Featured Professional: Steve Sieren

I'm back. No more vacations for awhile, so I will be hopefully shooting and posting more often. I wanted to make my comeback with a new featured professional, Steve Sieren. I won't say much, other than that I have enjoyed his photography for awhile and that he makes some incredible images. Check him out at his site here.
















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Website: www.sierenphotography.com
All images © Steve Sieren; used with permission.

More coming...

It's been a while since I last posted. The school year ended and I am now a graduate, and I went on a short vacation, so I haven't been on the web much. I will post something new shortly...

David Griffin from National Geographic

Take fifteen minutes to watch the video below. David Griffin, photo editor for National Geographic, speaks on the impact of photography in our lives. He shows some great photos and discusses using photography to tell a story; something we all should probably think about when shooting.

Featured Professional: Daryl Benson

I haven't featured a professional photographer on the blog in a while, so I thought it would be nice to put the spotlight on someone who isn't strictly a landscape photographer, like Daryl Benson.






















Mr. Benson takes what I think of as unique landscapes. A lot of photographers who shoot landscape-myself included-take traditional shots that use a foreground element, such as rocks or wildflowers, a background of mountains or hills, and a mid-ground of trees or a lake or valley, with a sunset or cloud pattern in the sky. Many of my favorite landscapes follow this pattern. Mr. Benson plays with that standard a little and comes out with some amazing shots, like any good landscape photographer will. His work reminds me a little of Jim Brandenburg.



















Mr. Benson isn't just a landscape photographer. His site features his impressive portfolio of landscape and travel photos. Check them out.













































(Blogger was having trouble adding the photo names to each photo, so I added the borders and names in PS)

Website: www.darylbenson.com
All images © Daryl Benson; used with permission.