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The Plight of A Photographer in 1912

A Photographer in 1912

A Photographer in 1912 – It seems that not a lot has changed since the old days of photography. This poor fellow lays it all on the line with his sign. It reads: AMATEURS PLIGHT CAMERA. TRIPOD. PLATES. DEVELOPER. FIXER. CARDS. TRAYS. RED WORKING LIGHT. MONEY ALL GONEBUSTEDIF YOU WANT A PICTURECOUGH UP 10¢ IN … Read more

Sunday Driver Photographers – Stopping Along the Way

A Sunday Drive

Have you ever been driving down a country road and glanced to the side and then slammed your brakes, put it reverse, jumped out to snap a photo and then drive on? A photographer can be the worse Sunday Driver to get behind when the light is right unless they’re in a hurry to get … Read more

Fishing with Meadow Muffin

Columbia River Sunset

I thought that I would post one of the very first digital landscape photos that I made. Anything that I did prior to this was terrible due to the primitive cameras that I had.

This photo struck me when I looked at it on the computer. This is before I was using any post processing software on my photos, and I certainly had not discovered raw files. I took this on Auto as a jpeg. But it stirred something inside that I have yet to recover from.

Photographing the Columbia River Gorge

Photographing the Columbia River Gorge

Photographing the Columbia River Gorge  – A day Photographing the Columbia River Gorge with my client and now friend Chris Byrne from Chris Byrne Photography. This was a great day for a photography adventure. This video was taken a couple season’s ago prior to the recent Eagle Creek fire that devastated the Columbia River Gorge. Most all of … Read more

Grizzly Giant – Carleton Watkins

Grizzly Giant - Carleton Watkins

Grizzly Giant – Carleton Watkins – I want to tell a story while It’s on my mind. Something that is becoming more relevant in my life as time goes on. A story of a well intentioned photographer and a giant Sequoia called Grizzly Giant – Carleton Watkins. I’ve always been a huge fan of the late … Read more

Tedeschi Trucks Band Portland Oregon

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Tedeschi Trucks Band Portland Oregon November 3, 2017. Low light, no flash, hand held photography is something that needs to be understood by any photographer of any genre or style. There are many times where one will need to get a shot but a flash or a tripod are not an option. A great way … Read more

A Primer on Wedding Photography

Wedding Photography

With the Spring and Summer months behind us and the Fall and Winter months ahead many people start planning ahead for the next season’s warm weather activities. Many of these plans will revolve around weddings and wedding engagements. Because of that I’ve decided to try to provide some information that will help in deciding what … Read more

Taking Care of Our Forests

Eagle Creek Fire, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon - Charlie Riter Photo

Here on Mount Hood we are literally surrounded by forestlands. Our homes touch the edge of the Mount Hood National Forest and with increased recreational usage, and in light of the recent Eagle Creek Fire in the Columbia River Gorge, concerns about wildfires and overuse are increasing. Many people aren’t aware that our local village … Read more

Motivation, Purpose, and Reason – 2017 Solar Eclipse

The Dead Ox Solar Eclipse Crew

2017 Solar Eclipse Motivation, purpose, and reason. Why do we do what we do, especially when it’s doing something that we love? To me photography is more than taking photos. It took me a while to understand this as it applies to my own work and how it affects my life but the realization was … Read more