F100 Lightstick Review
Fiveray F100: Affordable, Portable, Powerful A common problem I see in many photos today is a severe lack of light. While it's critical to have light to make a photograph, you don't always need a…
All about light when it comes to making images.
Canon EOS R8 Review: A Low-Light Monster!
Canon EOS R8 Review Released in April of 2023, the Canon EOS R8 Mirrorless camera is what I like to call the EOS R6 Mark II’s baby brother. The R8 has many features of a high-end…
9 Portrait Light Hacks in 90 Seconds
Are Your Portraits Boring? If your portraits are feeling a little bland or uninteresting lately, maybe it's time to spice them up with some new portrait lighting hacks! The intricate dance of light and shadow…
TOP SECRET: 6 Action Photography Tips
Shooting a Moving Target That phrase certainly has more than one connotation, especially coming from am ex-military combat photographer. While I'll be using examples from my time in the U.S. Air Force, we are specifically…
Cherry Blossom Samurai Photoshoot
Cherry Blossom Samurai Photoshoot For this samurai-inspired cherry blossom photoshoot, we're in Colorado to capture some stunning cherry blossoms! These vibrant flowers are only in bloom for about two weeks out of the whole year,…
Neon Light Brushed Portraits
Light Painting 101 If you're not familiar with Light Painting, I recommend checking out my Beginner's Light Painting Tutorial. This will teach you the basics of painting with light. Everything we cover in this light…
9 Portrait Tips for Better Travel Photography
Chances are, if you’ve ever tried to document your travels with a camera, you’ve taken some cliché, if not really cheesy travel photos. Travel Portrait Photography isn't easy... I've taken my share of terrible images, and…
10 Neon Portrait Photography Tips
What is Neon Portrait Photography? Neon signs give off a unique light that can make for some stunningly colorful, glowing photographs. But the same properties that make them look magical to the human eye, can…
Alpenglow Photography
alpenglow al·pen·glow [noun] : a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains. Alpenglow is a breath-taking atmospheric phenomenon that occurs just before the sunrise peaks over the horizon, or right after…
Bending the Light
If you can't already tell, I really dig Neon light. Apparently Nikon noticed, because at the beginning of January they reached out to me to write an article about my work and feature my imagery.…