Posts Tagged ‘Hawaii’
Oceanic White Tip Shark
Oceanic White Tip Sharks are among my favorite shark species to photograph. Known as the fourth most dangerous shark, Oceanic’s are pelagic and hang out in deep water. Many times they are found near a pod of short Fin Pilot Whales. On this particular day we came across three sharks at once, and minutes later…
Read MoreBreakthrough Photography
Aloha everyone, I have been a fan of Lee and Hi-tech neutral density filters and use them during workshops, but now there is a new name in the game. Breath though Photography offers a great line of filters so please check the link. Soon enough I will have some of their filters in hand…
Read MoreA picture is worth a 1000 words.
I received an email with this image yesterday from Peter Coad, a recent workshop participant. This is what he said….. When I see the portrait I see that he used the elements of composition that we worked on turing our day together. I am so happy to see Peter apply these concepts as…
Read MoreIao Valley in Maui, offers unlimited photographic opportunities
Iao Valley is an iconic location in Maui, and one of my favorite places to teach landscape photography. Several van and bus tours bring undress of people each day and for good reason – it is beautiful. While there are clearly marked walking trails, I like to forge my own trail and look…
Read MoreLet me introduce you to my little friend
I was recently in Tonga leading a workshop on whale photography. Each morning before breakfast I tried to go for a walk to enjoy the view, and get some exercise. The islands were beautiful as were the beaches. On one morning I sat alone and just looked at the water and listened…
Read MoreWave Action creates powerful images that evoke emotion
Water and motion can be used to evoke an emotional response and sense of wonder. Slowing the shutter speed allows the waves to blend and in the process smooths out the scene and adds a cool frothy affect. Combining compositional elements like diagonal lines, or lines that repeat with motion enables the photographer to…
Read MoreMaui Photo Tours Sunset Workshop
Maui Photo Tours Sunset Workshops teaches people how to make exciting sunset photographs. This is one of our most popular tours. We start in the afternoon and make beautiful landscape images through sunset. Typically we will go to the southern shore for sunsets and work in Kihei, Wailea, and Makena. We like to spend some…
Read MoreMaui Photo Tours visits Bamboo Forest
During a Maui Photo Tour & Workshop, this image of the bamboo forest has a few compositional elements. Notice the roots. They are repeating line that draw the eye into the bamboo forest. Within the trees are converging and vertical lines which also serve to guide the eye through the image and…
Read MoreMaui Photo Tours and Workshops loves using neutral density filters
This week Maui Photo Tours and Workshops had some clients that wanted to do a longer afternoon and sunset tour, so I built in a visit to Iao Valley in our schedule. The are is famous for the Iao Needle. Its an iconic landmark that every tourist bus stops at. Perhaps that is why…
Read MoreMaui Photo Tours and Workshops offers underwater photography composition workshops
Maui Photo Tours offers underwater photography workshops. The rules of composition apply to underwater photography just as much as they do on land. In this image the rule of thirds was used. It shows the behavior of the turtle and tells a story. The viewer can see where the turtle came…
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