Bears

The world’s moving so fast, the man who says it can’t be done is interrupted by someone doing it. - Elbert Hubbard 2010 will be the 6th straight year that I’ve been shooting solely in Alaska. In truth, it feels as if I’ve just arrived. Everything is still new and fresh to me, even though I have experienced it (whatever “it” is) several times now, in most cases. I’ve witnessed glaciers calving, both from a boat and from just across a raging river. I’ve seen humpback whales hurling their 40 ton bodies into the air, then the added blessing of seeing young whales being nurtured by mothers. I’ve watched pods of orca actively hunting, and sea otters frolicking in water so close that I could literally reach out and...

This is a good time to remind you of my upcoming photo workshop/adventour in June. Seats are limited, but we have a few spots open at this time. Please click HERE to read more about this one of a kind experience. Of course, if you have any questions, please contact me at any time. I look forward to seeing you, on this incredible tour! Don’t wait, don’t hesitate… the remaining seats will not last much...

This is the workshop I’ve been subtly hinting about for a while now. I’m very excited to be hosting this workshop along with my good friend Gary Gullett. Gary is the owner and founder of Chicago Photo Safaris, and we met over 1 year ago while photographing the wild waters wildlife of Kenai Fjords National Park. No kidding, this is going to be a long post. I’ve written a trip description for our workshop/adventour – you will find it below. If you have any questions regarding this amazing photo workshop, please feel free to email any time. I will respond as quickly & completely as I can. If this trip sounds like something you want to do, consider this – it will fill quickly. Before the trip was formally announced, we’ve...

These are shots from early August, and my “One-on-One Guided Tour” with my client Matthew. Did some more work on those images and found a few more I wanted to put up for display and critique. The first is a classic head profile shot, the second a more unorthodox over the shoulder view – what the bear was looking at & trying to find his next meal in the cold blue depths. I’d love to hear if you think this second comp works, it is something different. I’m always looking for new perspectives, so I happen to like it. Mainly because of the warm brown fur (recently washed and dried) and the cool blue water. Your thoughts? And now, for something a little different. Stay...

I like odd angles. I’m an odd person. It just fits with my personality. The entire Labor Day “long weekend” fall color tour was shot in the company of two great photographers, and as I mentioned in an earlier post, they pushed me to take my photography to the next level. If you want to really expand your creative boundaries, shoot with people that are better than you. The other two photographers I shot with have been very nice to say very nice things about spending that weekend shooting with me, but I honestly think that I was the one presented with the gift. Their company, their photographic passion, their excellence has only pushed me into a new level of creative awareness – and for that, I am forever in their debt. While slowly walking...

Here are a few more shots from my trip last week. Remember to get out and shoot. Take care and stay tuned.