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September 27, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! How's it going this week? Me? It's been a rainy week so I've been doing indoor photography stuff like writing...

September 20, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you've had a great week! Me? Pretty good we've had tropical storm Debbie come through the last couple...

September 13, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! This week's blog I'm going to try something different. I'm going to take you through my thoughts threw the wh...

September 06, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week. The last month or so Its been super hot and dry here in eastern North Car...

August 30, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Can't complain. I've been indulging myself this year in film cameras.

August 23, 2024 - Hey Y'all! Hope your week is going well. This week I want to review yet another film camera that I have picked up. It's...

August 16, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Pretty good. Thanks for asking! LOL Today I want to look into the que...

August 09, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! How's your week doing? Mine? Fantastic! This week I want to talk about 24 hours of photography that I had thi...

August 02, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope your week has been great! Mine? Great! This last weekend my photography club the Goldsboro Area Photogra...

July 26, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you've had a great week! Me? Pretty good and it's getting hot in the south. Heat index over 100 degre...

July 19, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week has been as good as mine. This weeks topic is about making memories with your camera. When...

July 12, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great day today! Me? Pretty good. I'm excited about this week's blog. I have been out of...

July 05, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Fantastic! I just got back from one of my camera clubs (Goldsboro Area P...

June 28, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week. Me? So, So. I've been dealing with Kidney Stones. UGGH! But today so far...

June 25, 2024 - Hi Everyone! This is a little short in-between blog that I'm writing just for the GAPC (Goldsboro Area Photography Club)...

June 21, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! How's everything going? Me? Well that's what this blog is about. I've had to have a minor surgery that has ke...

June 14, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Not too bad. This week I want to talk about the most familiar focal l...

June 07, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week. This week I want to talk about the final adjustment of me going back full...

May 30, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week. Me? Pretty good. Today is another rainy day so I thought I would spend my ti...

May 24, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Super! Tomorrow I leave for a photography trip with my club and I'm supe...

May 17, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week. Me? Pretty good. First of all I want to start out to give props to Derrick S...

May 10, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you've had a great week! Me? Pretty good! This week I want to talk about a subject that will improve you...

May 03, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're doing great! When writing this its the first day of Spring so Happy Spring! This week I want to t...

April 26, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope everyone had a great week! I sure did I went on a workshop to the Low Country of Georgia and South Carol...

April 19, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week! I know I've been writing a lot about film photography the last month or so a...

April 11, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Happy Friday! Hope your week is going great! Me? I'm doing well and excited about this weeks topic. As you kn...

April 05, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! How's your week going? Mine? Pretty good. It's a rainy day so I thought I would catch up on writing some Blog...

March 29, 2024 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a Super week. This week I want to talk about gear again. LOL! Thats what I do. Now you kno...

March 22, 2024 - Hey Y'all! Hope your having a great week. Me pretty good. This week I want to talk about my favorite lens and maybe you...

March 15, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you've had a great week! This week is a continuation of last week about scanning your photo negatives...

March 08, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week is going well! This week I want to talk about how I develop my film. Yes I said film! There...

March 01, 2024 - Hey ya'll! Hope you're having a great week! Me doing great. This week I wanted to talk about an additional photo project...

February 23, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope ya'll are doing great. As a spoiler alert I will be talking about computers on this blog. Computers a...

February 16, 2024 - Hey Everyone! How's your week been? Me? So So. I have been dreading upgrading my computer for a few years. This week I w...

February 09, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week is going well! This week I want to talk about a photo project I have in mind for 2024. I th...

February 02, 2024 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great week. This week I want to talk about a recent photowalk I did in Washington NC. No...

January 26, 2024 - Hey Everyone! How's your week going? Mine? Fantastic! At the time of writing this blog it is a week before Thanksgiving...

January 19, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week is going great! Mine pretty well. This week I want to talk about yet another change in my c...

January 12, 2024 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're doing well. I've just started a photography project of visiting small towns in eastern North Caro...

January 05, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you have had a great week. Me it's been a crazy one so far. I can't believe what I have just done. I'...

