Bryan Hansel Photography

Photography is Exploration, Discovery and Reward

Mar 2, 2014

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In January, I wrote about how I thought that Photography is Curiosity, Creativity, Math, Science and Imagination. When I wrote that article I said that photography is much more than those five things. Keeping that in mind, photography is also…
What Happens When You Stack Filters? Is it sharp enough? Is the color good enough?

Feb 11, 2014

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Bryan Hansel

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What a brutal winter, eh? But it has been perfect for photography. In Grand Marais, the sun rises over Lake Superior and it sets over Lake Superior, which is what makes it the perfect location for Winter Lake Superior Photography…
Photography is Curiosity, Creativity, Math, Science and Imagination

Jan 16, 2014

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Bryan Hansel

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One reason that I love photography is that it combines many different engaging elements, including some of my favorite aspects of life: curiosity, creativity, math, science and imagination. While photography is much more than just curiosity, creativity, math, science and imagination,…
How to Photograph Boiling Water Turning into Snow

Jan 5, 2014

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Bryan Hansel

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This month, we’re going to talk about how to photograph boiling water turning into snow. If you live in the cold northland, you’ve probably tried this trick before. You boil water, head outside, throw it into the air and watch…
December Newsletter: Keep Your Hands Warm During Winter Photography

Dec 5, 2013

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Bryan Hansel

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With the massive amounts of snow that we’ve gotten over the last few days, it’s hard to think back about November. November is always about changes. The land starts to freeze and then it thaws and then it freezes. It’s…
November Newsletter: The Prime Challenge

Nov 1, 2013

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Bryan Hansel

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Typically, October is a month of rest and recovery and calm in the northwoods. Grand Marais gets slow, the woods change from showy to a state of waiting for winter. It gets easy to find a seat in a restaurant…
October Newsletter: How to Shoot Star Trails

Oct 3, 2013

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Bryan Hansel

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Another September and another year is gone in Grand Marais. For some reason, I always think of the middle of October as the start of a new year, because in Grand Marais our summer season is basically when we make…
September Newsletter: Basic Night Sky Lightroom Preset

Sep 6, 2013

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Bryan Hansel

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August Wrap-Up August was a busy month in the Grand Marais area, it kicked in with Fisherman’s Picnic, then we had the Grand Portage Rendezvous Days and Powwow. That was followed by an extremely busy week for kayak guiding, which…
August Newsletter: Slow Down, Do Something New

Aug 7, 2013

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Bryan Hansel

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Wow! What a busy month (and weirdly cold). July has been my busiest yet. My kayak guiding company, North Shore Expeditions was busy, I did lots of portraits and wrote several magazine articles. There were days this month that I…
July Newsletter: How to Create Motion Pans

Jul 7, 2013

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Bryan Hansel

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Where did June go? It zipped by and I’m a little glad it did, because it was a cold month with lots of bugs and other than family portraits, it was a low volume shooting month for me. I did…

About the author

Bryan Hansel is a professional award-winning landscape photographer and outdoor educator with over three decades of experience. His work has been featured in numerous publications, including National Geographic and Outdoor Photographer, and he was recognized as the Best Photographer in Minnesota by Lake Times Magazine in 2018. In addition to his successful career as a photographer, Hansel is also an accomplished outdoor educator and guide, leading photography workshops to some of the most breathtaking locations in the country.