A mother lesser scaup guides her baby in our floating blind photo workshop.
Northern mockingbirds are easy to photograph at our Indiana bird photo workshops.
A mother lesser scaup guides her baby in our floating blind photo workshop.
PHOTO WORKSHOPS
Grand Tetons National Park Wildlife and Landscape Photo Workshop
December 1 - 6, 2026
December 7 - 12, 2026
Photograph the rugged mountains in Grand Teton National Park and wildlife with special emphasis on moose and bighorn sheep.
Your hotel room, all meals, and transportation are included in the tuition!
Dalmatian Pelicans of Lake Kerkini
January 31 - Feb. 5, 2027
Join us on an exploratory photo tour to Lake Kerkini in northern Greece where the magnificent Dalmatian Pelicans approach you. These are the largest pelicans in the world and they are in peak breeding plumage in early February. As this will be our first time at Lake Kerkini, Iordan Hristov, a local photo guide who took the images for this is our guide! He is a super naturalist and photographer!
Instructional Photo Articles
Bluebird Mayhem
The best photo sessions we enjoyed in 2025 were the successful Eastern bluebirds that nested on our Indiana property. They had five youngsters in their first brood and began a second nesting just as we were returning to Idaho for a couple months.
Though we now live in a new home in Indiana, we already have Eastern bluebirds checking out our new boxes. Let's hope they approve of them!
Exposure Methods we are Using Now
Our exposure methods have changed over the years and they continually to change a little as new exposure aids are added to cameras. No doubt our methods will continue to evolve over time. This detailed article describes what we do as of March 2021. It is fast and delivers well- exposed images consistently that you see here on this site.
Kenya Wildlife Photo Strategies
Since 1980, John has been leading photo safaris to Kenya. During at least forty tours to Kenya, he has acquired a wealth of knowledge about photographing the birds, mammals, and reptiles found in Kenya's game parks. He has been to most of the game parks in Kenya and now he leads tours to what he feels are the best three parks that include Amboseli, Samburu, and the Masai Mara.
Join John and Dixie Jan. 16-30, 2027 for the next photo tour. We use private charters to fly between parks and everyone has their own row in the super safari vehicles we use. This is an incredible trip - truly a trip of a lifetime!!!!
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Exposure Mode Options we Prefer
We use manual exposure and Auto ISO most of the time. But, for those who have trouble with manual exposure or prefer to always use an automatic exposure mode, aperture-priority does work well in certain situations. This article covers the when and how of our exposure mode options.
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Floating Blind Wildlife Photography
I have used a floating blind to closely approach wildlife living on the water or along the shoreline for more than 20 years. It is tremendously easy to do, super fun, and relaxing. Read this article to learn all about it. For the first time, we are offering a floating blind workshop at our Idaho home for three lucky participants.
Shoot Sharp Wildlife Photos
I have had many questions about how I make such sharp images of wildlife. So, I starting writing about this topic and it grew and grew and grew. I cover 25 key points that cover the things I do that make it so easy to capture sharp wildlife images consistently. The focus of this article is on wildlife, and I realize I will need to write a similar article about how I shoot sharp close-up and landscape images as many of my techniques are different for those subjects. Enjoy the article and may your wildlife images sharpen up considerably.