December 29, 2023 - Hey Y'all! How are you doing this week? Me? I'm doing great! I have been shooting quite regularly after returning from m...

December 22, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week. The new year is almost here and I wanted to talk about my camera set up f...

December 15, 2023 - Hey Y'all! How's it going this week? Me? Pretty well! This week I want to talk about my full frame set up. This is somet...

December 08, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Salutations! Hope you're having a great week. I have and have been busy writing blogs. Its been a rainy we...

December 01, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great day. Me Fantastic! Its a rainy day here so I thought I would sit down and talk a l...

November 24, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great week. This week I want to talk about gear. No surprise I am a gear head. LOL I do...

November 17, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great week! This week I want to talk about this funny word we use in photography, Bokeh.

November 10, 2023 - Hey Everyone! How's it going this week? Me? Not bad thanks for asking. This week I wanted to talk about improving your p...

November 03, 2023 - Hey Everyone! How's it going this week? This week I want to talk about my Fall Colors workshop and what worked and what...

October 27, 2023 - Hey Y'all! How are you doing this week? Me? Great! I just got back from a week long Photography trip with my Photography...

October 20, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you have had a great week! I have been on a blog writing blitz this week making many blogs for future...

October 13, 2023 - Hey Y’all! Hope you are doing great this week! Me? Pretty well. This week I want to talk about taking small photo walks...

October 06, 2023 - Hey Everybody! Hope you're having a great week. Me? Pretty good. Last night my Photography Club had it's monthly meeting...

September 29, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Great! It's the last week of August. That means its hot sticky but it al...

September 21, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're doing well this week. Its almost fall and that means Fall Colors! Leaves changing and the temps d...

September 14, 2023 - Hey Y'all! How's your week going? This week I want to talk about Custom Camera Modes/Settings. Do you even know what the...

September 08, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a Fantastic week. This week I want to talk about the firestorm of discussion that the n...

September 01, 2023 - Hey Y’all! Hope you’ve had a great week! Me pretty good, thanks for asking. This week I have another challenge to help i...

August 25, 2023 - Hey Y'all! How's your week going? This week I want to work on your Focus! This topic I came about while listening to my...

August 18, 2023 - Hey y'all! How's everyone doing this week? Good I hope. Let me tell you I really love photography. Some parts more than...

August 11, 2023 - Hey Y’all! How’s it going this week? Me? Pretty good. Thanks for asking. This week I want to talk about a trip I took to...

August 04, 2023 - Hey y'all! How is everyone doing this week? Me? Pretty good. Hey have you ever looked at one of your old photo's and sai...

July 28, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great week. Me not too bad. This week I want to tell you about a recent trip to the Appa...

July 21, 2023 - Hey Y’all! Hope everyone is having a great week! Me? I have been having a good week. I’ve been traveling with my wife an...

July 14, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope your week was a good one. Me? Busy, Busy,Busy. This week I want to talk about something that is easy and...

July 06, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you had a great week. This week I want to talk about taking a photography trip and what you need for you...

June 30, 2023 - Hey Y'all! How are you doing this week? Me? Pretty well. This week I want to talk about he past. We all have one and mos...

June 23, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope your having a great week. Me? Not too bad. Today's blog is about stepping out of your comfort zone in ph...

June 16, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a super week! Mine? Pretty good thanks for asking. This week I want to talk about shooting in...

June 09, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great week. Me? Well I came down with the Covid so I've got some time to catch up on my...

June 02, 2023 - Hey y'all! Hope you've had a super week! Mine? Not too bad. This week I want to talk about Photoshop and the New Generat...

May 19, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you've had a great week! You know sometimes you just have to challenge yourself. Here lately I've bee...

May 12, 2023 - Hey Y’all! I hope that you’ve had a great week. I certainly have. This last week I took a photo trip with a couple of Ph...

May 03, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing well this week! I'm doing pretty well. This week I want to talk to you about a type of p...

April 28, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week! This week's topic is from a fellow camera club member. As one of the officers i...

April 21, 2023 - Hey Everyone! I hope you had a Fantastic week! Me? Well thanks for asking it was great! This week I want to Revisit a Bl...

