Landscapes at 100,000 ISO!
by Ken Brown Yup, you read that correctly, or more accurately, 102,400 ISO. Landscape photographers are used to working at 100 ISO, so for these photos I’m roughly 1000 times higher. But it works!...
Portrait in the Landscape – Work that Scene!
As if shooting just a landscape was not hard enough, I love shooting Portraits in a Landscape. I find it adds an entirely different dimension and interest to the shot, with the Portrait sometimes help...
“It’s kind of a gray day”…. So go outside and shoot!!
By Ken Brown Have you ever heard, or maybe you’ve heard yourself say – “Well it’s kind of gray outside, so it probably won’t be a great day to shoot”. Please do not let overcast weather ...
Auto White Balance, a Cautionary Tale
Author: Ken Brown AWB is a pretty neat (I am trying to avoid color temperature terms like “cool”) concept. Set it and forget it. Right ?? WRONG !! I should start by saying that if ...
Farewell Acadia – One Subject, with many points of view
Author: Ken Brown After an amazing adventure, it was time to leave Acadia. However even on our way back to Portland we found time for one more shoot ! Just past the large town (ha) of Damariscotta, ...
Autumn in Acadia – Here comes the Sun, but thankfully, not too much for this shot !
author: Ken Brown As our Acadia workshop was coming to an end after a day or so of rain, we were happy to see the sun emerge, but in the case of this shot, not too much of it !! This area is calle...
Autumn in Acadia – Don’t let the rain keep you from heading out !!
author: Ken Brown Our Arizona Highways Photo Workshop, Autumn in Acadia, kicked off this past week with 15 excited participants from both Arizona and around the country. Autumn here in Maine is in f...
Kicking Off an Amazing Week in Acadia National Park
Author: Ken Brown AHPW Trip Leaders, Amy Ganske, Christina Heinle, and Ken Brown arrived into South Portland in time to get ready for the arrival of 15 participants for a 5 day workshop shooting the...
Anatomy of an Indoor Portrait Shoot
Author: Ken Brown It’s Summer in Arizona, so although I have done it, it’s a bit too hot outside for a Portrait shoot. I’d like to use this Blog to describe the mechanics of an Indoor Portrait...