Photography | Sun Flare Here’s a quick little image that I took in Joshua Tree National Park. For this edit, I decided to use a single “blown-out” exposure to capture the intensity of the setting sun. It almost makes you want to squint while looking at the photograph! The lens flare in the image also […]
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Aug
Aug
Photography | Endless Possibilities This is a quick photo that I took of my wife sitting on the edge of the Grand Canyon one morning a few years back. Travel is such an amazing thing, isn’t it? Experiencing new places like this gives you a rush of dopamine and an escape from your everyday life. […]
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Jul
Jul
Landscape Photography | El Matador Beach Malibu Sometimes simplicity can be refreshing! When all the elements fall into place on their own, you don’t need to overcomplicate the shot with too much gear, timing or setup. While in Malibu, California we decided to check out El Matador Beach. Despite the rain, it was a beautiful […]
11
Jul
Jul
Nightscape Photography | Stream of Lights Here’s a photo that I took on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City! I love taking cityscape shots at night because the lights really pop against the dark inky blue sky. I wanted to capture the cars in motion so I used a half second exposure to allow […]
02
Jul
Jul
HDR Photography | Colourful Island Sometimes I crave lots of colour in my edits, but the trick is to find a nice balance of hue/saturation/luminance so it doesn’t overload the observer’s eyes! In this particular shot of New York, I was lucky enough to catch the skyline on a night with low hanging clouds. I […]
03
Jun
Jun
Landscape Photography | Yucca Palm Here’s a portrait of a Yucca Palm in Joshua Tree National Park. With the sun still sitting high in the sky, I walked around and grabbed some pickup shots of the desert. I didn’t think much of this image until I was playing around with it in Lightroom and found […]
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May
May
Landscape Photography | Desert Sundown Here’s a photo that I took in Joshua Tree, California. While exploring the park we came across this unique looking cactus. I don’t know what kind of cactus it was, but it created the perfect focal point for this shot! As the sun went down over the horizon everything began […]
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Apr
Apr
HDR Photography | Golden Gate Golden Hour With the limited number of nights we had in San Francisco, we decided to use one of them at Battery Spencer Lookout to capture this classic image of the Golden Gate Bridge. You can’t go to San Fransisco and not visit this spot. The lookout offers some beautiful […]
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Apr
Apr
Landscape Photography | Hollywood Hills If you want a spectacular view of Los Angeles, I highly recommend hiking the trail in the Hollywood Hills. From there you’ll get a great view of the Griffith Observatory and of course the Hollywood sign. Make sure you bring lots of water and a telephoto lens to zoom in […]