Carolina Fog
For the past week and a half (with another week and a half to go) my family has been in the US visiting family. It’s been 3 years since we last visited our homeland so it’s been really nice and as you might imagine I’ve been taking lots of photos here! Unfortunately my computer is at home so it will be a bit before I can get to editing the images I’ve been taking here...
Monsoon Magic
Recently someone on my Facebook page challenged me to produce a sunset photo processed only in Lightroom, and this is my answer to that request! Although rainy season in Japan certainly produces a lot of rain, it also produces some incredible sunsets. We’ve had a string of those this year, but I’ve been super busy preparing for a trip to the US this week so I haven’t had a chance to really photograph them, so...
Blue Pontocho
This photo comes from Pontocho – a row of restaurants that line one of the rivers in Kyoto. Visitors can dine on these platforms and enjoy the great atmosphere, which is especially enjoyable during pleasant weather. On this particular evening it had been raining for most of the day, but as you can see the vibe is still quite pleasant. This photo is also another in my Lightroom Only series. If you use the sliders...
A Bridge In The Woods Of Nagano
I’ve tried to be more pointed in my photography throughout this year. That is to say, when I go someplace, I try to have a better idea of what I want to shoot, rather than just wandering around aimlessly shooting anything and everything. That’s not to say there’s anything wrong with shooting like that, but with landscape photography, especially when you’re doing long exposures and/or working with a very specific lighting situation, discipline can be...
Behind Closed Doors – Kyoto, Japan
While I often post photos edited using various features of Adobe’s powerful Photoshop software, I thought it would be interesting to try a new series here at the blog where I post a photo only edited in Lightroom. No masking, no layer adjustments, nothing fancy really – just essential edits in Lightroom. The reason I wanted to try this is because I believe Lightroom is one of the best pieces of software a photographer can...