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THE CHAT: Frederick Van Johnson and Gordon Laing talk Sony!

Last week, I was fortunate enough to be invited to a big Sony DI event in Nashville, Tennessee. Amidst a group of other ‘influencers’ as they called our conglomerate group of about 40 photographers, press, bloggers and journalists, we tested the new line of mirrorless cameras and video gear. I focused on the A7, A7r…

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Translating Vision to Final Image

A Vision from Siena I always love looking at before/after comparisons. I’ve noticed I’m not the only one! So today, I thought I’d share a fun photo that I had an idea about when I shot it; but had to complete it in post processing. This photo is re-imagined from a single-frame RAW image, which…

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Lessons from a Bristlecone

Hello, Bryce Canyon The hubs and my recent trip to the Southwest started with the national parks closing a few days before we left. GAH! We came up with an alternate plan… then a couple days before returning home, the parks opened again! YAY! We were within a few hours of Bryce Canyon, so we…

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Don't Be Afraid To Change!

To see, hear, smell, taste, feel, express, envision new realities in new ways is absolutely key to the artist. Creative. Photographer. Human dwelling upon Planet Earth at this time. But to do that means Change. Yeah, capital C. Whether you’re a regular human or an artist human… that is sometimes challenging. Well OK, it’s always…

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Behind-the-scenes with Kalebra

Whenever Kalebra Kelby and I get together – which isn’t all that often, BTW – it always feels like we could talk for days and days. Our visits always end too soon and they’re filled with laughter and deep thoughts. Plus alot of really silly jokes – and musings about chocolate. She’s a TOTAL choco-freakaholic,…

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THE CHAT with Karen Hutton: Ron Clifford!

I’ve known Ron Clifford for over 2 years now. For close to a year of that, we co-hosted the show “LIFE Through the Lens“. We’ve talked via hangout and phone, solved the problems of the world many times over. However, the day we recorded this episode of THE CHAT was the very first time we’d…

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