Yes, it’s my favorite time of the year for practicing this hobby of photography. What surprises me the most, however, is the fact that I am not just looking at the whole of a landscape as much as I used to, actually, I am ‘focusing’ a little smaller today. Macro photography has become a pretty…
Yes, learning how the Exposure Triangle works for properly exposed, sharper images takes time. But what I’ve learned over the last year is that composition is, and I believe this wholeheartedly, the most important aspect of photography to learn and master. So, how do you master composition? Or, better yet, can you master composition with…
As a hobby photographer, becoming a professional is not really on my immediate radar. However, it is floating there just along the edges of my mind. My one problem, though, is getting better at photography! Frustration is the enemy of progress. For me, the frustration lies in the science of using the exposure triangle correctly,…
I will admit I use my 50mm lens more than any other lens I own because I am in my fifties; it just seems comfortable. However, there are other reasons this is my go-to lens as a middle-aged GenX hobby photographer. So, let’s dive into those reasons together.
I don’t always get to go out as much as I would like, being a dad and working full-time, but when I do, this little hobby of photography is truly satisfying, and I’ve learned a lot. So, why did I choose photography, and how did I get started? Well, here is the good, the bad,…
Why do I love fly fishing, especially in the great Pacific Northwest? Yes, it is a bit hard at first to learn, but once you get it down, there is nothing like fly fishing- nothing! I grew up fishing. My mother and my grandfathers loved fishing; they could never get enough of it. Fishing in…