Dominguez Canyon Boulder: Looking For A New Approach
While camping in the Dominguez Canyon National Conservation Area a few weekends ago I took this picture of a boulder. It is right along the main trail into the canyon and always catches my eye. I have...
View ArticleCherry Pie and a Photo Too
Today was a day of family fun. We went cherry picking and believe it or not I left my camera behind, on purpose. Sometimes you just need to take a break, and that was what this day was for me. At...
View ArticleChasing Wildflowers Flowers and a Storm
I spent all day Sunday up in the Colorado high country looking for wildflowers. If you live in Colorado you already know that July is when the wildflowers really start to appear up in the high alpine...
View ArticleColorado Riverside Portraits
Last week I went on a river trip down the Colorado River through Ruby Horsthief canyons. The trip was a farewell trip for some good friends that are moving away from our community to Texas. On the...
View ArticleBrittany’s Portrait How To
I thought I would share the set up I used for this portrait I made of Brittany.The location is a field on the beautiful Shining Mountain Herb Farm in Ridgway Colorado where Brittany has grown up.There...
View ArticleLighting Diagram Creator
In my last post, Brittany’s Portrait How To, I included a lighting diagram that visually allows you to see the lighting set up I used. You might have asked, “Rich, how did you create that”? Well, I...
View ArticleGeo Tagging Your Photographs
Geo tagging is a form of metadata that allows you to store with in your photograph GPS coordinates for the exact location it was made. A while back I made a post on Metadata and Keywording Resources...
View ArticleThe Making of our Holiday Card
Happy Holidays to all of you! We’re Stirring Up Some Holiday Spirit ! We are a bit late getting out a holiday card this year. Not for lack of planning however. I had the idea for this card in June...
View ArticlePolaroid 1070′s SX70 Add
Check out this really cool vintage advertisement video for the classic Polaroid SX70 camera. Back in January 2009 I posted about Polaroid abandoning its instant film line. In April 2010 I found out...
View ArticleTips for Bad Weather Travel Photography
I’ve been in Germany for a week and although we have not had a lot of rain, it has been predominantly overcast. There was a time when I would have called it “bad weather” for photography and been...
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