Here are the three best cameras for beginners for under $300. Please note that prices were effective in mid-July 2019 and may change at...

Neutral Density filters are darkened plates of glass that reduce the amount of light that reaches a camera’s sensor. They can create...

Online photo contests can be a fun, informational and fulfilling. They can be a way to improve your photography. Recently I decided to...

In the now eight years since Instagram first exploded on the social media scene it is fast becoming the social media platform of choice...

Each February Mother Nature puts on a dazzling display of light and water in Yosemite National Park. Starting in mid-February, the...

Smartphone camera technology has come a long ways in recent years, and logically, as the technology improves our phone camera should be...

With the recent release of full-frame mirrorless cameras by Canon, Nikon, Fuji and Panasonic to compete with Sony’s highly-respected A7...

According to Merriam-Webster the word photoshopped has become a verb and is defined as: to alter (a digital image) with Photoshop...

In a recent podcast with Tony Avila, we discussed the basics of Photography Workflow. One overlooked but essential part of that is the...

Imagine looking at the world through an opening the size of your thumbnail. While that may sound restrictive the truth is it is a window...

Some days it seems like there’s a new photographer on every street corner begging for work. I can imagine the cardboard signs they hold...

In a recent Podcast with my friend Tony Avila over at Avila Studios we discussed travel ideas outside the box when going out of country...

“Where are you going next”, she asked, “Glacier National Park?” I nodded. “Yep, that is my next photo destination.” What to pack I...

Travel Photography is big business and has helped fuel the growth of the tour and activity industry. US travel and tourism spending...

My good friend Tony Avila posed the question, "which lens would you take on your travels if you only had room for one?" Now this...

You must go see Guatemala's Lago de Atitlán. It's one of Guatemala's natural gems and it's beauty rivals California's famous Lake Tahoe. ...

It began with my first glimpse of the image. It was a wreck. Not only was it faded beyond recognition in many places, there were large...

The old adage to stop and smell the roses is sage advice, and to photographers it’s time to stop and photograph the Penstemons, Poppies...

San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge has inspired generations of photographers from all over the world. The city has an allure of its own,...

“Your bird pictures are kinda boring. I mean anyone can take a picture of a bird, rig​​ht? Just go out in the back yard!" So say my...