Please tell us about yourself as a person and as a photographer. Where did you grow up and what sparked your desire to photograph? Were you active with the photography department in high school? Where are you living now? I was born and bred in Reading, which is a town about 40 miles west of…
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Tip: Go back to the archives
It’s been busy for me lately so I haven’t had much time to go out shooting like i’d hope to. When I don’t have the time to go out with a camera I make myself spend at least an hour working on some old photos. Sometimes if you look at an old photo for the…
Biker Mashup HDR
How many bikers do you see in this HDR photo? Each HDR image in this mashup are one shot exposed HDR photos because of the fast speed of the biker. Each was shot using the Nikon D700 and 70-200 f/2.8 on continuous focus and burst. In Photoshop I layered each HDR image and adjusted each…
Breathtaking in Zion HDR
One of the many great views you see at Zion National Park. This is a 5 exposure HDR created in Photomatix and post processed in Lightroom. This photo is also for sale at photos.scottwyden.com Camera – Nikon D700 Focal length – 42 mm Exposure – 1/1250 at f/5 ISO – 100
Drip, Maryland B/W
Melissa and I spent some time with John Milleker and Michelle Barkdoll in Maryland many months back. We went to Patapsco Valley State Park. Here is a photo that I recently reprocessed using Topaz Adjust and Silver Efex. This photo is available for sale! Here is the same photo in color posted on April 14,…
A Photographers Review of the Scottevest Travel Vest
While on my hunt for the good photo vest that doesn’t look like your typical photo vest I came across a pretty awesome looking product. The Scottevest is the brain child of Scott Jordan. The vest is very fashionable and while not specifically designed for photographers I was able to fit a lot of photo…
My guest blog post at Outdooor Photo Gear
I was asked to write some guest posts for the OutdoorPhotoGear.com blog. OPG has a great store, they are great people and their customer service is not notch so why not take advantage of the opportunity right? For my first post I decided to write from the camera repair point of view. I hope you…
A Photographers Challenge: Unique Bicycle
When I was in school my professor gave us an assignment to photograph a bicycle and make it unique. This assignment had to be done using a Hasselblad and studio lights. I had so much fun with this assignment. I challenge you to do the same. Photograph a bicycle, photograph it in any way you…
Why I won’t support Help Portrait anymore
During the Help Portrait event many of us were thinking about where the money for the Help Portrait clothing was going. If Help Portrait is not about the money and just about giving them give the money to a charity. Now it is January 2nd, 2010 and Help Portrait announces that they will have a…