April 14, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is have a great week! I am. This week I want to discuss the things that you should do after...

April 07, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe today. This week I want to talk about something I don't talk about a lot...

March 31, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week has been Fantastic! Mine has been pretty good. Thanks for asking! This week I want to talk...

March 24, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is doing well and is healthy and safe. This topic is a spur of the moment one that just occu...

March 17, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This is a continuation on basic topics of Photography that I have been doing th...

March 10, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope y'all had a great week. This weeks blog might be more of a hiking blog than a pure photography blog b...

March 03, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week. This week I'll be talking about a first world problem. I have noticed tha...

February 24, 2023 - Hey Everyone! How was your week? Mine was pretty good. Thanks for asking. LOL Hey today I want to talk about something v...

February 17, 2023 - Hey Everyone! How's it going this week? I'm doing fine thanks for asking. This week I want to get into basics a little....

February 10, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hows your week going? Mine Great! Thanks for asking. Today I want to talk about your first prime lens. The...

February 03, 2023 - Hey Everybody! Hope you're having a great week. This week is a continuation on Macro Photography. I've got a pot of Chil...

January 26, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week! This week I wanted to talk or share my thoughts on Macro Photography. Now I'm n...

January 20, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This weeks title might having you think that I'm a little crazy. And I am! LOL...

January 13, 2023 - Hey Everyone! How's it going this week? Hope you're having a good one. This week will be a bit controversial for serious...

January 06, 2023 - Hey Everyone! I hope today is a great day for you. As this is the first Blog of the new year I thought I would take time...

December 30, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing great! This week I want to look back at my photography of 2022. It has been a big year f...

December 24, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is having a good new year. This week I want to discuss something that happened to me over...

December 23, 2022 - Hey Everyone! This week I wanted to talk about the Fall Colors trip that my Photography Club GAPC (Goldsboro Area Photog...

December 09, 2022 - Hey everyone! Its Max again with my thoughts on photography. Hope you had a great week. This week I want to talk about L...

December 02, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This week I want to talk about a trip I took last weekend. It was a spontaneous...

November 25, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you have been enjoying your week. By the time this Blog is released it will be in the Holiday season!...

November 18, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is doing well this week. This week is about customizing your camera to you. If you have a mo...

November 11, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope you had a great week. This week I want to talk to you about Street Photography and what it means to...

November 04, 2022 - Hi Everyone! Hope you had a great week! This week I want to talk about the modern Photographer and how the role of Photo...

October 27, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week! This week I want to talk about Mistakes we all have made in photography. Now I'...

October 21, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone had a great week! This week I want to talk about my ever evolving workflow. This year I ha...

October 13, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This week I bring up a question that I've had on my mind a while. One I'm sure...

October 07, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week! I had a great one. Last weekend me and some of my photography friends went to B...

September 30, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This week I want to talk about the difference between shooting in RAW and JPEG...

September 25, 2022 - Hey Everyone! This blog is a special edition than my normal Friday blog. The Goldsboro Area Photography Club (GAPC) has...

September 22, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This week I want to talk about the camera you take with you where ever you go....

September 16, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week! As Photographers we should take photographs for ourselves first. Taking what we...

September 08, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is doing great this week. If you can remember when I took my trip to Utah I was using A Ra...

September 02, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing great this week. In a couple of weeks I have a trip planned that will take me in an urba...

August 25, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you are doing well. For the last couple of weeks I have been fine tuning my camera gear for an upcomi...

August 18, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope your doing great this week. I just got back from a weekend trip to Shenandoah National Park. This tri...

August 11, 2022 - Hey Every one! Hope your having a great week! This week I want to go over some hacks and best practices that I have deve...

August 04, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope your having a great week. Last week I talked about the advantages of shooting a crop sensor camera wh...

July 29, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This week I want to talk about Mirrorless Crop Sensor Cameras and the advantage...

July 22, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're great this week. I just got back from a hike with my hiking buddy "Forrest the Wonder Dog" and...

July 15, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This week I wanted to share my thoughts on how I approach photography. People I...

