May 12
Sunset is my favorite time of the day. I love the soft colors and pastels, and then the peaceful feeling of dusk. Sometime the clouds cooperate like in this image, and sometimes they don’t. The thing is you don’t know if you don’t go. Each sunset has unique light and part of the fun is …
Dec 09
A picture is worth a 1000 words so these images are an essay on how lines of composition work to lead the viewers eye through an image. look at the image and then trace how your eyes saw the image. Where do your attention go first? as it controls the flow of the image.
Apr 11
I received an email with this image yesterday from Peter Coad, a recent workshop participant. This is what he said….. When I see the portrait I see that he used the elements of composition that we worked on turing our day together. I am so happy to see Peter apply these concepts as …
Jan 13
When you think about Maui, you might visualize sandy beaches, rocky coast line, lava rock, palm trees, blue skies, you know paradise… This is such a beautiful island and no better place to enjoy a tropical sunset. No matter where you are in Maui when the sun sets, you will see a beautiful view. That …
Jan 02
Sunsets in Maui can be truly breathing. The colors in the sky can be intense beyond words, and sometimes subtle beyond description. Regardless of the quality of light, the way the waves hit the shore can be slowed down allowing motion to become part of the image design. When you combine light and motion, …
Nov 16
The water streaming down the rocks create a series of lines that blend together to draw the eye through the scene. Lines that repeat are an element of image design that help guide the viewers eye through the frame. Once you start thinking about lines that repeat, they seem to be everywhere……. While on a …
Mar 18
Maui has endless locations for landscape photography. This beach offers a great view of the west Maui Mountains. The subtle colors in this sunset are surreal.
Mar 14
On a recent Maui workshop we selected a stretch of coastline in Makena, that provided a nice view of Maui’s rocky coastline. A Lee graduated neutral density filter was used to control the quantity of light above the horizon. Working with filters allows the photographer to control light and exercise creativity. I carry a variety of filters in …
Nov 18
Creating stunning images is a function of composition and exposure, light and shadows. These days however it is relatively easy for photographers to use software like Nik, Topaz, and OnOne to add painterly affects and texture to enhance an image during post processing. On this image I used Topaz and within two minutes, added texture …
