You know when a picture looks good right?  Framed nicely, attractive use of light, sharp focus, etc.  Yet one of the things I encounter most when guiding nature photography excursions is people’s excitement to get a shot at the cost of good composition.  Here’s the thing: a pretty subject isn’t always a pretty picture if [...]

It’s not unusual to receive an email asking ”When’s your next photo excursion”?  So the answer to that one is “Next Wednesday”!  Burrowing owls, wading birds and more are on the ticket down on Marco Island where we’ll spend time photographing water birds at Tiger Tail lagoon before heading over to the active owl nests [...]

Do you put your camera down once the sun sets feeling that landscapes, street scenes and nature photography are over?  Last night I taught a class on the subject and attendees learned to use low light and darkness to liven up their portfolio.  There are some tricks involved but here’s how to get started:   [...]