The list of photographers whose work was recognized at the Great New York State Fair that ended earlier this month is impressive. And it should be. The state fair’s photo contest is one of the largest, if not the largest in New York State. Between 700 and 800 photographs are entered every year, from all […]
I know a lot of photographers who wish they had the headstart on their photographic journey. Today, I was working on a self-assigned photo project at the Everson Museum. I’m amazed every time I visit this local gem. It’s always new. There’s always something fresh to explore. Today my mission was to photograph the experience […]
Photographing everything under the sun There’s a very special photography venue in the East, called Shenandoah National Park, and it offers more opportunity for meaningful photography all in one place than anyone can reasonably expect to capitalize on in just a few days. I’ve made repeated trips to this park and it’s always different, always […]
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 […]