Category: Picture
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Favorite Photos of 2021
Seems like just yesterday when I wrote my my Favorite Photos of 2020 post. Where did the year go? Anyone want to guess how 2021 went for me? About the same as 2020 but with interesting exceptions. First, I’ll talk creatively. I had another down year. Creativity and Imagination Takes Time We are doing online…
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Favorite Shots of 2020
With 2020 in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look back in my annual artist’s recap of the prior year. First, 2019 wasn’t an ideal year for me. My summary in my 2019 post bluntly stated, “In 2019, that forward momentum stalled. It stalled so much that this has been one of my most challenging…
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Winter Photography for Glasses Wearers
If you wear glasses and wear a mask, whether that’s for keeping your face warm or to prevent the spread of COVID-19 or the flu, I wanted to give you some helpful hints about mask wearing during winter. One thing that I’ve noticed with masks is that people who wear glasses have a hard time keeping…
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K&F Concept Filter Holder Review
Last year the company that produces the 100mm filter holder system that I’ve been recommending to my photography workshop students stopped making that filter holder. Since then, I’ve been trying various holders to see if I can find something to start recommending again. At the same time, K&F Concept approached me to see if I…
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The Landscape Photography Zine – Free Issue
Announcing issue one of The Landscape Photography Zine. This is a free issue. It might be the only issue. It’s a zine, and it’s designed to print at home on one piece of 8.5×11-inch paper. It’s nearly impossible to to put everything that I’ve learning about landscape photography in a small zine of this length,…
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The Lows of Photography
One of the struggles that I have as a photographer and small business owner is that sometimes I reach a point where I don’t know what to do. Often it’s when I have an overwhelmingly long project list or when I’m caught up with projects and can’t figure out what’s next. There seems to be…
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Composition for Landscape Photography Webinar Download
This is quick note about the webinar on Composition for Landscape Photography that I did for Focused Wild. You can now purchase the download from Amy’s website. The download runs $39.99. It’s on sale for $20 off until August 31st, 2020. Use the code: CANOE to save that cash. Get it here: https://www.focusedwild.com/product-page/bryan-hansel-composition Also, I’m…
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Webinar on Landscape Photography Composition – July 14th
I’m offering a webinar on July 14th at 7pm on Composition for Landscape Photography. After the webinar ends, you’ll be able to watch it for seven days. That means if you can’t make it on the 14th, you can still see the webinar. To do either, you’ll need to register. Register here: Registration For landscape…
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Photo Shoot Planning Form
This photo shoot planning form was a project that I was working on for the students of my photography workshops. Seems like it’s a good time to make it available to everyone. While we might not be able to travel, we can still dream. This form will help with that. When I made this, I…
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Get Free Zoom Backgrounds from the North Shore of Minnesota
Since we’re all stuck inside and doing meetings on Zoom, it’s time to roll out a few fun and free Zoom backgrounds from the North Shore for you to use. If you haven’t used Zoom background before, they are an easy way to hide the mess behind you, celebrate locations that you love and personalize…
