From the Archives – Backpacking with Camera Gear Ultralight
It’s the 10-year anniversary for Photo Cascadia this year, and during this time we’re reposting a few blogs you might have missed the first time around. A few things have changed since I wrote this lightweight backpacking article, the advent of cuben fiber makes gear...
The 72 PPI Web Image Myth
We have all heard that 72 pixels per inch (ppi) is best for web or screen resolution and 300 pixels per inch is for print resolution, right? There are reasons why the pixel per inch resolution matters for print, but the 72 ppi rule for web images is a myth, although...
From The Archives – The Histogram One of the Most Useful Tools in Photography
Today I’m looking back on an article I wrote on using the histogram to help judge good exposure. It’s just as relevant today as it was a few years ago when I originally wrote it. The histogram continues to be a tool I use in every stage of my workflow from...
Tips and Tricks To Capture Amazing Oceanscapes – Kevin McNeal
Photographing oceans has been steadily growing with landscape enthusiasts. The energy and power of the water attracts all kind of photographers. The possibilities of different moods and styles are infinite.With each passing group, ocean images get better and more...
5 Stories and Tips for Earth Day 2019
The Earth is over 4.5 billion years old with over 8 billion human inhabitants. Despite how long our planet has been around and the thousands of years it’s sustained human life, it’s still the only known planet in our universe that can support life this way. Yep, it’s...
Please Don’t Tell Anyone
Back in the mid-80s I was canoeing an uncanoeable (is that a word?) river in Utah. I pulled my canoe for two days while walking in the water. The next day I found small channels where I could almost canoe for five minutes at a clip, and finally on the fourth day I...
Four (More) Compositional Patterns Worth Finding in Nature
In celebration of our tenth anniversary, we at Photo Cascadia are revisiting some of our favorite posts from the vast archives of educational content that we have produced since the team’s formation. For my first contribution to this retrospective series, I have...
Why Do I need to Calibrate My Monitor?
Why Do I Need to Calibrate my Monitor? I was building a presentation for a printing workshop I’m teaching with Sean Bagshaw next week and I thought I would share some thoughts on this subject. This is a practical guide, I want to keep it simple and not get bogged...
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