July 08, 2022 - Whats Up Everyone! Hope you had a nice week. In this weeks discussion I'd like to talk about photographing vast, large l...

June 30, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is doing well this week. As you know this year I have been concentrating my photography an...

June 23, 2022 - Hey Everyone! How's your week going? This week is an update or a review on my workflow while on the road. I did a blog o...

June 16, 2022 - Hey Everyone! How has your week gone? Me? I'm still reeling from my trip to Utah. And don't worry I'll bore you with all...

June 10, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you are doing well this week. This week has been a big week for me. I traded a couple of camera's in...

June 03, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope that you are doing well this week. Well I just got back from a trip out west to visit 6 national Pa...

May 27, 2022 - Hey Everybody! This week I wanted to talk about the importance of printing and what to print. When I started photography...

May 20, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is having a great day. This weeks topic is kind of strange. How can photography be an excu...

May 13, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope this last week was a good one for you. This week I want to talk about traveling with your camera. M...

May 06, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is doing well this week. This week I want to talk about what accessories I think beginning...

April 29, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week has gone well. Today we have the battle of the parks. National VS State parks. First of all...

April 21, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This weeks blog is about my big trip this year. I have been hinting around it b...

April 14, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing great today. This week I want to tell you about a weekend trip me and some other "Photo...

April 08, 2022 - Hey Everyone, Hope everyone is doing great in these trying times. This week I want to talk about my mobile workflow when...

April 01, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Today I'm talking about a topic that I've been trying to perfect for the last couple of years. Backing up...

March 18, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you've had a good week. This week I want to talk about what you have in your camera bag. That's right...

March 17, 2022 - Hey everyone! Hope you are doing well today. This week I want to talk about a trip I took with a photography explorer fr...

March 11, 2022 - Hey Everyone! This week is about trip planning! I am currently in quarantine due to Covid symptoms so I have plenty of t...

March 04, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope that you are doing well and are healthy today. This weeks topic is Roadside Photography. What is Ro...

February 25, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope today finds you well and safe. Today is another soap box day. Just an old guy griping about days gone...

February 18, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great day! This week I want to talk about how you shoot. When you either go out on a...

February 11, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is doing fantastic today. This week I want to talk about plug-in's and what I use with Light...

February 04, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you are doing great today! This week I want to talk about old camera tools that still work today with...

January 28, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is doing fine this week. Today I want to get on a soap box a little and Reminiscing of film...

January 21, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you are doing well so far this New Year! Back in 2020, my photo buddy, Robert, and I went to the coas...

January 14, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you are doing well this week. This week's topic came from one of my camera club members that read an...

January 07, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a super week! This week is a continuation of last weeks blog. Off camera lighting. If you hav...

December 31, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is well and healthy today. This week I want to discuss something I don't think I have talked...

December 24, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is doing well this week. This week I want to talk about the way I do community service as a...

December 03, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope ya'll are doing fine this week. This week I'm going to talk about filters and how I use them. I wro...

November 26, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is doing great today! This week I wanted to talk about the act of capturing your image. What...

November 24, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is doing great! The holidays are coming up and its a really good time to get your camera out...

November 19, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope Everybody is doing great. This week I wanted to tell you about my photography club's trip we took to...

November 12, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope ya'll are doing well today. This weeks topic is a big one for me. New or Used? For most of us money...

November 04, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope your week has been great! This week I want to talk about a subject that I truly love but is scary f...

October 28, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This weeks discussion is on cleaning the sensor of your camera. First a disclai...

October 22, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone has had a great week! This week I want to talk about something new in my bag. Something I ha...

October 14, 2021 - Hey Everybody! Hope your week is going well. This week I want to talk about two pieces of equipment that can be controve...

October 08, 2021 - Hey Everybody! Hope this week has been fantastic for you! This week I want to talk about ISO settings on your camera. On...

September 30, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you are doing well today. This week I want to talk about purchasing equipment. Now I have GAS (Gear A...

September 23, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope your having a great week! This week I want to talk about Color Space. What color space is and what yo...

September 16, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope y'all are doing great this week. This week I want to talk about learning how your equipment works. Ev...

