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Open Spaces Workshops Adventure enthusiast? So are we! Get ready to learn photography in some of the world’s most fascinating places. Reserve your spot, you won’t regret it.

Pack your gear and let’s rock and roll. 2021 has some amazing adventures lined up.

This just happens to be our backyard. We’ve had a few very cool nights that led to wet, foggy mornings. This is a beauty...
10/12/2022

This just happens to be our backyard. We’ve had a few very cool nights that led to wet, foggy mornings. This is a beauty that nature threw at us today. It was cool!

09/16/2022

Quick how to of a 4 minute exposure in the middle of the day.

Happened upon this serene scene yesterday and couldn’t resist stopping. This is a perfect example of using an ND filter ...
09/16/2022

Happened upon this serene scene yesterday and couldn’t resist stopping. This is a perfect example of using an ND filter in the middle of the day. Explanation of my process in the link in my bio.

Some trees live very very long lives. Their roots grow deep and wide and they feel the world around them. This tree is a...
05/07/2022

Some trees live very very long lives. Their roots grow deep and wide and they feel the world around them. This tree is a gate keeper to the other side. Just beyond lies a civil war era grave yard and this big beauty keeps watch. Her stories I’m sure would amaze us.

One more from my battlefield series. Field artillery in the 1860’s was made to be mobile and inflict untold damage to th...
05/06/2022

One more from my battlefield series. Field artillery in the 1860’s was made to be mobile and inflict untold damage to those in its way. I know little about civil war era cannons but I do know they inflicted a lot of pain and suffering. I would assume this particular cannon is not original to that era. If I’m wrong let me know .

Shooting at different times of day creates completely different moods.
05/04/2022

Shooting at different times of day creates completely different moods.

As day turns into night and the last light peaks over the horizon I had only a moment to position myself for this shot o...
05/03/2022

As day turns into night and the last light peaks over the horizon I had only a moment to position myself for this shot of the Bloody Lane watchtower at Antietam.

The history of our National Park system dates back to 1872 when congress established Yellowstone National Park as our na...
05/01/2022

The history of our National Park system dates back to 1872 when congress established Yellowstone National Park as our nations 1st National Park. In 1916 the National Park Service was established to protect the already current 35 parks and many of the others followed suite in the decades to come. In 2022 there are 423 National Park sites with 11 of them being National Battlefields. This infamous site saw 5500 soldiers die In the bloodiest day in our countries history at the Battle of Antietam. This site came to be known as Bloody Lane and is right in my back yard. Spending a few hours there last week, this photograph preferences my next few post which show this national landmark.

Bye bye Covid… it’s time for adventure! If you like to travel and have interest in learning how to maximize your photogr...
04/07/2022

Bye bye Covid… it’s time for adventure! If you like to travel and have interest in learning how to maximize your photography, join the adventure!

This serene scene was much harsher than it looks. Zero degrees with negative wind chill, made this one a challenge. Lear...
02/11/2022

This serene scene was much harsher than it looks. Zero degrees with negative wind chill, made this one a challenge. Learning to shoot in cold environments takes planning, patience and lots of wool! Captured by

Seeing creatively isn’t always easy to do. This spot was bitterly cold, the wind was blowing and gloves were necessary t...
02/04/2022

Seeing creatively isn’t always easy to do. This spot was bitterly cold, the wind was blowing and gloves were necessary to avoid frostbite. The first shot or 2 I didn’t like, so I had to adjust and try to see creatively. This looks like a large but in reality it’s just an ice and snow drift at the edge of Lake Ontario. The ice blows in off the water and piles up on the shore, then when it snows the drifts resemble sand dunes. We didn’t use any color filters to capture this but I love how the snow picked up hues of purple. A 10 stop ND filter slowed the scene down and with about a 5 min exposure the clouds blurred quite nicely. My camera angle was very low to the ground making the drift look larger than it really was. On your next photo adventure think about what you are seeing and after your first capture what you can do to improve it.

