Freelance Journalist and Lifestyle Photographer

Tips for Choosing Between RAW Verses JPEG File Format

Sunset in San Francisco downtown with a palm tree in the background

Perhaps one of the most commonly asked questions in digital photography is around which file type to use when shooting – JPEG or RAW file format. Don’t worry if you don’t know much about these two formats or whether your camera supports them. My goal here is to help you understand what these two types […]

How to use creative composition techniques to boost your images

Tips for creative composition to improve your photorgaphy

I am a huge fan of the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies. They were very popular in the 2000s and their songs were creative, fun and edgy. They also came up with a children’s album called Snacktime and it was a blockbuster hit. Now you must be wondering what a music band has to do with […]

How to develop your photography style

Tips on how to develop your photography style

Finding your photography style can be a somewhat daunting task especially when you are just starting out. But let me assure you that this also is a problem some of the veterans face from time to time. Do you know why? Because we are human and our likes, dislike, and attitudes do change over time. […]

Tips for photographing national parks and national monuments

Guide to photographing national parks

I am a national parks buff – I mean I am really crazy about traveling to national parks all over the world. As a family, we have been known to pack our bags at the drop of a hat, load up the car and head out for a visit to our fabulous national parks. National […]

Taking Interesting Photos In Uninteresting Locations

Let’s face it, we don’t all live in a place that has photographing potential everywhere we turn! I know, it is not quite fair but unfortunately that is the reality of life. More often than not, it is things like weather, location and lifestyle around us that impacts our ability to photograph pretty, beautiful things. […]

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