Big Sun Photography

Colorado Wild Flower Photography Workshop

Big Sun — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:48:04 +0000

Spring is approaching fast and soon it will be time to break out our cameras and head into the mountain meadows for wildflower photographs. If you are planning a trip in the Denver area anytime from April through July, you should consider joining me for a wildflower day tour. Tours can be booked "on demand" [...]

Photo Tour – Great Sand Dunes National Park

Big Sun — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:17:26 +0000

When people think of sand dunes, they are most likely to think of The Sahara or some such place in Africa. They most likely are not going to think "Colorado, yes, that's the place to go"… But they would be missing an amazing example of some of the world's best dunes right here in Colorado. [...]

Color vs. Black & White

Big Sun — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:38:13 +0000

This is a favorite topic for photophiles to argue about. Everybody has their point of view and everybody can say with confidence, "I like photograph A in Color" or "I like style B in monochrome"…. But can they explain why? In most cases no. And so I'm writing a book. Half science, half public opinions and [...]

Costa Rica Photography Tour 2012

Big Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:53:17 +0000

Costa Rica is a photographer's dream come true. Pristine beaches, rainforest jungles, active volcanoes and one of the world's most diverse and concentrated collection of animal species on the planet. In addition the friendly people and rich culture of the Ticos makes Costa Rica a perfect Photo Tour destination. This 12 day/11 night Jungle Tour (starting [...]

Lightroom – “weeding” your images in three steps

Big Sun — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:10:16 +0000

I've noticed more often than not, when people import their images into Lightroom, that they try and decide what to keep and what to toss all at once. In other words, they will import their files and then starting from image #1 they move down the line "keep it",,,, "toss it"…. and at the same [...]

Denver Bizzard – Feb 3rd 2012

Big Sun — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:35:01 +0000

My phone woke me up at 5:00 am this morning (notice that class was canceled). That kind of bent me out of shape at first, but since I had been awoken I decided to make use of the situation. So I put on my cloths and headed out into the bizzard (did I mention we [...]

Simplicity of Composition

Big Sun — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:40:00 +0000

This excerpt from The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques by Joseph Mascelli kinda below my mind with how easily it explains good composition. It really does cut through all those "rules" (which have their place for sure, but I think boil down to this overall theme of simplicity described below). “The secret [...]

Photography Tutorials and Resources

Big Sun — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:11:08 +0000

The web is a massive resource for finding information about photography. How to do this, where to find that, best practices, etc.. but while it is a lucrative source of knowledge it is also a giant dumping ground for crap. So much of the information out there is wrong, recycled and incomplete, thus tracking down [...]

Art Competitions for 2012

Big Sun — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:14:54 +0000

It's a New Year – that means a clean slate and a fresh beginning! To help you get off to a good start in 2012, here's a comprehensive list of Artists Network competitions. Whether you work in watercolor, acrylic, pastels, oils…we've got a competition for your skill level and your medium. So mark your calendars – enter and your [...]

Prison S21 and the Killing Fields

Big Sun — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:08:58 +0000

I was just going through my photos from Cambodia tonight and spent some solemn moments viewing my photos from the S21 Prison and the Killing Fields. It's some very heavy material. Many of these photos are simply photos OF photos..as such I've never shared them; but it occurred to me that as a collection they [...]