A Photographer’s Visit to the Arlington National Cemetery
One of the places you must see when visiting Washington D.C. is Arlington National Cemetery. The cemetery also provides some terrific photo ops for photographers as well. During my short visit, there were two main attractions that I wanted to…
Top iPhone Apps for Travel Photographers
My iPhone has become one of the most valuable pieces of gear that I carry with me when I travel for photography. It’s small, convenient, and fills a variety of my needs with the multitude of Apps available from the…
Civil War Reenactment – Mock Execution
One of my favorite parts of photography is telling a story with my photographs. Photographers have the ability to communicate emotions and drama through their photographs. Telling a story with photographs helps to engage and captivate your viewers, and…
Hale Farm and Village Civil War Reenactment
Each year, Hale Farm and Village in Cuyahoga Valley National Park hosts a two day civil war reenactment. This is a realistic reenactment where the participants live in camps, dress the part, cook over open fires, and relive civil war…
Canon 7d – Cannot Communicate to Battery Error Fix
Two days prior to a photography trip to Yellowstone while charging and checking my batteries, I received the error “Cannot Communicate to Battery” while inserted a freshly charged battery in my Canon 7d. The camera still appeared to have power. However, the…
The Value of Ranking Your Photos
I recently attended a photography workshop in Yosemite. For an icebreaker for the workshop, we had to share our 10 favorite photos for the group. I had never ranked my photos so this was somewhat of a daunting task. However, it turned out…
Should You Start a Picture-A-Day Project?
Project 365 or Picture-A-Day projects have become a hot trend for digital photographers. Typically, a photographer will take a picture a day and share these pictures on their website, Flickr, or some other photo sharing site. Flickr is packed with Project…
India Travel Photography Blog
I’ve recently returned from an 8 day trip to India visiting New Delhi, Agra, and Hyderabad. This was primarily a business trip but I did manage to find some time for photography. Our first stop was New Delhi where we stayed…
Software Review – Lyn Photo Viewer for Mac
Lyn is a browser-based photo viewing application for the Mac Operating System. It works on Mac OS X 10.4 or later. It’s currently listed as a public beta that is set to expire on January 15, 2011. Lyn is a very intuitive…
