Winter Photography: Be Prepared, Be Successful

Winter is arguably one of the prettiest times to be an outdoor photographer; winter white can transform an otherwise lifeless brown landscape into a magical wonderland. However, winter is also one of the most challenging times to be outdoors shooting. Frankly the biggest limiting factor in winter photography is personal comfort (for me anyway, I’m a wus). If you’re not comfortable you won’t be free to think and see creatively [...]

“…If You Can’t Be With The One You Love,…”

By Kurt Budliger | Jan 12, 2012
Posted in: Creativity, Inspiration, Landscape Photography, Vermont |

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“…If You Can’t Be With The One You Love,…”

“…Honey, Love The One You’re With” (Stephen Stills). I’ll leave it up to you guys to do your own dit, dit, dits. And I do apologize in advance if the song gets stuck in your head, it’s pretty catchy. It seems as though I’m into the mantra thing lately (see my previous post Just Do It!), especially if it relates to improving one’s photography. As many of you already know, I [...]

By Kurt Budliger | Dec 22, 2011
Posted in: General, Inspiration, New Hampshire, Tech Tips |

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How Photography is like Tequila

For some they both can be an acquired taste, a little bitter at first but after a while starts to get easier to swallow. Just think about the first time you tried to shoot an epic sunset and came home with nothing but washed out skies or blocked up foreground details. I don’t think I need to remind you about the first time you drank tequila, or maybe someone does? [...]

Want Your Images to Look Different? (part 2)

By Kurt Budliger | Dec 12, 2011
Posted in: Acadia National Park, Creativity, General, Tech Tips |

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Want Your Images to Look Different? (part 2)

In part one of this series I offered 5 strategies for jumpstarting your creative juices and beginning the journey toward creating unique or different images. Part one can be found here and is probably worth reading in conjunction with this post. 6) Incorporate motion. Many of the techniques we’ve learned as nature photographers have been geared toward maximizing sharpness in our images. We use tripods, small apertures for depth of field, [...]

By Ian Plant | Apr 8, 2011
Posted in: General, Tech Tips |

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10 Tips for Brilliant Landscapes

I have a new article in the May issue of Outdoor Photographer magazine, 10 Tips for Brilliant Landscapes (available both in print and online). The article is based on tips and techniques discussed in my eBook Chasing the Light. Check it out!

By Ian Plant | May 10, 2010
Posted in: Tech Tips |

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How to Photograph Rainbows

Who doesn’t love rainbows? Rainbows are a favorite of nature photographers, and for good reason. Not only are they beautifully vibrant, representing all colors in the spectrum that can be seen by human eyes, but their graceful arcing shapes add compositional interest to photographs. But finding rainbows is a tough business, and doing them justice even tougher. So, what is the best way to photograph a rainbow? My newest free tutorial, [...]

By Ian Plant | Feb 28, 2010
Posted in: Birds |

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Snowy Owls

I just returned from four days of photographing snowy owls (Bubo scandiacus) in Ontario and Quebec provinces, Canada. I went with Alex Mody, a young up-and-coming photographer who has a real passion for bird photography, and who is very adept at finding these solitary birds. The snowy owl spends much of its time perched still and silent on prominent lookouts, waiting for prey. We photographed several female owls during our trip, which typically [...]