September 09, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope y'all are doing great today! This week will be a continuation of last week's discussion of my favor...

September 02, 2021 - Hey Everybody! Hope your having a great day! This week I want to talk about my photography accessories that I like the m...

August 27, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing great today! Today I want to talk about lenses. I get asked from time to time by new pho...

August 19, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing great today. This week I want to talk about cameras! Yay! I haven't talked about cameras...

August 13, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope y'all are doing great today. This week I want to talk about shooting something new. Something that is...

August 06, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week has been good. This blog will be more of me just talking to you instead of telling you abou...

July 30, 2021 - Hey everyone! Hope you're doing well today! Today I'd like to do a gear review. I don't do many, but maybe I should bein...

July 23, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you are doing fine this week. This week I want to talk about all of the new people that have started...

July 16, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is doing well this week. I am a gear guy. Let's face it I love gear. Whether its Photography...

July 09, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is doing well this week. Today I wanted to talk about failures. Yes failures. Everyone has t...

July 02, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope y'all are doing great this week. This week I want to talk about hiking and backpacking footwear, prob...

June 25, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope you've had a good week and everyone is healthy and safe. This week I want to talk about some of my...

June 18, 2021 - Hey Yall! Hope everyone is doing fine this week. This week I wanted to cover the 10 essentials of things that you need t...

June 11, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you've had a great week. This week I'm going to be talking about cooking on the trail while backpacki...

June 04, 2021 - Hey everyone! Hope you are doing well today. This week I want to talk about my backpacking camera kit. Now if you have f...

May 28, 2021 - Hey everyone! Hope you are having a great day! Today we're going to discuss the final item of the big three for backpack...

May 21, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a good week! Today we're going to talk about Sleep Systems, the 2nd part of the Big Three. Th...

May 07, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope everything is great with you today. Today we are continuing Backpacking theme. This weeks question...

April 30, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. This week I'm going to start a series on backpacking. What it is,...

April 22, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and happy! Today I want to talk about using a remote shutter release, why y...

April 16, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and happy. Today I want to talk about first aid products that I cary with m...

April 09, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing well today! Spring is here! In North Carolina spring is in full force with pollen, sprin...

April 02, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope all is well in your world. This week I want to talk about my close-up photography setup. When I say c...

March 26, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and safe today. This week I want to talk about teardrop trailers. I have been a...

March 19, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is safe and healthy. This week I want to talk about exploring one of North Carolina's four...

March 12, 2021 - Hey Everybody! I hope everyone is healthy and safe today. Today's subject is about backpacking and the things I love and...

March 05, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you safe and healthy! Today I want to talk about my studio lighting set up and the stro...

February 26, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. This week I want to talk to you about my GoPro action camera setu...

February 19, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. It has been rainy and dreary here in North Carolina the last coup...

February 12, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Most every year I usually get myself something camera or photogra...

February 05, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Today's topic is "Trip Planning." I love to take trips to photogr...

January 29, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Today I want to talk about Exploring. I think exploring is embedd...

January 22, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. The holidays have passed, and I hope Santa brought you something...

January 15, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe today. I have finally done it. I have made the decision of what my proje...

January 08, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Today I want to talk about something that is near and dear to my...

January 01, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Today I want to talk to you about why I think you should calibrat...

December 25, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe! This week I want to talk about coming up with ideas that can beco...

December 18, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. This week I want to talk about black and white photography and wh...

December 11, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. This week I want to talk about making an end-of-year book. This i...

December 04, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope I find you healthy and safe this week. This week I'd like to talk about winter photography and how to...

November 20, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope today finds you healthy and safe. Today I want to talk to you about something that I just started doi...

November 13, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Today I want to talk about the three-legged monsters known as tri...

November 06, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and safe today. Today I want to talk about an old friend of mine, Betsy. Ole Be...

October 30, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and safe. Today I want to talk about doing landscape photography in the rain. Y...

October 23, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe today. State parks are one of your state’s treasured resources. These hi...

October 16, 2020 - Hey, everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and safe. Today I want to talk about something new that I have added to my cam...

