts tonight at 5pm for the month of June. I will be at 125 N. Tejon at Pikes Peak Chocolate and Ice Cream tonight, June 7th, from 5pm on. If you are in the Colorado Springs area, I would […]
How to fix skin tone in Photoshop: Video tutorial
I recently had an opportunity to take some prom portraits. While taking the portraits, I encountered a situation where my subject had used an artificial tanning product. She looked absolutely beautiful but I quickly noticed that her hand was significantly lighter than her arm. She likely washed the tanning product off of her hand after applying it. To avoid having her hand become be the center of attention in the photo, I had to perform a color correction in Photoshop. Fixing skin tone in Photoshop can be tricky so I created a video tutorial to help others fix similar problems in their images.
Baby Great Horned Owls in Colorado Springs
I recently had a wonderful opportunity to photograph three baby Great Horned Owls perched in a nest about 30 minutes from my house. Of all places, the nest is located on the west side of Colorado Springs overlooking a Walgreens parking lot. They seem to have become quite a sensation among Colorado Springs residents over […]
The Art of the Steal – Documentaries I Like
The Art of the Steal by IFC Films I am a nut about documentaries. I watch one or two per week and I am always thrilled when I find one that captivates me from start to finish. Today’s recommendation is The Art of the Steal, which chronicles a dramatic struggle for control of the Barnes […]
Is the Canon 85mm f/1.2L II the perfect portrait lens?
I not only like to offer my clients every ounce of creativity I have, I also like to use the highest quality equipment to produce their images. After conducting some research on the best portrait lenses, I invested in Canon’s 85mm f/1.2L II. Does this lens deliver? Absolutely, but for an expensive professional lens it […]
Canon 5D vs 7D for Birds in Flight
Sand Hill Crane – 5D Mark III, 420mm (300mm 2.8 II + 1.4X II TC), f/7.1, 1/500 sec. Although I primarily consider myself a travel photographer, I love the challenge of capturing wildlife in motion. There are so many variables that need to come together to create compelling wildlife images. Finding wildlife in the first […]
2013 Travel Preview – Kenya and Spain
In early September, Donna and I are traveling to Africa for a Kenya Safari with my good friend Ric and his wife Lisa. Why? Ric and Lisa are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary and they asked us to join them. After less than a nanosecond of hesitation, I said absolutely! [...]
Visit Ireland’s Gaelic Past Today
While on our two-week Ireland adventure we visited two sets of islands off of the west coast of the Emerald Isle. The Great Blasket Islands, which I covered in an earlier post, are no longer inhabited but offer visitors a rich opportunity to imagine what life would have been like on a remote island. The Aran Islands, in stark contrast…
The Beauty of Northern Ireland’s Antrim Coast
During our two-week adventure in Ireland, we made a six hour trek by car from Galway to Bushmills for a three-day stay on Northern Ireland’s beautiful Antrim Coast. [...]