Ever hear a really great pro say they got lucky? It does happen however more often than not you see a great image and comment on it or ask the photographer about it and they reply I was quite fortunate (or Lucky) to get that image. That’s because with all the planning and research into a location, weather patterns for that time of year etc.. there is always the unexpected. What they fail to mention is that while luck has a bit to do...

It’s no secret I love waterfalls, the beach and moving water. It soothes and centers me, the percolation of water stealthily traveling beneath rocks, the rhythmic raspy friction of receding waves grating over sand on its return journey to the sea or the steady trickle that eases my mind when I allow it to enter my consciousness. It literally washes away the dis-ease that tugs at my mind after a long week or a particularly stressful day...

Took a trip to Granby Ct over the Labor Day Weekend and went to Enders State Forest to check out Ender’s Falls. Enders Falls is comprised of a series of 6 waterfalls that are easily accessible from the parking lot and although a bit steep in places it is not daunting. So we, my girlfriend and her 12 year old daughter, headed out from our base in Middletown CT and arrived around 11ish in the morning. The parking lot already had 2 or 3 cars...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of watching two of my photographs be transformed into paintings at a charity event hosted and organized by The Main Avenue Galleria in Ocean Grove NJ for the benefit of The Bradley Beach Food Pantry. Which by the way raised $1150 in 3 hours.So it is called a Paint Around, what is it you ask. paint around is where several artists, in this case 7, work/paint for 30 minutes on a canvas recreating their impression...

Depth of Field is the range of distance within the subject that is acceptably sharp. It will vary depending upon camera type, aperture and focusing distance. The Depth of field (DOF) does not abruptly go from sharp to un-sharp however gradually transitions from sharp to un-sharp. There is no drastic point where the clarity or sharpness falls off, it is a gradual degradation in sharpness. Essentially, depth of field is focusing on one...

SO I have been a bit busy lately with work and getting ready for my first solo show. Yeah, a solo show….WOW, very excited and a bit nervous.  40-45 of my best images will hang for the month of April at The Gallery 13 in Asbury Park NJ, very cool! A great Gallery dedicated to emerging photographers, John Vigg and a team of very talented Resident Photographers have this eclectic and positive vibe  just oozing from the walls and...

So what is composition? “Composition is the art of planning or arranging the visual elements within a photograph for deliberate effect.”[1] It can make a photograph more appealing, powerful, help it tell a story or make it unbalanced and unappealing. Composition covers a wide range of elements such as light, shadows, line, shape, texture, color and patterns. These elements when arranged, or composed, will yield a result that is...