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El Morro Lighthouse    Havana, Cuba Sunset provides wonderful photographic opportunities with golden light, sunbursts and silhouettes.  This image was accentuated with Flypaper Textures, Autumn Painterly, Demi Jour, two applications each reversed to darken the edges, and create depth throughout the image. A layer of texture is perfect for creating a dramatic look with a…

I’m back from two weeks in Cuba from Santiago to Havana! Long trip, sketchy internet, but wonderful photo opportunities. The people of Cuba are outstanding, it was a fascinating experience. Hard to wind down at night, especially after seeing this view from my hotel room in Havana during moonrise! Cross processing with Topaz Adjust film effects…

Havana, Cuba 2011 Havana is a fascinating city, day and night. During twilight, the city looks amazing! To create the world of Havana, I photographed from the 24th floor of a hotel, using a Nikon 16mm lens with the Nikon D3s. Part of the excitement is seeing the city look so magical, and part of…

You can photograph an ordinary subject, and make it look extraordinary under beautiful light conditions.  During the blue hour, this bridge looks magical because of the color of the sky, reflections in the water and the lights on the bridge. Waiting for the right moment can make all the difference in a photograph. I used…

Make the ordinary, extraordinary. This is our job as photographers and artists. The photo above is of a very common bird, an egret. There are countless white egrets in Florida this time of year and they are generally quite unremarkable, white in color, they blend in with countless other white birds this season. However, what…