My first colour shots with the Pentax 67ii.
I’ve been waking up to spectacular sunrises recently and on Thursday I decided to chance it, get up earlier at 6am and drive out in the hope I’d be lucky with the weather. The sunrise certainly didn’t disappoint – clear skies, just enough cloud and beautiful pink hues. I drove over to Lake Washington (which is on my way to work) and as I walked down to the lake, the colours were starting to reach their most intense. Someone was already down by …

I feel like I should share this… each year (well for the past two), we’ve been sharing our yearly best images over at Lost in Focus. This year, I have to say though, I’m blown away with the quality. When I see the images on the site coming through every day, it’s sometimes easy to forget just how good some of it is. It’s only when you step back and see the very best images as a collection that it puts it in perspective. Anyway, here’s the link – each …

A recurring theme has been coming up a lot recently with photographer friends of mine – about the importance of photo projects.
Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned professional who just happens to be stuck in a slump, my best advice to get things going again is to pick a project. The idea of a project can be extremely simple – even just a single word (e.g. “happiness” or “rain”). Once you’ve chosen it, shoot that, and nothing else, for a month. A project has the effect of constraining what …

Chase Jarvis is an award winning, internationally renowned photographer based in Seattle, WA. While Chase is well known for his innovative commercial work, he has also gained a large following through online forums due to his willingness to share advice / tips on his blog, his inspiring collection of personal photography and his advocacy of social networking.
“The Best Camera is the one that’s with you” is his latest initiative, a 256 page photography book featuring only images taken with his iPhone. The book was released in 2009, and also coincides …

I’ve been mailed at least a dozen times by students who have chosen either me or the theme “narrative photography” for a presentation / project / etc. People usually find me either from seeing my previous projects of because I come up as the top result on Google on a “narrative photography” keyword search (www.narrativephotography.com also ends up here). Most emails I get are usually questions of what / who my influences are / were, what gear I use, how I manage lighting, etc. I’m always happy to answer but …

I’ve always wondered how the classic shots from past master’s would hold up in today’s self imposed photographic standards of sharpness, sharpness, sharpness. Well, I now have my answer, and it’s a good one. Today I found a hilarious, tongue…

It’s been about a month since I checked out Pbase properly and left any comments. Now I’m back from my break, I quickly flipped through my favourite photographers list a day or so ago, looking for some inspiration. I thought…

I wrote recently about a small abandoned room a found which included a window with great natural lighting. Knowing it had potential for something great, I was keen to go back there. So when I was visited by Aloha Lavina,…

Since my last post, asking for photo-of-the-week suggestions, I’ve now had the pleasure of seeing a number of great photos that are going to be able to this slot for a little while now so thanks for the suggestions (keep…

With everything going on recently (and some new plans brewing), I’ve had little time to spend on Pbase this week. As a result, I didn’t get enough time to pick out a shot for my regular “picture of the week”….