Review Your Creative Plan Annually

One of the things I do at the beginning of every year is review the accomplishments of the past year. I take my projects list from the last year and color code it, assigning one color for done, one color for soon to be done,...

Plan Your Creative Success

Plan for success. I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I make those kinds of commitments at any time of year, whenever it becomes clear they’re necessary. But I do make plans at the beginning of every year. I review my Mission, Goals, Projects, and Actions...

My Creative Annual Review

One of the things I do at the beginning of every year is review the accomplishments of the past year. I take my projects list from the last year and color code it, assigning one color for done, one color for soon to be done,...

Photoshop’s Match Color May Change The Way You Think & See

 How was this effect created? See the illustrations below. Little explored and capable of opening up whole new frontiers in color adjustment, Photoshop’s Match Color is a tool every user should be aware of, even if it’s only to know what’s possible. There are three primary...

Seth Resnick’s New Sketches From Namibia

Seth Resnick and I just returned from two stellar Namibia photography workshops that focused on its world class dune fields. Here’s a selection of my favorites. Seth shared his working process and ranking system. “When I am in the field I rank my images and...

Sketches From Nambia’s Skeleton Coast

Namibia’s Skeleton Coast is famous for its near omnipresent fog, which is created by the confluence of hot Namib Desert sands and cold Benguela Current waters that flow north from Antarctica. When access to the big dune fields was cut off, play helped me find...

Exploring Bones On Namibia’s Skeleton Coast

It wasn’t surprising that I found many bones in Namibia’s Skeleton Coast Park. Sharing Henry Moore’s and Georgia O’Keefe’s fascination with bones I couldn’t resist making a number of sketches with my iPhone. Here’s a selection of them. View more Namibia posts here. Find out...

Tracking An Elephant On Namibia’s Skeleton Coast

In the Wilderness Safari’s Skeleton Coast camp they name the elephants after the guides. The old male, Papa G, not wanting to scuffle with younger males, often walks alone far away from the herd. In musk he can become testy. Giraffes, oryx, baboons and people...

First Look – Namibian Dunes 2014

Having previously produced a portfolio of aerial views of dunes, I’ve been chasing dune images that are more up close and personal. Here’s a first look. There’s more to come! Find out about my Namibia digital photography workshop here. Find out about my digital photography...

Sunrise Above The Clouds In Namibia

It didn’t look good. The pre-dawn sky was filled with clouds. And our guides were driving away from the dunes. Assured by our pilot that it would be a good flight we got in the balloon and lifted off. Passing through the clouds we saw...