February 6th, 2013 Canon/Stewarts Photo Talk
I’m excited and honored to have been asked by our local camera store, Stewart’s Photo Shop, to be a speaker at an event sponsored by Canon Cameras. Canon Camera’s professional…
DetailsI’m excited and honored to have been asked by our local camera store, Stewart’s Photo Shop, to be a speaker at an event sponsored by Canon Cameras. Canon Camera’s professional…
DetailsA couple weeks ago my stock agency, Alaska Stock Images, sent out a call to photographers for an up close portrait of a woman with snow on her face in…
DetailsWhen I was first getting into photography–like 1973-ish, one of my absolute favorite subjects was photographing streams and waterfalls in Yosemite National Park and elsewhere and making the water appear…
DetailsIt’s all in the motion … I spent a few hours looking for images along local Campbell Creek. I just enjoy my time alone looking for nature art. I found…
DetailsI wanted to make the image just a bit different than a normal sunset photo. Though it may not be easy to tell, I shot this at a very long…
DetailsI was recently out looking for and shooting some spring landscapes. I found myself 50 miles south of home at Portage Lake, hoping that there might be some icebergs in…
DetailsIn the middle of May there was a clear stretch of weather and I went on an overnight shoot to make images in the Glacier View area. I shot this…
DetailsWhat photos make good black and white images and which ones do not? The short and simple answer is: the ones you like in black and white are the…
DetailsA couple years ago I was a approached by a young man who was on a quest to offer photo workshops in various parts of the country, and his target…
DetailsThis image was taken in January of 2016 while out shooting in the “Glacier View Area” a 2 1/2 hour drive northeast of Anchorage. I visualized making an image like…
DetailsWhat photo gear does a photographer shooting the Iditarod take along on the race? One thing is for certain. At colder temperatures and with little to no assistance while shooting,…
DetailsAs the official photographer of the Iditarod for over 36 years, there are three questions I’m asked most often. The first is a question that gets asked all winter long—…
DetailsA question I’m asked often while shooting the Iditarod is, “how many photos do you take?” During this year’s race, and really any recent year, I shoot A LOT of…
DetailsSometimes when going out into the field, “THE” photo stands out like a sore thumb. Sometimes finding the ideal composition is a bit elusive. And sometimes I walk right past.…
DetailsHere is the back-story to how I made the May image in my 2019 calendar— A creek with Turnagain Arm in the background: This creek is barely visible…
DetailsThis is one of those plain ‘ole serendipitous stories. I was leading a photo tour throughout many parts of Alaska. It was part of my “Into the Wild” photo tour/workshop. …
DetailsNOTE: As of Nov. 22, 2019. Since this blog post was first published I have tested and reviewed another similar filter holder from PolaPro. After reading this post (which I…
DetailsThe Back Story to Making This Image— This past spring I saw that the Aurora forecast was supposed to be good for our area… and the sky was going to…
DetailsI am just so blessed to be able to live in this place we call Alaska. And making a photo like this I think can only happen here. Especially when…
DetailsThe Denali National Park flight seeing tour is probably the most requested Alaska experience that comes to mind when folks are inquiring about what to do in Alaska. There are…
DetailsSince I wrote my article on the ultimate filter holder setup, HERE: https://schultzphoto.com/2018/10/03/the-ultimate-filter-holder-and-set-up/ another filter holder has just come on the market that I feel should be added to this…
DetailsThe light and wildlife wait for no man. So my photography shooting model is: GO FAST, GO LIGHT, GO SIMPLE. These are not mind-blowing, advanced techniques. They are just simple…
DetailsMore and more, with wildlife photography I find myself using auto-ISO setting in order to maintain a fast enough shutter speed to either stop my subject OR to stop camera/lens…
DetailsHow to Increase Your Creative Skills in Photography — Both the ART & SCIENCE Sides. Want to increase your overall creative skill in photography? Want to increase your “compositional skills”…
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