Coastal Adventures

Outer Banks Photography Workshop with Athena Carey

We are thrilled to announce an Outer Banks Photography Workshop with the incredible fine art international photographer Athena Carey. Check out the flyer below and click through to get the full details.

A very special thanks to our sponsors, SmugMug, Nik Softare, XUME Adapters, F-Stop Gear and ASAP Photo & Camera.

Join us for […]

By |January 7th, 2014|Landscapes, Seascapes, Workshops|0 Comments

Camping and Photographing Fall in the North Carolina Mountains

This fall I headed up to camp and photograph the fall foliage in Western North Carolina. Last year we went out to Colorado and Utah as a family and this year we decided to take some time and camp in the changing leaves. We hit a lovely family campsite called Honeybear Campground just outside […]

By |December 8th, 2013|Landscapes, Mountains, Nature|0 Comments

Photo Babble Ep 4: Backup and Recovery Solutions for all – Amateur, Serious and Professional Photographers

This was a wonderful and lively discussion on storing, backing up and recovering those precious photos. Storage, backup and recovery are usually the last things on your mind as you upgrade your systems and gear, but that can have detrimental effects.

We talked about what kind of drives to buy, the industry standards, how best […]

By |December 7th, 2013|Photo Babble, Tips|0 Comments

“Avenue of Oaks” – Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC

The temperature has been see-sawing all over the place right now. Down one week then back up the next. Today it was hovering around 80!! In December! Next week it’s going to be below 50. The following week I’m headed to Rhode Island, and the temperatures will be 20-40 degrees. Sheeeeesh! […]

By |December 6th, 2013|Charleston, Landscapes, Nature|0 Comments

Don’t shoot at f/22 Aperture! – Tips to choose your aperture.

This is a guest post from a great friend John MacLean. John has been in the photography business since 1987 and knows a thing or two about a thing or two. To see some of his excellent work and contact him visit his website. John originally wrote about this topic over at his facebook […]

By |November 21st, 2013|Tips|1 Comment

“Wide Open”, Copahee Sound, SC – How do you decide where to get your stuff printed?

I’ve been preparing the last couple of weeks for the Artists and Craftsman’s Show this coming Saturday (11/23/2013) in Mount Pleasant, and I’ve had a bunch of work printed for samples, stock and display. I don’t do a lot of shows and I do not want a high amount of inventory. I […]

By |November 19th, 2013|Uncategorized|0 Comments

“Splendor” – Bodie Island Lighthouse, Outerbanks NC

Glorious golden morning light bathed the water, marsh and lighthouse as the sun rose into the sky. I had met up with Athena for an sunrise shoot at the Bodie Island Lighthouse. Sunrise was spectacular and the light was perfect to pick out the vibrant greens of the mid summer marshes. […]

By |November 5th, 2013|Coast, Landscapes|0 Comments

What do I need to shoot Landscape Photographs?

This is one of the most frequent questions that I get. And there are lots of different answers to this. Patience, dedication, heck even a little gumption. But really what people mean by this is “What camera gear do I need to take beautiful landscape photographs?”.
What photography equipment do you need to shoot Landscape […]

By |October 31st, 2013|Tips|0 Comments

Mountains to Sea Workshops launch party! – Photo Workshops in the Carolinas

Join the Pary!

Join us over at Mountains to Sea Workshops our new website dedicated to Photography Workshops in the Carolinas. After a bunch of work, Tommy and I are super excited to finally get this public and share our tips, tricks and super secret locations with all of you. We offer landscape photography workshops […]

By |October 14th, 2013|Workshops|2 Comments

“Return” – In the midst of a storm, Sullivan’s Island, SC

A buddy was visiting from DC just a couple of days ago and we decided to try to get out and shoot sunrise on one of the mornings he was here. He shoots music mostly these days but was really interested in getting out to Folly Beach. I can never turn down […]

By |October 4th, 2013|Landscapes, Seascapes|0 Comments