San Francisco de Asis Church
A few days ago I set out to photograph San Francisco de Asis Church in the village of Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. The goal of the evening was simply to practice using my Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II tilt-shift lens on an architectural subject to avoid the convergence of parallel lines. The catch…the are no straight lines, parallel [...]
Processing for A Hot Summer Day
I wanted to share an image I made with a student on a recent workshop here in Taos, New Mexico. This scene was created at a new location that has recently been added to my photography workshop line-up. My processing goal with this image was to convey a sense of warmth, which doesn’t always come [...]
Lightroom 3 book by Nat Coalson
It’s no secret that I use a computer to process, sort and catalog my library of images. About two years ago I began a transition from Adobe Photoshop to Adobe Lightroom to better manage my workflow. Photoshop has, and continues to serve me well, but it is not optimized for photographers, despite the name. I [...]
40% Off Discount Code with Zagg
I giving away a 40% off discount coupon to be used at ZAGG.com. The one-time use promo code will go to the first person to leave a comment or email me. For those of you that are not familiar with ZAGG.com, they make what I feel are simply some of the best screen protectors for [...]
Great Sand Dunes & Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
I finally had an opportunity to get out and shoot with the Nikon 14-24mm lens in a real world environment. This wasn’t so much a “scientific” test and evaluation of the Nikon as it was a hit and run visit to introduce my mother, visiting from San Antonio, to Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve. [...]
