Often I find myself in a situation where composition and mood come together nicely, but there just isn’t much color in the scene. Black & white conversion is the perfect solution to the problem. Black & white images work particularly well for landscape scenes that have lots of dramatic clouds. Such a situation arose recently while leading my Epic Patagonia workshop. My group and I hiked from our backcountry camp to [...]
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My latest post to the Outdoor Photographer blog discusses the importance of creating a Sense of Place within your photos, of telling a story unique to the land you are photographing. The following image is featured in the post, taken during my recent Patagonia trip. The image, of Monte Fitz Roy partially obscured by a raging storm, was made during a three-day backcountry excursion with my workshop group. When we got [...]
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I am always looking for opportunities to use shapes when creating my nature photo compositions. The human brain tends to react to shapes, and to categorize random elements into shapes in an effort to simplify the world around us—think of the way we have organized stars into constellations and you can easily see my point. Using shapes when composing nature photos helps simplify chaotic elements for viewers so that your images [...]
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Chapter Two of my Patagonia Photo Journal is now available! This is the second part of a three-part series describing my 2-week backcountry adventure in Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina. Feel free to leave any comments about the article here.
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Check out my latest Photo Journal entry to read about my recent adventures in Patagonia! The first part of a three-part series is now available, describing my 2-week backcountry trip in Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina. Feel free to leave any comments about the article here.
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