Sue LaRose, our Workshops Director at RMSP, has been out of the office this week product testing. She is in Glacier National Park participating in Tim Cooper’s workshop. She sent an email with some of the photographs she has taken through out the week. We’re having so much fun here in Glacier. Tim Cooper, master [...]
If one’s life were valued solely by the meaningful encounters enjoyed with other people, then I could be considered one of the wealthiest people on earth. My name is Bob McGowan. I am the Programs Specialist at RMSP. My function here is to engage potential students and answer their questions about the school. I am [...]
Embry is a professional photographer whose style and composition have caught the attention of large companies such as Nike, Target and Canon, to name a few. Recently, he has not only photographed for these companies but also created video…
Learning how to see in black and white can take time. We all instinctively see either in color or in black and white. One thing that can help you in developing your photographic eye is to look at images made by other photographers. This post will introduce you to some amazing black and white photographers. [...]
As long as the search for a perfect camera persists, I’ll offer my two cents. My new camera, the Panasonic Lumix GF1, has really impressed me in the past month or so…
What is it about Alaska that makes it a prime destination for photographers world wide? Is the state’s remote location the allure? Or is it the unique idea that the sun never sets in the summer and we can photograph for hours on end that gets our hearts pumping and our shutter fingers twitching? I [...]
July’s Photography Assignment: Summer always moves too fast. By the time you are finally accustom to the longer days and jam-packed weekends you realize that you are half way through the summer months. One way to stop and enjoy the summer around you is to photograph it.
The June assignment was One Lens and One Lens Only. This assignment called for participating photographers to select one fixed lens or one focal length on a zoom (such as 50mm or 100mm). They were then instructed to photograph at least 40 images with that lens or focal length. The subject matter was their choice [...]
Summer is in full swing here in Missoula and things are moving at a break neck pace around RMSP. Although it’s only July, I know that in the blink of an eye it will be September and I will be on my way to the Napa Valley to teach what is quickly becoming my favorite [...]
One of the consequences of “Going Back, Digging Deeper” (last month’s blog entry), was getting attached to the wildlife I was photographing; in this case, a family of Canada geese. I discovered my growing attachment to the geese when I began to feel protective of them when dogs or children approached early on in my [...]
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