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The Scoop on Light Meters

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...
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Day Hike and Scouting Gear

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...
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The Basics "The Exposure Triangle"

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...
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Camera Modes Which One and Why?

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....
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Choosing your first Prime Lens

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...
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Macro Photography "how to"

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...
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Macro Photography for Beginners "Gear"

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...
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Hiking and Walking to improve your Photography

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...
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Kit Lenses with Primes

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...
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New Year, New Plans

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...
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The Year in Review 2022

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...
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First Camera "What should I get?"

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...
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GAPC Fall Trip "Virginia!"

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

December 16, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you have had a great week! This week I want to talk about how you recharge your electronics and batte...
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Landscape Photography "What Lenses to use?"

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...
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Photography fail? Or Not.

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...
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How to Prevent GAS “Gear Acquisition Syndrome”

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!...
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Is your Camera Customized to you?

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...
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Pretty Pictures not good enough for Photography anymore!?

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...
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5 Mistakes that Beginner Photographers Make

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'...
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My Evolving Workflow

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...
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Photographers "Do You Need a Laptop?"

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...
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Raw or JPEG?

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...
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What is your EDC (Every Day Carry) Camera

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....
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How do you Share your Photography?

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

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...
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Tripod Replacement for Urban Photography

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...
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My Urban and Street Photography Kit for an upcoming trip.

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...
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My Trip to Shenandoah National Park

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...
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Photography Hacks and Best Practices.

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...
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Advantages of shooting a Full Frame Sensor Camera.

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...
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Advantages of Shooting Crop Sensor Cameras!

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...
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Timing is Everything! For National and State Parks.

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...
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What do I Shoot? Stills!

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...
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Photographing Vast Landscapes

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...
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Advantages of having a Photography Wingman for Travel!

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...
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What went right on my Utah trip.

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...
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Unexpected Surprise!

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...
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Utah Trip Review!

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...
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Photography an Excuse to Get in Shape!

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...
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Accessories for Beginning Photographers

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...
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National Parks VS State Parks

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...
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My Big Trip of the Year

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...
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What's in your Camera bag?

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...
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Trip to New Jersey

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...
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Trip Planning

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...
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Roadside Photography

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...
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How Things Change But One Thing Stays the Same

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...
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Shoot with Purpose!

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...
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What Plug-ins I use in Lightroom

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...
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Using Old Tools with New Cameras

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...
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What Digital Photography Has Given Us

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...
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New "New Years Tradition"

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...
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Off Camera Lighting. Settings TTL vs Manual

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...
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Using Camera's as Tools

December 17, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope this week finds you healthy and excited about photography! This and every week I give you my though...
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What Lens is best for Street Photography?

December 10, 2021 - Hey Everybody! I hope this day finds you well and Happy! Today's subject on what lens is best for street photography is...
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Filters I Use for Photography

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...
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Troubleshooting , Its what we do!

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...
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GAPC (Goldsboro Area Photography Club) West Virginia Trip

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...
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Buy New or Used?

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...
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What I Don't Miss Anymore!

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...
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Lens Hoods and UV Filters?

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...
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The Myth About Always Shoot at 100 ISO!

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...
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Buy Nice or Buy Twice!

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...
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What Color Space Should I Use? SRGB or Adobe RGB

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...
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Learning Your Photo Equipment

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...
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My Favorite Photography Accessories! Part 2

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...
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What Lens Should I Get? Nifty 50!

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...
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What Camera should I get?

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...
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Will things get back to Normal?

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...
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Gear Review Aftershokz Bone Conduction Headphones

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...
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If you Pack it in Pack it Out! Please

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...
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What I Take Backpacking on a Weekend Trip

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...
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Dealing With Failure

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

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...
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The 10 Essentials of Backpacking

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...
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Cooking on the Trail

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...
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Backpacking Camera Kit

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...
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Pack Third Item of the Big Three

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...
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Sleep System 2nd of Big 3

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...
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Where Can I Backpack?

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

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,...
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Remote Shutter Release

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...
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Camera Bag First Aid?

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...
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Spring is here!

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...
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Teardrop Trailer Camping What I like and dislike

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...
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Backpacking 5 Things I Love and Hate about It

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...
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My Studio Light Setup

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...
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My GoPro Setup

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...
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What Photography Phone Apps Do I use?

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...
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New Exploring Vessel

February 12, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Most every year I usually get myself something camera or photogra...
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Trip Planning "How I Plan for a Trip"

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...
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Exploring your Backyard

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...
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Do I need all of the photo Accessories all of the time?

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

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...
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My Photography Bags and How I Use Them.

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...
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Monitor Calibration - When and Why

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...
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Idea Board "What is it?"

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...
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Shooting in Black and White "Monochrome Experience"

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...
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Winter Photography "Dressing the Part"

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...
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Do You Need a Tripod?

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...
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Ole Betsy! How she takes me places!

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...
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Rainy Day Photoshoot How and Why?

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...
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Visit Your State Parks

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

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...
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Under-Rated Car Camping?

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...
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A Little Backpacking and Two State Parks

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...
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Sony 70-350 Lens Review

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...
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My Landscape Lens Setup

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...
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One Week -- Nine State Parks

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...
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Gear Review Lume Cube 2.0

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...
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Landscape Photographers "Leave No Trace"

July 17, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe. Photographers are tearing up the landscapes we love. With the growing p...
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The Importance of Setting Goals and Personal Projects

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

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...
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Routine, Routine, Routine

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...
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Why Are Photographers Emotionally Connected to Their Gear?

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

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...
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What Photography Does for Me

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...
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After Workshop Report - "What Worked and What Didn't"

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...
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Argus Rangefinder

July 22, 2018 - Hey everyone! A couple of weeks ago it was International Camera Day. I was looking for a rangefinder type camera, prefer...
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Does Gear Really Make the Photo?

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...
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Grayson Highlands State Park Virginia

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...
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Camping Cuisine! " Cooking on the Trail"

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...
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Tools of the Trade "Camera's"

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...
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Tools of the Trade " Filters"

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...
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Charlies Bunion Loop Backpacking Trip Video

August 08, 2015 - Hey everyone! I just finished putting together a video of a trip to the Charlies Bunion rock outcropping on the Appalach...
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