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Photographing Fall Color took an interesting turn when snow fell in the mountains above Bishop, California a couple of weeks ago. While the colorful leaves in the trees above me were an obvious choice to photograph I first chose to capture the contrast between colorful leafs past their prime against the snow. To me this photo exudes silence & calm, the quiet after a battle against the elements. Photo Details Cano

I’m happy to announce that I’ve launched a new podcast titled All Things Photo with Eric Cheng. Between the two of us we have decades of professional photography experience and a unique perspective as industry insiders, Eric with DJI & Lytro and myself with BorrowLenses. Unlike other podcasts this series will also include video vignettes above and beyond our recorded discussions. I welcome you to subs

In case you missed there was a recent dust up about the recent Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.2 / Lightroom 6.2 update. The update introduced some new features and camera support, but also some unintended performance “enhancements” namely application instability resulting in crashes and a revamped import screen that was incredibly dumbed down removing many beloved features. Whether the storm of criticism thrust

If you’ve followed my blog for several years you’re likely to have noticed a marked difference in what I’ve been posting and how frequently. Much of this has to do with a philosophical shift I’ve taken since my oldest son arrived in 2010. Before I’d likely mow through locations and scenes at a pace that might make some heads spin. My appreciation for the landscape never waned, but my abi

Happy 125th Anniversary Yosemite. In 1890 Yosemite was designated the 3rd U.S. National Park thanks to legislation signed by President Benjamin Harrison. Since that time it has been a source of endless inspiration to outdoor enthusiasts, conservationists and artists. Personally Yosemite plays a special part in my life being one of my favorite places to connect with nature and find creative inspiration. Learn more abo

As someone who has been interested in astrophotography for over two decades the term “Super Moon” is not only B.S., but it’s increasingly over used. “Super Moon” has become the layman term for a full moon at perigee, the closest point of the moon in its elliptical orbit to Earth. The culprit behind the overuse of this arbitrary term is the press, but even though I think it’s B.S. I

It’s almost that time of year again when Fall Color reappear. Here in California that happens on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains causing a modern day gold rush, except this time the gold is the golden hue of Aspen leafs and the prospectors are photographers. I have to admit I never got into this early in my photography career, but as time wore on I started to appreciate it more. The funny thing

Even at the end of a long day of shooting in the wee hours of the morning it’s important to never let your ‘visual awareness’ down. After spending 8 hours running various time-lapse sequences at Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park I was mid drive back to Yosemite Valley around 2am with my sunroof open and noticed that the Milky Way was directly overhead. Even though I was exhausted I decided cap