October 09, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe today. Today I want to talk about car camping. First, let's describe wha...

October 02, 2020 - Hey everyone! Hope everyone is healthy, safe, and inspired. This week I'm going to talk about something I thought I woul...

September 25, 2020 - Hey everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe. Last weekend my son and I took a trip to the mountains for a little bac...

September 18, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe today. This week's blog is a review of the Lume Cube Mini bi-color light...

September 11, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing fine today and are safe, healthy, and inspired. As you all know I sometimes have GAS (ge...

September 04, 2020 - Hey Everyone. I hope everybody is healthy and safe today. Today I want to talk about my newest lens that I got a couple...

August 28, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Where's your gallery? What a question. I thought of this at my vi...

August 21, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. This week's blog is about my landscaping lens setup and what I th...

August 14, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and safe today! This week's blog is about a trip I took a few weeks ago to get...

August 07, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope you are doing well. Today is a review of a new addition to my camera bag -- the Lume Cube 2.0. This i...

July 31, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Today's topic is what camera mode should you shoot in? Let's go b...

July 24, 2020 - Hey everyone! Hope ya'll are doing well and are healthy and safe. What's up with the title this week, "Photographers Are...

July 17, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe. Photographers are tearing up the landscapes we love. With the growing p...

July 09, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe. As you know photography is an expensive hobby. Unless you're one of the...

July 03, 2020 - Hey everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe. This week's topic is about upgrading your camera kit to a full frame se...

June 19, 2020 - Hey, everyone! I hope everyone is doing well and is healthy. I'm all in, are you? What does the title of this blog mean?...

June 12, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope y'all are healthy and happy. Last week we talked about the pre-shoot checklist, and this week I want...

June 05, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope y'all are healthy and safe this week. I've got a question for you. Have you ever gone to a photoshoot...

May 29, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is safe and healthy. Today I'm going to talk about setting goals and creating personal proje...

May 22, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is safe and healthy. Last week I took a little day trip to Merchants Millpond State Park i...

May 16, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope y'all are doing well and are healthy. At the time of this writing, most if not all of the states ha...

May 08, 2020 - Hey everyone! Today's topic is about camping in your backyard. Yes, your backyard. I know a lot of you haven't slept in...

May 01, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Today I'm going to talk about using prime lenses and my favorite ones. Now this is not an original topic....

April 24, 2020 - Hi Everyone! This is a review of Luminar 4 and the editing possibilities that it brings. As you know, I have been a true...

April 19, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is safe and healthy. This will be my last blog about the Coronavirus. But this one is abou...

April 10, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and safe. During the Coronavirus situation that we have going on now, a lot of...

April 03, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is doing well and is healthy. In my last blog I told you to look for that silver lining in...

March 27, 2020 - Hi Everyone! I hope that all of my friends and followers are safe and healthy. The last week or so the Coronavirus has b...

March 20, 2020 - Hey Everyone! This week I want to talk about my favorite social distancing technique. Backpacking! No, not the kind of b...

March 13, 2020 - Hey everyone! This week we'll talk about why photographers are emotionally connected to their gear. You have all heard t...

March 06, 2020 - Hi Everyone! This week I'm going to talk about all of my camping systems and when I use them. You would think that you w...

February 28, 2020 - Hey Everyone! This week I want to discuss video. Now I'm not an expert at all and really don't know a lot about shooting...

February 21, 2020 - Hey Everyone! This week I'm going to don my cape and turban and pull out my crystal ball and look into the future of pho...

February 14, 2020 - Hey Everyone! This week I thought I would talk about what’s in my photography editing toolbox. If you have someone build...

February 07, 2020 - Hey Everyone! What a title. I thought of this subject while at my photography club's meeting the other night. We were go...

January 31, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing well. While on the way to work the other day (I always have a long commute and time to t...

January 24, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Today I want to talk about something that is near and dear to my heart and that's taking a hike. Taking a...

January 17, 2020 - What does it mean to find the sweet spot of a lens? All lenses are not the same. And even at different apertures on the...

January 11, 2020 - Hey Everybody! The first of the year is a busy one for me, planning the upcoming year and setting goals, both photograph...

