Developing the experience of travel through photos isn’t all that difficult but it is something that has to be learned. I prefer to tell stories in photos and it’s just as easy to be lazy when composing a story with photos as when doing it with words. When I started sharing photos I had no plan other than to use …
Solo Travel – Lessons From my First Experience
I did my first solo travel in July 2011. It’s not uncommon for professional explorers, writers, photographers, or permanent nomads to do this, but it is uncommon for those taking precious vacation days away from their normal day job. I have a family that I like to be home with, and I don’t make a lifestyle as a permanent traveler. …
Cuba – A Day in the Life
This first trip to Cuba is the first time I have attempted video while traveling mostly because I haven’t wanted to carry extra equipment and deal with the luggage. Well, an iPhone is a pretty amazing tool to have in your pocket. I didn’t clear space on the phone before the trip to record in 4K so I left it on 1080p at …
Get the Local Perspective
Getting the local perspective can be hard, but sometimes it finds you. I was wandering around Hanoi on my own on the first day I arrived. Walking onto the grounds of the Presidential Palace I snapped a few photos. This was before my serious photography days so I had a small point and shoot with me and not my full …
Why Buy a Better Camera?
There are lots of things wrong with both of these images below. A better camera would definitely help. Short list – I would shoot it in raw with a lower iso and take a step to the right to get the framing more symmetrical. If you’re used to viewing social media images of snapshots from phones then these probably both …
Intentionally Lost Beginnings
Learning Photography and doing it self taught leads to all kinds of self doubt. I have decided to go ahead with the choice that I know I’ll look at in 2 years and say, “What was I thinking? I had no idea what I was doing.” However; if I don’t start now it will soon seem overwhelming and I’ll never …