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Getting up early when in Nashville is well worth it.  You get to enjoy the busiest part of town all by yourself, and no one gets in your photos!  :-)

Some thoughts on trying to be original in a world where everybody has a camera, everybody is a photographer, and everything has already been photographed.

I spend a lot of time thinking about photography, and sometimes I write these thoughts down.  Usually it's in a coherent (at least to me) form with a clear purpose, but not this time.  This is all just off-the-top-of-my-head, so consider that fair warning.  ;-)

Do you use Flickr?  Are you reading the news about Yahoo, Flickr's parent company, being sold off and possibly dismantled?  I am reading it, and I don't like what I hear.  But, maybe there's a silver lining in there.

I created a new series on my YouTube channel called "5 Minute HDR".  Yes, it shows how I create a beautiful HDR image in 5 minutes or less using Aurora HDR.  Seem impossible?  It's not.  Read on and then watch the videos!  

This is the best photography software/education/more bundle ever - and it's just $129!  This is the new Creative Kit XXL bundle from Macphun, and it's a monster.  Take a look at what you get and share with your friends!  It expires on May 31 so hurry!  :-)

Today's post is an essay about goal-setting and getting caught up in the goals for the sake of achieving them.  I lost my creative direction earlier this year, but I have found it again and am back on track.  Oh, and I had an epiphany this summer that set it all in motion.  Read on and let me know your thoughts!

Here are 5 things I try and do every time I go shoot - well technically, before I go shoot.  It's important to plan ahead so you avoid delays or errors when you are standing in front of something awesome.  Plan ahead, be smart, and get the shot you want!

Here's my summary of 2014: travel stats, #'s of photos taken, some blog stats - heck I even threw in some airport codes just for the fun of it!  This is NOT your typical end of year photo post.  It's much more than that.  Dive in and enjoy!

 Today, my friends, I have a list of 15 tips that will help you take better photos in 2015.  Sound interesting?  Take a look and let me know what you think!  I wrote this as a way for me to get focused, but decided it might be helpful and was worth sharing.  Enjoy!

Today I share my thoughts on how I am changing as a photographer.  I love great photos of the big things, but I am finding an equal (and sometimes greater) satisfaction from shooting the little things.  Read on to get my thoughts on this and feel free to leave your feedback in the comments section!

Facebook has changed a lot, and not for the better.  It's harder and harder to drive traffic to the blog...so here is what I am doing about that!

I love HDR photography, but it's changing - a lot.  And in my opinion, that's a good thing.  There are a million ways to skin a cat, as the saying goes, and that is very true with HDR as well.  Today I ramble a bit about HDR photography and share some resources to help you on your own journey.

Some of my favorite things in that lovely Irish city...