I was disappointed to see cloudy skies during my first visit to San Diego, California. I was there for the NANPA Nature Summit, but I had carved out some time to do some digiscoping with my buddy Clay Taylor from Swarovski Optik. We set out early on Saturday morning...
Digiscoping is the practice of making photographs using a high-powered spotting scope as a super-telephoto lens. It is hardly a new practice, but there are tools available that make the process easier than ever. Digiscoping is of special interest to me since I shoot a...
I’ve been shooting video semi-seriously for almost two years now. I’m a long way from what you would call a “film maker”, but I have definitely seen the light when it comes to the value of moving pictures. One of the biggest challenge (if not THE biggest) for still...
You have probably heard the term “hybrid photography” by now. Hybrid photography is basically the idea of using still images and moving images together instead of only using one or the other. A lot of professional photographers are finding out that adding video to...
This summer has been all about preparation for me. I have not scheduled many long trips so I can get ready for several trips and projects I have coming up this fall. Between September and November I will be leading four photo workshops, recording some new Lightroom...
I have to admit I was a bit dubious when I heard about pulling still frames from 4K video. 4K video is roughly four times the resolution of Full HD. Each frame is 8 megapixels! You can grab still frames from this high-res video and make surprisingly large prints. My...
