Artists That Inspire: Albert Bierstadt
Welcome to the latest in my semi-regular series of blog posts about artists that inspire me. As a photographer, I’m fascinated with how landscape artists of different media (in this case, paint) approach light; I feel that by analyzing and appreciating other...
Minimalist Landscapes – Why They Are Not Always Easy
As any landscape photographer knows it’s easy to be overwhelmed and enthralled by the natural beauty we see around us any time we are out in the field. With this comes the temptation to want to include many elements that you see in any given scene. When done right...
Avoiding Burnout In Photography
** If you prefer listening instead of reading, we hope you enjoy the audio version of this article. Audio versions of some of our articles are a new addition to the blog. The audio you hear will be the person who wrote the post. We welcome any feedback on this new...
From the Archives “Hey Bro, Can We Use Your Photo?”
As part of our 10th anniversary, we are sharing articles from the last 10 years of our blog. This week I’m sharing an article that I wrote a while back on image licensing and my opinions on if or when you should be giving away your art for free to complete strangers....
Mistakes to Avoid When Flying A Drone
The use of flying drones to capture images and videos among artists has been very controversial since its introduction. It is a subject that seems to be very black and white. You either love or hate drones. I began experimenting with drones from a place of necessity....
Top Ten Tips For Photographing Fall Color
Fall Colors in the North Cascades With fall color in the Pacific Northwest in full stride, this is the favorite season for many photographers. Photographing autumn can be overwhelming with so many things to know. For this week, I decided with the 10-year anniversary...
Changes to Popular Oregon Wilderness Locations
Over the last few years we have definitely seen more and more discussion regarding the increased traffic at many locations frequented by photographers and other adventure seekers. I know we have covered this to some extent on our Photo Cascadia blog in prior posts. I...
A Brief History and the Rich Tradition of Oregon’s Landscape Photography
Crater Lake Showing Wizard Island by Peter Britt/photo commons public domain. I’ve often been asked, “Why does the Pacific Northwest have so many good landscape photographers?” Well, the scenery certainly has something to offer a landscape photographer and maybe part...
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