Posts Tagged optics
It’s time for New Year’s resolutions and their evil abettor, New Year’s resolution blog posts. I’ve been guilty of it in the past, but I won’t be coerced into listing my five adventure photography resolutions again in 2012. Many of you might have noticed how little I’ve been online lately. Twice weekly blog posts, forgotten. [...]
Paul Burwell is a wildlife photographer based in Edmonton, Alberta. He’s also a renown instructor and teaches a number of wildlife photography workshops in the controlled environment of the The Triple D Game Farm in Montana. It’s a very interesting setup, as participants work with captive animals to really boost their shooting skills, composition techniques, [...]
Kristoffer Kippernes is an adventure photographer from Trondheim, Norway. His portfolio shows off his specialty – mountain bike photography – well enough that Mattias Fredriksson recently invited Kristoffer to participate in the Scandinavian Photo Challenge. Although his team placed 5th, Kristoffer took home awards for Best Scenic Action, Best Close-up Action, and All Mountain. (check [...]
Craft and Vision released their latest eBook, Making Light, An Introduction to Off-Camera Flash by Piet Van Den Eynde, this morning. It’s their best eBook yet and, even better news, the first of a lighting tutorial series. This introduction ruins the myth that off-camera flash requires Joe McNally levels of equipment and shows us just [...]
A Deeper Frame by David duChemin is Craft and Vision’s latest eBook and builds on the company’s collection of valuable but cheap photography eBooks. It’s also duChemin’s first eBook since The Vision Driven Photographer and it marks a shift from his regular discover-your-vision mantra and goes into depth on how to practically express that vision [...]
Rich Clarkson is an icon in photography. He worked at National Geographic as director of photography before leaving to help manage the production of Brian Lanker’s I Dream a World project & book. Earlier in his career, he worked for Sports Illustrated, landing more than 30 cover images. Today, he currently manages Rich Clarkson & [...]
Andrew Querner grew up in British Columbia before moving to Canmore, Alberta, to pursue his passion for climbing photography. While his home hasn’t changed, his work has and Andrew now focuses on social interest work. His new approach takes him around the world and his current portfolio includes a photo essay from Kosovo’s Stan Terg [...]
Suzi Eszterhas wanted to be a wildlife photographer when she was only eight years old. Unlike most kids, who dream of becoming astronauts or fireman only to land a government desk job, Eszterhas didn’t let anything derail her dream. Today, the California-based wildlife photographer specializes in documenting family life and is known for her work [...]
Jay Beyer didn’t even intend to become a photographer. His wife bought their first SLR camera when they set out on a climbing-based road trip and he merely asked his dad, an avid shooter, for some technical tips. Soon, his wife’s camera had been confiscated and became his favorite toy. Seven years of hard work, [...]
For all the interviews I’ve done this year, Reuben Krabbe is the first I’ve actually met. Just two years ago, we both graduated from Western Academy of Photography. Reuben studied professional photography, while I attended the written image program, but we still crossed paths a few times. As is the case with many photo schools, [...]
