Food For Digital Thought: The Rule of Odds

I know what most of you are probably thinking right about now…has Joe sold out and embraced the rules of composition? Oh no Joe, say it ain’t so!!! Well relax my fellow photographers because I have definitely not sold out, or ever will; you’ll have to pry my dead cold...

Quick Photo Tip: Get Dirt on Your Shirt

In my Stretching Your Frame of Mind class, I give a lesson each week; made up of two parts. Unlike all the other classes, I allow each participant to submit up to two photos every day, and I create a video critique for every image. After someone starts submitting...

The BIG Secret to Great Travel Photos

Ready for a big secret? To capture a sense of place in your travel photos, there are three main types of shots to take: overview shots, detail shots, and close-up shots. These are the types of images you’ll see in most travel and lifestyle magazine editorials. Stories...

A Simple Thought and the Forgotten -ALT

Sometimes the simplest things, the most obvious things, are the things of which we need to remind ourselves most often. A few weeks ago we had a brief break in our usually grey winter days here in Vancouver. By late afternoon I noticed broken clouds filling in on the...
Using Photography to Help Animals

Using Photography to Help Animals

Do you love animals and photography? Did you ever think about using your photography skills to help shelter and rescue animals in your own community? Most animal shelters and rescues are looking for people to donate their services to help the animals in their care....

Discovering North Carolina’s Outer Banks

There’s a reason why so many aspiring and professional photographers flock to the Outer Banks. Ocean sunrises, sound sunsets, piers, and miles of quiet wildlife in between create some breathtaking landscapes, ideal for photographers. I especially love...
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