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Manini’owali Sunset – Big Island Hawai’i

On my first few days on the Big Island of Hawai’i, we had some incredible sunsets—some of the best I’ve seen. The Big Island has some of the nicest beaches in the world and some of the clearest waters. This beach, Manini’owali, is one of my favorites on a quiet evening like the night I…
Save Your Skies With Luminosity Masks

Often times when shooting sunsets you’ll find the area just around the sun gets blown out by the intense light. It’s important to bring down those highlights to help avoid lost colors and pixels in your images which will also help give you a much deeper rendering of both colors in the highlights.
Lemons To Lemonaid With HDR Photography

Although some people would disagree with the title, HDR photography, for me, has always been a great way to turn some not-so-interesting scenes into something with a little life. As with many HDR and Landscape photographers, I always strive to take the best possible landscape with the most amazing weather conditions. But anyone who shoots…
Ox Wagons Of Okinawa Japan

First off, I have to say Okinawa is pretty cool. It’s one of those places you have to go to or at least try to at some point in your life. While there, I kept thinking I was in Hawaii, but nobody spoke English. Except it’s not an annoying tourist trap like Hawaii is. This…
Mochi Girl – Japan Street Photography

The past few months have been crazy. All I’ve done is work, leaving me with very little time to shoot photography. I’m still trying to find the perfect balance between posting photography and camera news, which is tricky. Posting tutorials and news is more friendly to Google, which gets my site more views, which is…
Metabones Mark IV Lens Mount Adapter Improved Performance

Metabones earlier this year released its Mark IV version of the Lens Mount Adapter. These adapters allow you to use your Canon or Nikon lenses on your Sony E mount bodies with full aperture control. The previous Mark III version of the adapter had a lot of problems with many Canon lenses. The new adapter…
How To Install ICC Printer Profiles In Lightroom

As a landscape, wedding, or fine art photographer it’s likely you’re having your prints done at a color lab like Bay Photo, EZ Prints, or Loxly. But did you know you can first check your photos against their printer’s ICC profile with the Soft Proof feature in Adobe Lightroom? Here’s how you can do it.
Serenity – La Jolla California

It’s been a while since I’ve been to the Scripps Pier. I know it’s a hot spot for landscape photographers now because of Peter Lik. And it was. I had to wait in line to get this shot, but I needed to finish it. I’ve been slowly working on shooting all the piers of Southern…
New Release – Last Light

This was the final frame from my night at Joshua Tree National Park. It was taken a moment before the moon set behind the mountains, casting the landscape into total darkness. I spent a lot of the night experimenting with various techniques while using the moon as my key source of light. I thought it…
3 Reasons Why You Should Stop Using Apple Software

As a Landscape Photographer and a professional Editor, I encounter many people who still venture out to learn Apple professional products. Some will ask me, “Should I learn Final Cut X?” or “Should I use Aperture or Lightroom?”