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It’s that time of year again – it’s Tulip Time – and I wanted to reshare an earlier post of mine offering some tips and tricks to getting good photos of this commonly shoot scene. It takes a special photograph of a flower to be considered unique or original.  Still, their color and splendor are……

It isn’t really possible to describe the beauty and peacefulness of this place.  Our home away from home, Twin Lakes, Washington.  The lakes are located in the far northeast corner of Washington state nestled in the mountains and trees of the Colville Indian Reservation.  We’ve been coming to this place to rest and regenerate for……

Concentrating most of my photography on landscapes, I’m no stranger to an early-morning photo shoot. Still, getting up to greet a sunrise takes a certain amount of sacrifice I seldom muster. Even working in Skagit County, where I’ve captured the beauty of the tulip fields during the annual festival for years, I’ve never coaxed myself……

See a shot. Take the shot.  It seems like a simple enough message, but too often as photographers we forget. We forget that part of making memorable photographs is capturing a moment and preserving it within the frame. We forget that moments are fleeting. We sometimes act like we get endless chances to capture the……

I’ve worked in the Skagit Valley in northwestern Washington state for over ten years. It’s an indescribably beautiful spot of the world including lush fields framed by the Cascade and Olympic Mountain ranges, nestled within rivers, bays and estuaries. It is breathtaking throughout the year.… Continue reading It’s Tulip Time! Welcome to the photographic possibilities.…