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So what makes a viewer say, “Wow!” about a photograph? The answer… great lighting. Great lighting is the key to high impact photography. Even the most mundane subject will look amazing with the right lighting to paraphrase Gary Crabbe from my EXIF and Beyond interview. When is the lighting best you ask? For outdoor photography the lighting is best during the “Golden Hour” when the light

If there is one thing I’ve learned as a photographer it is always check your seconds. Upon first review of a days shoot I’ll almost always pick out the great shots. There’s a caveat to this though… these great shots are usually in line with a preconceived notion of what I wanted to get from the shoot. Coming back to these same photos later allows me to review my work with a fresh perspective.

This photo was taken from a higher vantage point the same day I photographed Out of the Gloom: Golden Gate Bridge and Fog. I wasn’t sure this would come out. The fog was quickly rising, the light was quickly fading and I needed to rush back to my car before the rangers locked a gate restricting auto travel in and out of the area. One thing is for sure time is rarely on the side of a photographer. View More Gold

Few photos have eluded me like this one. After nearly 10 years the stars aligned and I was finally free to photograph the fog blanketing the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco at sunset this past week. What makes this photo so difficult to capture? To name a few things; the weather conditions have to be just right, you have to recognize the conditions as being just right, you have to be in a close proximity to the

Another week has come to an end. If you haven’t noticed by now Friday’s tend to be sunset photo days on the blog. Sunsets usually seem to be the most fitting way to wind down the weekly blog posts. Is it the weekend yet? A quick reminder if you haven’t yet submitted your entry for the “In Your Own Backyard” Photography Blog Project be sure to do so. The deadline is tonight at 11:59PM PST. Tu

After talking with my best friend by phone today I decided to mix two posts into one. Its rather fitting considering recent developments. My best friend lives in Houston, Texas and in our discussion he had not heard about the November 7 oil spill here in San Francisco. Likely because I live here I was shocked that news of the event hadn’t reached my friend who is also a native Californian. The oil spill is deva

Early Wednesday morning I was on dog duty walking my 3 dogs around a local park. When I left the house the neighborhood was shrouded in thick fog. Realizing that there may be a photo opportunity with the fog rolling through the Monterey Pine trees in the park, I went back in the house to get my camera and tripod. Murphy’s Law would have it that as soon as I got to the park the fog started to lift, but just enou

I couldn’t help, but post these to photos from this past weekends Icer Air event. I thought these two photos were particularly cool. (I’ll forever resist using the term “sick”). Koji Kraft was really ripping it up on the vert ramp and at the end of Neil Hendrix’s run he flashed a great face. More at my Icer Air 2007 Photo Archive Koji Kraft getting big air on the vert ramp at Icer Air Ne