Backup Strategy: 3-2-1 Rule and My Plan
File organization and having a good backup strategy for those files is extremely important for photographers. Many if not all of our images are one [...]
Winter Photography
Winter is a great time of the year. Some of my favorite images in my portfolio is winter photography. Summer is great, but brazing the [...]
Birds In Flight Camera Settings
My first foray in to bird photography began a few years ago. I found it extremely difficult to find information all layed out in [...]
Gifts for Photographers
Looking for gifts for photographers can be difficult around the holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, etc. You might want to get that photographer in your life something [...]
X-T3 Lightroom White Balance Bug
Us early adopters like to live dangerously, don't we? X-T3 Lightroom white balance handling has a bit of a bug. Lightroom was updated today [...]
Door County Fall Colors – My Five Favorite Locations
Fall is by far my favorite time of year for photography. Door County is a wonderful place to fall colors. Every year, the Door [...]
How to Open X-T3 RAW files in Lightroom
UPDATE October 15, 2018: Well that didn't take too long! Lightroom has been updated today to fully support Fujifilm X-T3 raw files. This post [...]
Fall Colors Report for Wisconsin
Fall has always been my favorite time of the year and fall colors is one of my favorite things to photograph. A good rule of [...]
Northern Lights Tracking Apps
You don't have to go to Iceland to see the Northern Lights (though it helps). They can sometimes be visible in Door County, Wisconsin. [...]
Importance of Photography Gear Insurance
It finally happened. I've been all over the United States and to many countries with a camera in tow. I've hiked the desert of Utah, [...]
Fireworks Photography: 10 Tips To Remember
It's that time of year again! Summer! That means it's the season of one of my favorite photography subjects. Fireworks. In my part of the [...]
How to get a photo from a camera to Instagram
Instagram is primarily a social media network based on smartphone usage. There is limited use outside of the mobile app. You can view, like, comment [...]
L-bracket: A Must Own Item
I put it off for a long time and didn't think they would make all that much of a difference. I was able to do [...]
Iceland Photography Locations: My Map
Iceland is an amazing place. Epic landscapes are literally everywhere you look. There are many, many especially beautiful locations that have become favorites of [...]
Playing 3rd Wheel to a Camera: 6 Tips for Partners of Photographers
"Playing 3rd Wheel to a Camera: 6 Tips for Partners of Photographers" is a guest post written by my wife, Sally. Getting a good [...]
How I Plan Photography Trips
What I love most about photography is all the places I get to visit while pursuing my passion. There's so much beauty in this world [...]
How To Photograph Freighters In Sturgeon Bay
It's the time of year when the Great Lakes freighters come in to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin for their winter layup. During this time they will [...]
Quick Tips: Weather Watching For Landscape Photos
Taking landscape photos can take a little bit of planning. Weather plays a very important role in making or breaking a landscape photograph. Knowing how [...]
Sunstars: How To Get Them In Your Images
I am a big fan of having sunstars in my images. A sunstar is that burst effect you see in many of my landscape shots [...]
Behind the Camera: Cave Point Night
The Milky Way as seen from Cave Point County Park "Cave Point Night" has been a very popular one since I [...]