Fine Art Nature Photography Blog (Photography)

Articles about the places I photograph, new releases, adventures in the art show world and my ramblings from 30+ years of photographing people and the natural world. I hope you enjoy reading these posts and watching the attached videos that accompany many. If you would like to contact me regarding prints or just to ask questions about my work please feel free to reach out I would love to hear from you!

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Photographing the Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon
Photographing the Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon

If you have ever visited the Japanese Garden in Portland, Oregon you probably walked by a famous tree and did not even realize it. This little tree has been photographed by more people than any other tree...

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Photographing the Oregon Coast
Photographing the Oregon Coast

The Oregon coast is one of the most beautiful places on earth with isolated beaches, forests reaching right to the shoreline, and rugged rocky outcroppings. It is the perfect place to photograph amazing ocean scenery...

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Abstract Fine Art Photography Does It Make Your Eyes Hurt?
Abstract Fine Art Photography Does It Make Your Eyes Hurt?

Abstract art is not for everyone. I have had people tell me some of my abstract photography 'hurts their eyes'. I understand this idea, you either love or hate abstract art, especially photography. Abstract photography is often referred to as experimental, non-objective or conceptual...

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Winter Photography in the Uinta Mountains, Utah
Winter Photography in the Uinta Mountains, Utah
Winter Photography Art for Sale

Winter in the Uinta Mountains is a magical time of year. The weather conditions can be extreme and dangerous, the people few and far between, and the snow deep and beautiful. Photographing the wintertime in the Uinta Mountains can be challenging and rewarding...

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Yellowstone a Sacred Wilderness
Yellowstone a Sacred Wilderness
Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park is a place of extremes.

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The Painted Sunset Series | Abstract Art
The Painted Sunset Series | Abstract Art
8/24/2020  |  Monterey County, California
This series of photographs were taken between June 8 and June 12, 2020 in Monterey County, California. These are all done in an abstract technique of using a long shutter speed, some leaving the camera still and others moving the camera during the exposure known as intentional camera movement or ICM...
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Introducing the 'Comet Collection' | Night Art
Introducing the 'Comet Collection' | Night Art
07/25/2020  |  Utah

New Release of my 'Comet Collection' series of three photographs of the Neowise Comet. Photographs taken 7/17/2020 and 7/20/202. Now available in limited edition printings of only 200 photographs.

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Over Saturated? Editing Photography
Over Saturated? Editing Photography
11/16/2018

Earlier this year while doing the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City someone made a comment that stuck in my mind. This person said in reference to my image “The Green Cellarium” something like “the colors are so vibrant and overwhelming, I don’t think I could have something that bright in my home...

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Is photography Art? Art Prints for Sale
Is photography Art? Art Prints for Sale
10/16/2018

So begins the almost age old debate. Photography has its roots somewhere in the forgotten past but the process of taking a picture and preserving it on some type of medium was invented by Louis Daguerre about 1839 in the daguerreotype process...

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Depth of Field | How to create depth in photography
Depth of Field | How to create depth in photography
10/1/2017

Years ago a customer picked up a roll of film from a lab I ran. After looking at the pictures, she complained parts of the pictures were out of focus. I examined the pictures and saw they were of teenagers in a field with a horse...

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Double Exposure | Artistic Photography
Double Exposure | Artistic Photography
8/15/2017

It has been a while since my last post. Life has been busy with building my website, editing more images and working my day job.

In my last post I talked about exposure and some adventures I have had in trying to teach others about how to get a proper exposure...

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An exposé on exposure.
An exposé on exposure.
4/27/2017

Over the years of working in photography and photofinishing I have seen a lot of changes.

I remember being in a meeting over 20 years ago with a Kodak rep and a Fuji rep. They were introducing us to APS film and explained this new film was going to be an intermediary until digital took off and film went away...

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Your phone is NOT a camera.
Your phone is NOT a camera.
3/28/2017

I have decided to start a regular blog post to let people get to know me a little better. I am going to tell stories and adventures of my 30 years in the field of photography! But first let me tell you a little more about me...

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