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  • Top 5: Blogs about Photography

    In no particular order, these are my top 5 favorite blogs about photography. You’ll notice that the major review sites are missing. This is because once you have gear, there’s no point in reading those sites. It’s time to get out and shoot. The below sites focus on improving your skill and finding inspiration, something…

  • Warm Feelings on a Cold Night

    It started snowing around 8 am this morning and it’s still coming down – we’ve got about 4 inches so far. But soon the snow will stop and with the clear skies will come the cold temperatures. By cold I mean that the highs for the next few days MIGHT make it over 0 by…

  • On the Fly

    I took this photo last night from the skyway between the Target Corporate Headquarters and the building that houses the Target store in downtown Minneapolis. I was on my way to meet Jim for happy hour at Brit’s pub and caught this view out the window. I had my camera with me, like I do…

  • Reasons to Join a Photography Club

    Last fall I joined the Twin Cities Photography Group on meetup.com. I thought it would be fun to go to a few events and meet other photographers in the area in an informal setting. Two weeks later, the group organizer sent an email out to the group. He was stepping down as the organizer and…

  • Crumpler, and Why I Love It

    When I think about taking my camera with me, sometimes I cringe. Do I really want to bring my camera THERE? What if something happens to it? The solution to these fears is having a really great camera bag. For me that means a bag that will keep my camera safe but at the same…

  • Backing It Up

    I’ve always heard that a photographer should keep every image they shoot, even if they don’t think it’s very good, or they don’t have a current use for it.  The image may be useful later on, or looking at it with fresh eyes may reveal something great in a photo that hadn’t seemed like much…

  • Why Do a Daily Photo Project?

    I’m sure some of you are wondering why I would want to take a photo every day as a project. It seems a bit daunting and stressful. What’s really the upside if you take on the stress? Well, I will tell you. For me, there are a number of benefits. The first is that the…

  • The 2009 365 Project

    If you follow me on flickr, then you probably know that I’ve been taking at least one photo every day since the middle of November and posting it on flickr. For 2009, I’ll be doing the same thing, but in a more organized fashion as a 365-day project. Each picture will have notes about the…

  • Ringing in 2009

    As the year comes to a close, it’s common to look back on what has happened; the good, the bad, the mistakes, the victories. I prefer to look forward. Forward to my plans for the new year, and to what I hope will transpire. Here in the U.S. we have a new president, so I’m…