Les Taylor Photography

Top 10 Photos of 2018

We are once again on the cusp of another new year, which means it’s time to choose my top 10 images taken in 2018! I hope you’ll enjoy these images, and feel free to share your own favorites in the comments! #1: “Snowglow” #2: “Frozen Highland Lake” #3: “Waves Of Gulf Light” #4: “Sugar Hill Lupine Festival” #5: “The Calm After The Storm” #6: “Tall Timber Glow” #7: “Nuclear Dawn” #8: “Smoky Layers of Light”...

Travelogue: Great Smoky Mountains National Park In Autumn

Last week I took a camping trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to photograph the fall foliage. The colors were late this year, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t spectacular! I had a fantastic time exploring the region with my camera. Speaking of which, this was my first significant photo outing with the new Nikon Z7. I’ll be posting a review of the Z7 in the near future, but suffice it to say,...

Japan’s Hidden Gems: Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter

Many travelers to Japan take trips to popular destinations like Tokyo and Kyoto, and not without reason – these areas boast some of the most beautiful and easily accessed locations in the country. Some feel that popular places are not worth visiting and photographing since they’ve already been photographed repeatedly, but I would not agree with that sentiment. Popular locations become popular for a reason, and every photographer is going to offer a unique take...

Highlights From The Great North Woods Fall Photography Workshop

This year, I held my first fall workshop in the Great North Woods at the beautiful Tall Timber Lodge in Pittsburg, New Hampshire. Tall Timber is a lovely rustic lodge with various properties surrounding Back Lake. The lodge boasts superb amenities and the area’s most delicious restaurant, and is surrounded by the stunning fall foliage of the Great North Woods in autumn, making it the perfect place to host this kind of workshop. Below are...

Nubble Lighthouse Magic Hour || Lightroom Only

Occasionally I like to showcase the power of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom by processing one of my images using only Lightroom. Seeing as I haven’t done such a post in a while, I thought it was about time to do another! This image comes from the Nubble Light (aka Cape Neddick Lighthouse) in York, Maine. I wasn’t intending to visit this location on this particular day – I happened to have a meeting not far away...