For those of us that have lost a loved one, we know only too well the unspeakable heartache that it creates. There is no reparation in time or eternity that can heal our hearts with such a devastating loss. But a mother's loss is different still, it strikes a chord in us so very deep that we are orphaned, truly alone in this world to do battle on our own. There are moments when I feel like my mom … [Read more...]
Photographing Sunset or Sunrise.
Many folks I think are intimidated about photographing sunset or sunrise mainly because it is so very easy to get it wrong. And what I mean is that oftentimes we think that all that is needed is to snap the shutter at that fabulous color that we see right before our eyes. And when we do, we get sunspots, or lens flare, and it is just not attractive in a photograph. Lens flare is an overloading of … [Read more...]
Taking Great Full Moon Photos
Photographing the moon with the correct exposure for the moon, and what your landscape subject is, is one that is a bit difficult to get right. You will either have to have the moon correctly exposed, or your subject such as a lighthouse, etc correctly exposed. You really can't have it spot on for both, which is why you see photographs of a perfectly exposed lighthouse, with a perfectly exposed … [Read more...]
Using light in landscape photography.
Keep in mind that what you are about to read is just my opinion. I'm sure there are other photographers that would maybe have a somewhat different take on things, but almost all would agree that soft light is blessed light. Today I will talk about my favorite time of day to shoot, and that always ends up being the same, the time around dusk or dawn is ruled by the photo Gods. Seriously, if you … [Read more...]
About Mark – New England & Southeastern Massachusetts Photographer
Mark is a landscape and portrait photographer based in Southeastern Massachusetts, drawn to the quiet beauty of the New England coastline and the familiar streets of his hometown, historic Taunton. His work is rooted in nostalgia — not as an effect, but as a way of seeing. He photographs places with the same care someone might use to preserve a memory, letting light, color, and … [Read more...]
You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved. ― Ansel Adams … [Read more...]