January 04, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Everybody loves gear talk, and I thought I would do a what's in my bag blog to tell you what I'm toting ar...

November 28, 2019 - Hey Everyone! Last blog we discussed camera bodies and when and if you should upgrade. This blog we'll be talking lenses...

November 23, 2019 - Hey everyone! The holidays are almost upon us and spending is rampant with Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Everything is...

October 25, 2019 - Photography is more than just a hobby for me. Photography got me out. It got me out of the house. It got me out of my sh...

October 19, 2019 - Well, I went on my camera club's annual fall colors workshop. I didn't get to go to the full week-long workshop, but I d...

October 06, 2019 - Wow! It's been a long time since my last posted blog. I've had a lot of family things going on and really haven't had th...

January 13, 2019 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone's new year is starting out good. In this blog post I want to talk about the new Luminar 3...

December 25, 2018 - Hey Everyone! This blog I'm going over my first thoughts on Capture One 12 as an alternative to Adobe Lightroom. First a...

December 16, 2018 - Hey Everyone! The holidays are upon us and everyone is hustling and bustling to get things done before the family comes...

December 08, 2018 - The first Saturday in December since 2008 has been Help Portrait day. All over the world on this day photographers get t...

November 10, 2018 - Hi Photo Buddies! My last blog was about my photo trip I took to Washington DC with my camera club on our annual Fall Wo...

November 03, 2018 - Hey everyone! Its been a while since I've written a blog sorry for that but we had our yearly fall workshop with my phot...

September 15, 2018 - Hey Everyone! I'm sitting here while Hurricane Florence is outside. As of this point we've had over 11 inches of rain an...

August 27, 2018 - Hey Everyone! Today I want to talk about a new (new to me) photo editing software called Luminar from Skylum. I have bee...

August 12, 2018 - Hey everyone! I just added a new lens to my kit, the Rokinon 24mm f2.8 AF (Yes, Auto Focus!) lens. If you don't know the...

July 30, 2018 - I started taking photographs with my mom's Kodak Brownie camera when I was a little boy, and that really sparked somethi...

July 22, 2018 - Hey everyone! A couple of weeks ago it was International Camera Day. I was looking for a rangefinder type camera, prefer...

July 14, 2018 - The Canon Canonet 19 is a sleek retro looking camera with great lines and a non-cluttered look. It was the first of the...

June 05, 2018 - I have started shooting film again. Why, you ask? I began my photography obsession many years ago in the mid '70s, which...

May 31, 2018 - In my current "real job" I do about an hour or so commute every day to and from work. To occupy my time, I have listened...

May 30, 2018 - "I only shoot in RAW because only amateurs will shoot in JPEG." Have you heard this or something simular to this? I have...

February 03, 2018 - Hey everyone! I have done a few blogs and videos on different portions of my process but haven't really gone through the...

January 14, 2018 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is dealing with the cold weather better than I am. As I get older the cold affects me more t...

January 07, 2018 - Hey everyone! I hope the holidays were safe and full of happy memories. It's the beginning of the new year, we've had ou...

December 16, 2017 - Hey everyone! Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving holiday and ate lots of Turkey! I know I did. This blog is about how...

November 02, 2017 - Well everyone, I have finally made the switch. I am officially a full-time, mirrorless shooter! As you may know, I have...

October 28, 2017 - Hey everyone! I hope you've had a good couple of weeks. Well, this is a Part II to the "Does Gear Really Make the Photo?...

September 19, 2017 - Hey, Everyone! I've got a new product review that I want to share with you. As you may know, I have fallen in love with...

August 14, 2017 - They say that admitting to a problem is the first step in solving a problem, so here goes. I have been a gear hound for...

December 09, 2016 - As a landscape and nature photographer, hiking is kind of second nature. You have to get to great locations to get great...

November 19, 2016 - I n August my wife and I took a weekend trip to Charleston, South Carolina. We took our Teardrop trailer and stayed on J...

November 17, 2016 - Grayson Highlands State Park in Virginia is a must see if you live in the southeastern US. This lovely park, perched hig...

