The Can/Am Photo Expo is coming up April 26-28 at the Buffalo Grand Hotel. It’s one of those annual events that we really don’t want to miss, regardless of where our photography interests lie. Those of us interested in landscape photography will be treated to presentations by Mark Bowie. David FitzSimmons, Deb Sandidge Hazel Meredith, […]
Today was one of those days when nothing you see calls out to you to make a photo. By early afternoon it was starting to look like we might not even take out our cameras today. We decided to make our best effort at Great Gully Falls, just south of Union Springs. With overcast skies […]
Sometimes it’s the little things that make the biggest differences. Then, too, friends are often able to help us expand our horizons. Often something at a special event turns on the proverbial light bulb and leaves us wondering why we had not figured something earlier. We can all appreciate these common experiences. I’ve recognized each […]
We’re getting more than a little excited about the upcoming Adirondack High Peaks Winter Photography Event that starts Jan 30. With Olympic Passports to get us into the Olympic venues and it looking like a winter storm coming to give us plenty of snow things are looking really good. Add our guest speakers, Chris Murray […]
There are a few things landscape photographers need to understand about lines as we compose our images. #1 Lines comes in different “flavors”. The most common have to be those of the horizontal and vertical variety. Close to these two has to be the diagonal line. Of course there is also the irregular line and let’s […]
By this time each January in upstate New York, many of us, especially landscape photographers, (and gardeners, I bet) start to get a little antsy. Sure, many of us appreciate and enjoy the opportunities the winter landscape provide for us to ply our passions behind our cameras. Still, many of us long for the colors […]
Have you ever puzzled over the importance of lines in your photograph? Or, perhaps you have struggled to see the lines or to appreciate the important roles they play in your photographic compositions. Whether we’re talking about architectural photography, landscape compositions, abstract images . . . just about any photographic composition really, lines and how to […]
Yesterday, I wanted to get the new year off to a good start, photographically. Despite a generally dismal day weather wise I did get out with my camera. When I’ve had the opportunity recently my intent has been to really pay attention to creating images that are expressive, sharing what it was like to me […]
Get Excited! Every time it snows I get a little more excited about the upcoming First Annual Adirondack High Peaks Winter Photography Event Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, 2019. Recently, I made a run up to the High Peaks region to coordinate catering for this event (you better be hungry) and I got to enjoy […]
This past week we experienced a very enjoyable five days in the Adirondack mountains, photographing their quiet waters. We had a good group, anxious to learn and enjoyable to work with and just be with. But, that’s a memory now, albeit a good one. It’s time to begin focusing in earnest on our next opportunity […]