
The paddle out: Being present
So there I was, at one of my favorite places in Santa Cruz going over photos from a special event. When a member of the
Sean is a photographer and software engineer residing in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Santa Cruz, CA. Sean studied Art with a Multimedia Design Option at California State University East Bay. Some of Sean’s favorite activities are fitness, blogging, landscapes, portraiture and building communities of local photographers. Sean’s website is seanmcleanphotography.com, where the mood is generally light and the spelling is generally poor. Sean currently manages the Landscape Photography Community on Facebook. Sean’s photographs can be viewed on his commercial website.
So there I was, at one of my favorite places in Santa Cruz going over photos from a special event. When a member of the
Early into the whole Shelter In Place phenomenon, I wanted ways to stay in practice with portraiture and off-camera flash. Clearly, my muse friends couldn’t
Excire is software that identifies subjects and major characteristics in your photo library. There’s two applications compliment your existing workflow — Excire Search is a
Photographing families and young children can be some of the most fun sessions. It’s all about being flexible, having empathy and bringing your best sense
It’s that time of year when you see lots of photographs of the Milky Way. This past weekend the Perseid Meteor Shower was getting started,
A few weeks ago I was at the first birthday party for my niece’s little boy, Bennett. The crowd was a little larger than I
My last day in Death Valley was a mix of spectacular, dramatic light and a wind storm that kept intensifying. After my stop at Artists
Eventually even your favorite lens might misbehave. Is a particular lens and camera body combination consistently missing focus? The lens might need some adjustment, but
I like to light my backgrounds but I was never very happy about the way light spread unevenly. Typically my setup involves a background light
Death Valley is a place of extremes. One of the extremes I experienced on this trip was wind. The National Park Service states that this
After my adventures finding a new set of tires I really didn’t feel like getting up for a sunrise session. The weather was breezy and
My first day around Death Valley was a mixture of amazing and mishaps. Let’s call them amazing mishaps (on a side note “The Amazing Mishaps”