Neko Harbor / Paradise Bay

Katabatic winds gusting up to 50 mph delayed our landing at Neko Harbor, our first continental landing. The classic walk to the overlook of the glacier and the zodiac cruises were cancelled in favor of ice cruising with the ship. There’s more ice this year...

Enterprise Island / Wilhelmina Bay / Cuverville Island

We wandered all day, shooting from the decks and reviewing images, through ice-choked fjords scattered with intermittent cloudbursts, alternating between rain, sleet, and snow looking for dramatic ice. The ice appeared to be younger, lumpier, flatter, snow laden, rather than the older more dramatic blue...

Half Moon Island / Deception Island

Half Moon Island offers something for everyone; wildlife, landscape, history.  The ice that collects on the far side of the island strews the shores with scattered jewels. The atmosphere that hovers over the far mountains constantly changes. The large icebergs that drift into the bay...

The Drake Passage / Barrientos Island

Today the photography leaders presented their work offering visual introduction to the kinds of work in which they specialize, tips on how they overcame challenges, and lots of inspiration. It’s always inspiring to hear other visual artists who are at the top of their game,...

Crossing Into The Drake Passage

After an evening cruise down the Beagle Channel, the rolling waves of the Drake Passage began to perform. There had been high winds for several days so we expected a rougher than average crossing. These waves were different. There were no breaking crests, no slamming...

Travelling In Antarctica

  Today I begin my fourth trip to Antarctica. Follow my Antarctica blog for daily updates. You can read my daily posts from my 2009 voyage there now. Find out more about my ongoing Antarctica project – book, galleries, maps, facts, statements and more. Preview...

Lightroom Presets – Julianne Kost

Julieanne demonstrates how to update, rename and delete presets and templates in Lightroom. Watch more videos on Lightroom here. Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.  

Sharpening With Layers

There are many reasons to use layers when sharpening your digital images. Layers can be used to eliminate saturation shifts. Change the Blend Mode of a sharpening layer from Normal to Luminosity. Color noise will be reduced this way. Insights Members can login to read...

Two Ways To Import – Julianne Kost

Julieanne Kost demonstrates the two most frequent methods for importing files into Lightroom. She discusses the advantages of each workflow, whether you’re importing directly from a card or importing images already copied to a specific location on your hard drive. Watch more videos on Lightroom...

Showing Photos In Subfolders – Julianne Kost

In this quick tip Julieanne shows when to toggle Lightroom’s Show Photos in Subfolders feature and why turning it on might show a 0 photo count for your top most (parent) folders. Find more Lightroom videos here. Find Photoshop videos here. Learn more in my...