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Featuring stories – both humorous and factual – about things that occur while on a photo assignment
Assignment Shoot Marathon
Three days after arriving in Alaska a shoot we’d been planning for weeks luckily fell into place. Talent, available boat, and weather all aligned in our favor. Operating on the typical Alaska summer sleep deprivation, we shot 3,600 frames in 30 hours at 3 locations...
Winter Solstice Alaska Assignment: Wireless Speedlites in Extreme Cold
Only 3 days from the winter solstice I was on assignment shooting environmental portraits of 2012 Iditarod Champion Dallas Seavey near his kennels near Willow. With the sun reaching only 5 degrees above the horizon at mid-day I was lucky to be nearby a lake where the...
Photography and Patience: What is The Longest You Waited to Get a Photograph?
Whenever possible, I offer my meteorological abilities and skills to my clients to advise when to shoot to get the best possible conditions. This has been a big asset for my tourism clients. Many shoots, however, have to be scheduled far beyond accurate forecasting...
Behind the Lens – Sheri, an Inupiat Eskimo, as a full page in Alaska Vacation Planner
I only spent a few hours photographing Sheri on a typical cool, wet, and windy July day near Nome, Alaska. Of the hundreds of folks we meet on the long assignments we’ve done for the Alaska Travel Industry Association (ATIA), Sheri was one of the most enjoyable and...
Sometimes The Fun Shots Turn Out The Best
With almost a foot of new snow, no wind or crowds on a Sunday morning at Taos Ski Valley it was real hard to resist pounding powder action for as long as it lasts. I had a trio of age 60+ ladies who were all good skiers. Although they would not be doing any extreme...
Working With Creative and Capable Talent Saves The Shoot
Several years ago I was doing a winter catalog shoot in April. On the shot list was a skier jumping in a particular jacket. Samples arrived on Friday. The local ski resort closed for the season on Sunday. Saturday brought a blizzard with near hurricane force winds on...
What Does Minus 40 Look Like? Warm Memories of Extreme Cold.
First, a little background story about my early Alaska days. A client recently expressed interest in images of bitter cold. Not much of that in Northern New Mexico and western Colorado Valley this winter. I am planning a late winter trip to Alaska this year. But, I...
Sometimes Adventure Photography Begins at Home
This week is a short one. The routine is familiar. We frantically pack for another 10-day adventure 500 miles from home while tying up loose business ends prior to our departure. It is stressful but I'm excited about our upcoming Zion shoot. It is early May and we are...
How Following Three Basic Photography Principles led to a Successful Assignment
As a working professional who has taught a few workshops with plans to teach more, I try to do is make sure that I practice what I preach. Some of the things I try to emphasize in a workshop aren’t just things that sound profound but are fundamentals that are used...