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Showcase Proportion to Create a Sense of Power Jul 18, 2023

There’s no denying it, storm chasing, done safely, is thrilling, and it’s a lesson in the power of nature. Supercells typically span about 8 to 24 km across, while thunderstorms are...

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Step Up Your Composition Mar 07, 2023

I'm always looking for creative ways to photograph familiar scenes. Composing landscape images thoughtfully will contribute to the visual success of a photo. 

Today, I'm not going to...

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Powerful Landscape Photography Includes These Elements Feb 28, 2023

Landscape photography is not for the faint of heart. Landscape photographers rise before the earliest birds begin to sing their morning songs. We skip meals ignoring hunger, fatigue, cold...

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Elevate Your Composition With This Simple Element Feb 07, 2023

Composition in landscape photography is an enormous topic for discussion and learning. I've told this story many times, but I think it's worth mentioning again...At the beginning of my...

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Five Common Struggles Every Landscape Photographer Faces at Some Point Series: Week 3 Nov 15, 2022

Welcome to week three in the five-part series: Five Common Struggles Every Landscape Photographer Faces at Some PointThis week we are going to talk about composition and...

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The Reason Why You Should Straighten Your Horizon Lines Jul 19, 2022

Attention to detail is an attribute that can help elevate the visual aesthetics of any photo, not just a landscape image. As a landscape photographer, there are specific components within an image...

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How to Ensure your Main Subject is the Star in your Photo May 10, 2022

When I was new to landscape photography, I admit, I was a mess when I arrived at a location I intended to photograph. Overwhelm and excitement would overtake me as I ran out into a setting. I'd...

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Elevate Your Landscape Photos By Doing This One Thing Apr 19, 2022

"What's the one thing I can do to make my landscape photos look better?" Whoa! That's a loaded question and has many different answers, but it's a question I get asked a lot. 

Landscape...

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Want More Interesting Landscape Photos? Look Beyond the Obvious. Mar 22, 2022

Spring has arrived! I know many of you are excited about that. What was frozen under the heaps of snow will soon emerge, and the cycle of new growth will begin.

However, here in the Canadian...

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Secrets to Making Centre Compositions Work Dec 07, 2021

Composition is one of my favourite topics for discussion in landscape photography, but the power of this important concept can be overlooked by both beginner and advanced photographers alike. ...

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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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Spring and Lines are the Perfect Landscape Pair May 11, 2021

Here in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, slabs of broken ice, the sprinkling of green grass and tiny buds breaking free from winter's capture tell the story of our spring. Yet, despite...

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