Last week Mike Busada-Mike B Photography and I spent a couple days fishing on the Salmon River just a stones throw south...
02/03/2022

Last week Mike Busada-Mike B Photography and I spent a couple days fishing on the Salmon River just a stones throw south of Lake Ontario. This shot looks like sand dunes but that is snow and ice piled up at the edge of the lake. Seriously surreal experience when you look out at a sea of ice. This shot was taken just before dark. It was about 10 degrees and the wind was howling. We were parked about 20 steps away. Sometimes you really don’t need to venture too far from warmth to get a cool shot. Tell us what think. If you have a cool snow or ice picture please share in the comments!

The World’s oceans are immense. Our oceans cover more than 70% of the worlds surface. For this simple fact only a small ...
01/19/2022

The World’s oceans are immense. Our oceans cover more than 70% of the worlds surface. For this simple fact only a small fraction of marine species have been discovered. It is claimed that 95% of all of earths living species exist in the oceans. More than 70% of the air we breath is produced in our oceans and all of this is on a delicate edge that most people seem to be oblivious about. This serene photograph show the beauty of this delicate system but beneath this water is a world in peril. It is our responsibility to care, to be informed and to understand how we can all make changes that make a difference.

Image from the previous video post of the Ocean City Pier. Shot in B&W and color. Both are cool. 4 minute exposure with ...
01/18/2022

Image from the previous video post of the Ocean City Pier. Shot in B&W and color. Both are cool. 4 minute exposure with a 10stop ND filter plus polarizer. Learn this and a whole lot more when you sign up for our workshops.

01/18/2022

Ocean City Pier shot on a CanonR5 with a Canon 24-70L lens.

📷Camera settings: 24mm, Bulb mode, ISO 50, F22.

I used a 10stop ND filter combined with a circular polarizer. The exposure turned out best at 4 minutes after testing the 3 minute shot.

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Quick how to of a 4 minute exposure in the middle of the day.

Ocean City Pier shot on a CanonR5 with a Canon 24-70L lens. 📷Camera settings: 24mm, Bulb mode, ISO 50, F22. I used a 10stop ND filter combined with a circular polarizer. The exposure turned out best at 4 minutes after testing the 3 minute shot. #canonphotography #photography #photographytutorial #longexposurephotography #professionalphotographer #canonr5 #travelphotography #ocmd #oceancity #oceancitymaryland

Well considering we launched Open Spaces the week COVID-19 said hello, we’ve been on quite the travel hiatus. We are itching to get out there and travel, teach, explore! What’s on your list for adventures? Come along with us! Stay tuned for workshop dates and start dreaming of the Oregon Coast, Olympic Peninsula, Alaska, Africa!

For those of you in this page take a moment to watch this short intro video explaining my Open Spaces Tutorial group. If you want to join the group just ask and I will approve you. These past couple of months were hard on everyone and it's well past time that we all get motivated to be creative. If you have been following my Open Spaces Workshop page, our adventures will be back in 2021, but in the meantime take this opportunity to learn and participate and become part of our photographic community.

Open Spaces Workshops now live!
Open Spaces Workshops now live!

BIG NEWS! After a year of talk, planning, and preparation, today we are live! If you are an adventurer, a photographer, interested in photography or just looking to step up your game or life, we are looking for you! Our first Adventure- The Oregon Coast and the beautiful Olympic Peninsula. These will be all inclusive photography workshops with a high concentration of “hell yeah”. You get to Portland and we’ll do the rest. Multiple day adventure packed with instruction, nature and landscape photography, environmental portraiture with live models, hiking, kayaking and more. Check out all the details at www.openspacesworkshops.com and treat yourself to adventure.

If you seek adventure and you want to take your photography further then this is one way to move forward, always growing, always learning. First workshop to be announced soon!

Last week I headed out to a back country site on Assateague Island to both get away and capture some of what nature had to offer. It’s a great spot and we will be having a future workshop here for sure. This old piece of road was quite interesting. It was broken and crumbled but a very cool site through the dunes. It’s been a busy week but I’ll get a few photos up soon.

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