November 15, 2016 - Yet again I have had a long break between blog posts, mostly because of my laziness, I guess. Life gets in the way. My w...

May 08, 2016 - Hey Everyone! I know it's been a while since I've posted, but as all of you know, life gets in the way of things. A lot...

April 08, 2016 - A couple of weekends ago my wife and I became the proud owners of a Little Guy T@G Max Teardrop camping trailer. Teardro...

April 01, 2016 - ​Hey everyone! I know it's been a while, but I have been busy the last month or so. First, I purchased a small Teardrop...

February 26, 2016 - Hey, Everyone! This is another product review. This week it's on Speedlight Triggers. I have triggers that I use for my...

February 19, 2016 - Hey, Everyone! I just got booked to do a small intimate wedding for one of my daughter's co-workers and friends, so I ha...

February 12, 2016 - Hey, Everyone! I'm really starting to like photo walks. Last weekend my wife and I went to Fayetteville, North Carolina,...

February 05, 2016 - This weekend I went on a wildlife photoshoot at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge with my photography club. We usua...

January 29, 2016 - Hey everyone! In this blog I want to talk about mirrorless cameras and how they have brought back vintage lenses. Lenses...

January 22, 2016 - I got to ride on a CHOO, CHOO! I took a day trip to the NC Transportation Museum. It is a fun Museum to visit especially...

January 15, 2016 - This last weekend I went on a Photo Walk with some friends in my Camera Club to Raleigh NC. Raleigh is the Capital of NC...

January 08, 2016 - As a photographer wether it be professional or a hobbyist we get very busy in our daily lives and trips to just do photo...

January 01, 2016 - Hey Everyone! I took a week off for Christmas and I hope everyone had a Happy and Safe Holiday! Its the time of the year...

December 18, 2015 - As a new year is approaching I figured that it would be a good time to go over some things that every photographer shoul...

December 11, 2015 - Hey everyone! As your may have guessed I take a lot of trips by myself and most of the time I'm in the woods out of cell...

December 04, 2015 - Hey everyone and Happy Holidays! This time of the year is filled with joy and happiness and we should show that in our p...

November 27, 2015 - Hey Everyone! Its the holiday season and I wanted to start by wishing everyone happy holidays! I am a Apple Fan Boy! Th...

November 22, 2015 - This is the second part of a two part series of the Develop module in Adobe Lightroom. With the tools that are provided...

November 13, 2015 - Lightroom Develop Module is where all the work on editing photo's in Lightroom is done. I have decided to do the develop...

November 06, 2015 - I attended my photography's club 2nd annual Fall Colors workshop in the mountains of North Carolina. Last year 8 of us w...

October 30, 2015 - What is the Map Module? The Map Module in Lightroom lets you see where your photo's were taken in Google Maps. It is als...

October 23, 2015 - Organizing, Rating, Culling, Exporting, Social media, Collections, Key wording. These are all things that Adobe Lightroo...

October 16, 2015 - This is the first in a series of tutorials on Adobe Lightroom. While I was at a local Photography Club meeting I overhea...

October 09, 2015 - Post Processing is a huge subject and could be talked about for years on the how to's and such. There are many photo edi...

October 02, 2015 - There are many "whats in your bag" blogs or videos but I just don't have one bag, I have many. I have my daily carry bag...

September 25, 2015 - ​Backpacking came to me later in life and is still considered new to me. Backpacking came to me at first just as a way t...

September 18, 2015 - People often say you take good pictures or where do you go to get good Photos? The real answer is that good photographs...

September 11, 2015 - Tripods, Tripods, Tripods! Tripods can be a very controversial subject among photographers. Some don't even own one and...

September 04, 2015 - One of the best decisions that I have made "photography wise" was to join my local photography club. For years I have be...

August 28, 2015 - I have been taking photo’s for many years starting in the 60’s taking photo’s with my Mom’s Kodak Brownie. Through the y...

August 22, 2015 - Filters are becoming a thing of the past. But for a landscape photographer they are one of his best tools. I am a photog...

August 06, 2015 - W elcome to my blog! I'm using a new web host and am able to get a blog back in action! Please have some patience with t...