The process of taking digital photos and post production work.
Photography in Alaska’s arctic, particularly in the snowy months, presents many subjects and scenes filled with white, and often a white subject on a white background. While traveling with a photo tour group, one of the sharp-eyed guests (thank you Skip) spotted this arctic fox curled up in a snow drift on a frozen lake.…
Nature photography as a profession may be described by all of the above. My friends have told me that my job is one big vacation, and I’ve quit trying to persuade them otherwise. The benefits of the self-employed life are many and they come with the intrinsic cons as well. For a nature photographer the…
Filters on a lens can cause concentric rings to appear in the center of an image (this is a crop) be sure to remove the filter when photographing the aurora. When photographing the aurora borealis, or northern lights, it is important to remove the filter from your lens. Why? Look at the photo and you…
Black bear fishing for salmon in Prince William Sound, Alaska.Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 500mm f4.0L , 1/640 @f5.0, ISO 500 Harbor seal on ice berg in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 500mm f4.0L with 1.4x converter (700mm), 1/640 @f7.1, ISO 125 The harbor seal and black bear photo were taken…
Photographic perspective is often a process. Many times, the initial approach to a particular scene requires a little study, some idea generation, and close observation of light direction. I chose these two images to illustrate this process on a shoot this summer. The first image is environmentally interesting, and is sort of “o.k.” but the…
The Brooks mountain range, which crosses Alaska’s arctic region, is the farthest north mountain range in the United States. Just north of Atigun Pass–the highest road pass in the state– is Atigun canyon, the location where this photo was taken. The northern lights were not that bright to the naked eye, but timed exposures are…
While over/under photography is nothing new, I wanted to experiment with a few ideas last summer. Both returned usable results, but not without plenty of experimentation, and trial and error. The equipment to do this right, i.e., the underwater housing for a Canon 1D series camera costs between 5-10K! There are cheaper methods, for example,…