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Observing the Quieter Side of Fall Sep 07, 2021

I can't help but wonder if fall will come early to the Canadian Rockies this year. Our hot and dry summer has fatigued foliage, and I can already see signs of fall popping up! Unfortunately,...

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Why Landscape Photographers Love Shutter Speed Aug 31, 2021

To photograph beyond an automatic camera exposure mode, a photographer must understand shutter speed's role in photography.

Simply put, shutter speed controls motion in an image. A fast enough...

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Dappled Light. Can it Work in a Landscape Photograph? Aug 24, 2021

There’s no denying that light is photography. Without light, photography would cease to exist. One of the first lessons all photographers learn about light is that good light can take an...

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Is Wide-Angle Perspective Distortion Shrinking your Main Subject? Here's a Solution! Aug 17, 2021

Have you ever arrived in a mountain landscape setting, and your jaw drops in utter fascination at the grandness of the beauty before you? So excited about the scene you're feasting your eyes upon,...

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Best Camera Settings for Milky Way Landscape Photography Aug 03, 2021

There are not many things more enchanting than the magic that can be found in the night sky. When all is quiet and asleep, the sights of our galaxy at night assure us that there's much more beauty...

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A Solution to a Common Problem when Photographing Landscapes with Wildflowers Jul 27, 2021

It's no secret that wildflowers and summer are a perfect pair. There's an infusion of colour and delicacy into any landscape setting when wildflowers are included in the frame. Since the...

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How to Capture Artistic Landscape Images under Full Sun Jul 13, 2021

I haven’t met a landscape photographer to date that doesn’t enjoy some aspect of immersion in nature, and many of us, landscape photographers, became interested in landscape photography...

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Gloomy outside? Don't put your camera away! Jul 06, 2021

It's summer...so where is the sunshine? When I envision perfect lighting in a landscape setting, it rarely involves overcast light. My preference when it comes to landscape lighting leans more...

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Go Anyway. Here's Why. Jun 29, 2021

I'm not a morning person. Nope. Not one bit. I like to drift in and out of cozy warm slumber until I'm good and ready to throw on my fluffy housecoat and slippers and trudge towards the aroma of my...

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Why the Inclusion of Foreground Elements Matters in Wide-Angle Landscape Photography Jun 22, 2021

Wide-angle lenses are often the go-to choice for many landscape photographers and for a good reason. The main subject for most of my landscape photography is the mountain scenes in the...

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How to Best Manage the Light in Backlit Landscape Images Jun 15, 2021

Those of you who have been following my photography tips for some time know that my unquenchable passion for photography was reignited when I picked up my camera to photograph the everyday...

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Three Tips for Capturing Wildflower Images with Vertical Oriented Frames Jun 08, 2021

With the recent sunshine and warmer temperatures here in Alberta, it won't take long for any remaining snow to melt. I cannot help but become excited about the highly coveted wildflower season in...

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