Make Time to Review Your Work

Images (left to right, top to bottom) – Jim Graham, Andree Laliberte, Ginette Vachon, Barbara Myriam. This week’s workshop participants are all longtime alumni of my workshops. It’s a small intimate group – Ginette Vachon (Swiss based veteran world travel photographer), Andree Laliberte (Canadian installation...

Get Local Information – Part 3 – Ellert Gretarsson

Focus On Nature’s creator Einar Erlandson enlisted professional photographer Ellert Gretarsson to help guide us on location in Iceland. Ellert recently won the … in the … He’s enchanted with the colors of nature. So, he guided us to his hot spots in Iceland. It...

Access Collective Intelligence

Good workshop leaders know how to activate collective intelligence. Access to collective intelligence is one of the most important aspects of workshop experiences. You go to the same locations using the same (or similar tools) and come away with different images. We all see the...

Get Local Information – Part 2 – Ragnar Sigurdsson

Focus On Nature’s creator Einar Erlandson enlisted professional photographer Ragnar Sigurdsson to help guide us on location in Iceland. A native of Iceland, Ragnar Sigurdsson, is a highly successful stock photographer (Getty, Corbis, Jupiter ) specializing in arctic images for over 25 years. “If it’s...

Get Local Information – Part I – Einar Erlandsson

One of the things that makes a workshop in a foreign destination great is local knowledge. Focus On Nature’s Einar Erlandson is an Iceland native – his family history in Iceland goes back over 1000 years. Iceland’s more than geography to him. It’s his personal...

Focus On Nature Begins

15 years ago, Einar Erlendsson had a dream. Start a photographic workshop program in Iceland. Offer people from all over the world an opportunity to experience a unique land. Immerse them in its culture, history, geology, climate, and biology. Help them make more compelling images....

Iceland – Prelude

(That’s Stephen Johnson on his recent trip to Iceland.) I’m flying to Iceland today to scout for my upcoming workshop. During my stay I’ll present a free lecture in Rekjavik hosted by Canon. August 12 and 13 (Saturday and Sunday) I co-teach a free weekend...

I Use – LowePro Camera Bags

Nevermind what’s in my bag. What is my bag? It depends on the situation. Often. I walk into the field completely unencumbered with a single camera and lens. But the rest of my gear is back in the car ready and accessible. When I know...

I Use – Opteka HotShoe TwoAxis DoubleBubble SpiritLevel

Alright, now I have to admit it. I like toys. This little item is stylish, inexpensive, and useful. Straight lines are important to me. While I practice refining my eye for seeing when things are level and parallel, in some situations it helps to have...

Gloss Differential

Gloss differential is an uneven reflectance of the surface of a print. In inkjet printing, very dark colors are produced with substantial amounts of ink while very light colors are produced with little or no ink. This can produce differences in reflectivity throughout the surface...