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Butterfly Workshop
When Selby Gardens asked me to present butterfly photography workshops at the Historic Spanish Point Campus in Osprey, Florida I was somewhat hesitant as I’m not really a “Macro Guy”, and didn’t really know anything about butterflies other than they were kind of “cool”… It turned out to be an A-Z workshop in photography on one single workshop.
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Change Your Perspective
In more ways than one… A few days ago, on a recent trip to New York totally unrelated to photography I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to grab a few pics of what is arguably one of the most photographed places on the planet and rightfully so. I was with a group...
The Yin Yang of Light and Shadow
Light and Shadow “Photography is to write with light.” As photographers we devote so much time and discussion to the subject of light that it’s easy to misunderstand or to get too caught up with its emphasis. Many photographers often interpret the focus on light in...
A Card Trick
A simple way to add some variety to your compositions Yesterday I took a photography student who’s passion was botany to Selby Gardens for a session of inspiration. She felt her images were becoming repetitive. After showing me a portfolio of her favorite 20 or so...
Using lines for powerful composition
Recently I took a small group of students to Venice, FL as the backdrop to explore and practice the concept of using lines in our photography to create more compelling images. Lines are found all around us in both our natural world as well as our man made world. Lines...
Create art
The art that we all hope to make starts with story… Art is a universal language. Elusive and often mysterious. Doesn’t matter what kind of art, musical arts, performance arts, visual arts all speak in the language of wide eyes, second looks, goosebumps, tears, wonder,...
The Great Resolution Myth
When Apple recently unveiled a set rather large set of non-commercial prints taken by actual iPhone 6 users it really got me thinking about the great myth surrounding image resolution and instances I face every day as a commercial photographer. When I first got out of...
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Gear & Events Posts
2021 Selby Gardens Orchid Show
Join us for two specialty photography workshops open to all levels and equipment, even smart phone cameras! As the only botanical garden in the world dedicated to the display and study of orchids, bromeliads, gesneriads and ferns, epiphytes, and tropical plants, Selby...
2020 Selby Gardens Photo Exhibition Has Gone Virtual
Selby Gardens’ 40th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition Goes Virtual Don't miss your opportunity to enter Selby Gardens' virtual 40th annual juried photographic exhibition. If you didn't like to make prints or deliver your images, this year you can enter digitally!...
Nikon School Online
Stream Nikon Online School courses FREE for the month of April In case you didn’t hear, Nikon is offering free streaming to their Nikon School Online thru the month of April. Nikon has tremendous resources and delivers excellent...