Natural Light vs Flash vs LED
Natural Light, Flash, or LED?
Flash or LED for Astrophotography - which is best for light painting? Just like many other aspects of photography, the answer to the question above is largely situational, and sometimes not adding light is the answer. I’ve already talked about how using off camera flash for astrophotography can improve your images, bu...
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How and Where To View The Milky Way - San Luis Obispo County
Milky Way Over San Luis Obispo County
(Featured by SLO Tribune)
Until I garnered interest in the night skies, I honestly didn’t pay much attention to photographing them. It wasn’t until I saw wide angle photos of the Milky Way that I began the journey for myself and started exploring night photography. I'm always asking myself where can I shoot t...
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The 500 and 300 Rule For Photographing The Night Sky
500 Rule
Aside from gear related questions, probably the most common question I hear related to night photography would have to be, “what are your settings?” It’s a completely valid question, and I remember my puzzled reaction the first time I learned it for myself. Your settings for astrophotography are quite different from most other types of ph...
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Ashley and Dal Pear Valley Vineyard Wedding
Ashley and Dal had an intimate ceremony on a hilltop at Pear Valley Vineyards, and I had the honor of documenting that day for them. Their reception was relaxed and casual, allowing for plenty of time for sharing conversation with family and friends, tasting wine, and enjoying the delicious food (courtesy of Trumpet Vine.)
When we were emailing ba...
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Infinity Focus and Hyperfocal Distance : Maximize Depth of Field in Astrophotography
Focusing on the Milky Way - Using Infinity Focus and Hyperfocal Distance to Maximize Depth of Field in Astrophotography
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This blog post is all about getting in-focus images of the Milky Way and your foreground subject in a single exposure, without using blending or other compositing techniques.
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Using Off Camera Flash for Astrophotography
Using Off Camera Flash for Astrophotography I’ve started using off camera flash more and more in my night sky images, so I thought I would share this technique with all of you. Some folks will simply not care for the results of this technique, and I completely understand that perspective - it's subjective. There are other ways to capture dynamic ni...
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What's In The Bag? - An Update On My Lenses
What's in my bag? I recently went through an anti-GAS phase - not sure if that’s a thing. If you have never heard of “GAS” before, it's an acronym that stands for Gear Acquisition Syndrome. In short; you see cool photography stuff and then you buy cool photography stuff, whether or not it’s necessary to further your craft. Luckily, I learned early...
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Getting Started With Wildlife Photography - Tips and Tricks
Getting Started with Wildlife Photography Over the past few years of photographing wildlife, I've picked up a lot of little tips and tricks that have helped improve my work along the way, and I'm sharing them with you here. Feel free to comment with your wildlife photography tip!
My camera hasn’t left my hands in the...
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My Process for Printing Landscape Photographs
My Process: Preparing and Printing Images There are countless ways to go about this entire printing process. Simply put, this is the method that I have personally developed while preparing for an upcoming gallery show, in which the main images will be large prints I created at home. This works for me, but it might not work for you. I encourage you...
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Airick and Liz - Cambria Pines Lodge Wedding - Antique Aero Reception - Star Wars
"I love you. I know."
Airick and Liz created a special day that was totally "them," and shared it with their family and friends. From the Star Wars details to the airplane hanger reception, their wedding day was a ton of fun to photograph. I'm so happy for these two as they start this new chapter in their lives together. The force will be with t...
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