Photography Workshops are vital to improve

Over the course of my photography career I made it a point to participate in one workshop a year. Upon earning the Master of Photography Degree I wanted to help other photographers improve their knowledge and skill set and started teaching landscape and underwater water photography. Everyone learns differently. Some can read and retain knowledge.…

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Sunset in Maui is always different. Thats the fun. You never know what your going get.

When you think about Maui, you might visualize sandy beaches, rocky coast line, lava rock, palm trees, blue skies, you know paradise… This is such a beautiful island and no better place to enjoy a tropical sunset. No matter where you are in Maui when the sun sets, you will see a beautiful view. That…

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Paying it forward working with Kaili, who is about to graduate with a photography degree from Langara College

We will be doing a sunrise workshop later in the week and this is one of the locations I will go to.  Ho’okipa Maui, has a small group of turtles that haul out for the night and sleep on the beach.   Well who wouldn’t like to sleep under the stars in Maui right.  Well,…

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Lines of Repetition Guide the Viewers Eye through the Frame

The water streaming down the rocks create a series of lines that blend together to draw the eye through the scene. Lines that repeat are an element of image design that help guide the viewers eye through the frame. Once you start thinking about lines that repeat, they seem to be everywhere……. While on a…

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Makena Cove Maui is a great location for landscape photography

This location is also known as secret beach, but it is not a secret.  It is a popular beach for locals, tourists, and especially for weddings.  I love the contour of the beach, even though the waves and tides are different each day.The rocks in the mid ground add another point of interest that leads…

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Slow shutter speeds allow artistic composition

Iao valley is one of my favorite locations to lead photography workshops on Maui.  defending in to the valley is like going to another time and place.   Perhaps that is why movie makes used the Valley in the opening sequence to the move Jurassic Park.  I don’t hike to far into the valley but…

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Maui Photo Tours and Workshops teaches photographers to include foreground subjects in their images

The sun was rising and the clouds were  turing a bit pink.  The foreground was still a bit dark.  While walking from the parking area I saw this puddle and knew the reflections of the clouds would make for a very good foreground subject.  So I  got really low and created this image.  While not…

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Maui Photo Tour blessed with the presence of Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles

    Today’s Maui Photography workshop took us to Keanae, along Maui’s Road to Hana.  The weather was fantastic and we enjoyed a beautiful sunrise in Paia, beautiful scenery along the road to Hana, and on the way home we stopped to have a look at Hookipa.  The waves were small, and the tide was…

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Maui Photo Tours loves Reflections!

  Reflections add an extra element of excitement to photographs.  They seem to captivate the viewers eye.  This is a good thing! So when your out and about with your camera keep an eye open for still water then look around and see what you can find in it.  You will be amazed at the…

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Good Morning Makena, Maui

I got up early and went to the beach.  Nothing unusual about that except that I normally go to the north shore of Maui for Sunrise.  This time however I went to Makena in the south, and found a small secluded beach.  It was low tide and this bit of sand was exposed.  During a…

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