Deconstructing Zion
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, I was an architect–not a marine biologist. Even further from that point, I was in school to become an architect. My parents figured architecture would be a great major for me because I loved to draft in high school. What my parents didn’t realize, and [...]
Inspiration-As Open as The Five Year Old
Late last year, I wrote a blog post over on the Outdoor Photographer Website, about losing our creativity in America. This post was based on an article that was published on Newsweek’s website. Because of that article, our daughter’s main Christmas present was an easel and full set of professional art supplies ranging from pastels [...]
Triple Shot Lowfat Pollock to Go Please.
I love abstract painters. Jackson Pollock is probably my favorite. His use of household paints which he poured all over his canvases was completely out of the ordinary for his time. “When I am in my painting, I’m not aware of what I’m doing. It is only after a sort of ‘get acquainted’ period that I [...]
Liquid – What is Your Interpretation?
I have an obsession with modern artists. Van Gogh, Dali, Picasso, and Pollock are a few of my favorites. I love the way they abstract their visions and leave the viewer to interpret the meaning for themselves. I know how I composed, created, and now presented this image to you, so it has an entirely different [...]
Reflectivity – Canyon Lake
I was looking for the abstract today. I found it at the marina of Canyon Lake in the Superstition Mountains outside of Phoenix, Arizona. The marina manager was kind enough to accept my request to be let into the private dock area, which allowed me to shoot image upon image of abstract water reflections. The [...]
March 2010 Photo of The Month
I often look to abstract painters for inspiration in my photographic work. This idea of looking elsewhere is not new, I know many photographers that do it. It has done one major thing for me – put me always on the look out for new and interesting compositions. I don’t care what time of day [...]
New Image on Darwin Wiggett’s Blog
I have a new image that was just posted on Canadian Photographer Darwin Wiggett’s blog. To view it and read about it click here.
Oregon²-This Place is Awesome!
Once we lost the sun due to the oncoming weather finally breaching the Cascade Range, I grabbed my 600mm and started to create abstracts of this amazing place. The first rule of photography-never stop shooting, even when you lose what you think is the best light of the day. The Painted Hills possess unlimited photographic [...]
Wait for It
Recently, I taught a workshop with Art Wolfe, John Greengo, and Libby Pfeiffer. We had a wonderful time running and hiding under a sitka spruce as it rained like never before on Second Beach just outside of La Push, Washington. At times, the grand landscape is not always available and instead of focusing on what [...]
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