There’s lots to be said for the fear factor in improving our photography! Na, Jake hanging out the open door of an Albatross shooting the landscape is not scary for him (or his mom), but it sure can be for many others. For me, walking up to a stranger and asking if I can make a photograph of them scares the beggigers out of me! What scares you about photography? Whatever it is, go scare yourself this weekend and chase that fear down! You might not conquer it, it might conquer you even. But the process whatever the outcome will move your photography forward. You’d be surprised when you just get yourself up to do that one thing gets everything photographic flowing inside you. That surge of adrenaline jars things lose putting you back on track. It’s a scary thing, it’s a simple thing. Got for it!

Preserving our wildland for our wild heritage is such an important aspect of my landscape photography. I will be sharing with you the lessons this pursuit has taught me. I want you to bring home your grand experience in your images sharing you passion is what I want to help you do with every click. I’ll be bringing two new classes to the KelbyOne Landscape Conference:

Our Treasured Lands. Bringing home the memories
We are incredibly fortunate to have some amazing national treasures all across the land. Some like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon are well known. Others like the Redwoods, Badlands and others are not so well known. Let’s take a photographic journey through these lands and talk about planning, best times, best locations, hidden treasures, and making the iconic shots so we can bring home the memories and share them!

Shoot the Subject, Finish the Light
There are times when you step outside, the photograph takes itself. There are other times when no matter what you do, how you’ve planned, there isn’t a photograph to be found. No matter if you find yourself in the first delight or the last disappointment, or any place in between, we’re going to make the visual story come to life. How do you make the subject take center stage in your viewfinder? How to finish the light on the computer to invite the viewer into meet that subject. You’re going to learn how during this class!

Come join me and a host of talented and passionate photographers for a great two day!

When I started out over forty years ago, there were days when I would sit in the office thinking about the photographs I was missing because, I was stuck at home. There are many reasons why one can be “stuck” from money to physically being laid up. That’s when FOMO can set in. FOMO – Fear of Missing Out is a real thing and can send you into a deep dive that can adversely affect your photography. FOMO these days is often caused or worsened as one checks their social streams and sees all the “fun” others are having. Of course, you have no idea if that photo was taken today or five years ago most of the time, but seeing it is enough to start FOMO. A couple of cures I like to use when FOMO starts to creep in. First, look at my next trip and actively do planning for it NOW. Second, my daily handholding and panning practice work wonders to make me feel like I’m being photographically productive even if it’s just photos of Maggie (nothing personal Maggie). Lastly, I pull up images from a trip a year ago and then images from my last adventure and see how I’ve improved during that year. FOMO is a state of mind and the mind directly affects our passion. Look for that bright side to your photography and you will improve it!