How to get that smooth shiny look on a landscape photo

June 12, 2014  •  Leave a Comment
So I've been asked a few times how I get that silky and shiny look on a landscape image, particularly when water is involved. The major input to make this occur is a long exposure. Longer exposures will blur any motion and the longer the exposure the more the blur. The best way I know to get a good consistent long exposure is with the use of a Neu...
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Stacking Photos to Get the Optimal Effect

August 02, 2012  •  Leave a Comment
In a previous post I discussed how to use ND filters with a long exposure to silken the look of moving water or add a sort of glassiness to water. One of my examples was of Sylvan Lake in South Dakota. I want to expand on that and discuss some possible issues and how to handle them. Recently I saw a great photo op near my home. This was a tree ext...
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Pictures for the Month of May - 2012

May 29, 2012  •  Leave a Comment
One of the things I have learned about Photography is that you never stop learning. I had the pleasure to attend a workshop in the month of May sponsored by K&M Adventures. The K&M Adventures workshop is led by two wonderful landscape and wildlife photographers including the legendary photographer Moose Peterson and his long time friend Kevin Doble...
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Pictures for the Month of February - 2012

May 29, 2012  •  9 Comments
Those of you that know me or have been reading my posts know that I love to shoot images of my grand daughter. She is a very sweet and accommodating 9 year old that photographs much older, much to the chagrin of her mom and dad. In fact many times she asks to be photographed. and of course, how can I refuse. Some time last summer I decided to bu...
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Pictures for the Month of March - 2012

May 29, 2012  •  Leave a Comment
I've been a little remiss in updating this blog during 2012. It's not because I haven't been busy, but quite the opposite. Every week I'm reminded to get something out but time just seems to slip away. So here's my attempt to at least get some updates to you. The highlight in the month of March was a senior shoot for a family I have known for some...
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