Let’s face it, if there is one thing that people love it is food and taking pictures of it. Food shots done right can make what would normally be just a boring soup into something magical. I used scoff at the young college girls who would post about their food, but now I just cringe (if it is not done right). What I love about food photography in restaurants is that it is challenging and there is no “food magic” it is all...

This shot sort of popped out at me while shooting some waterfowl along the Taehwa River in Ulsan. Some times you just have to turn around and look the other way to find a decent show. for this one, the aspects of what I wanted came to me instantly. I wanted the lines to reach someone walking or on a bike and I wanted it gritty and with a lot of contrast. The Shot: This is your typical colour street-style shot. Colour is hard to come by...

The Shot: This kind of shot that takes a common street (at least around the coastal areas of Korea) and draw attention to the subject by adding a slight vignette to the image. Some may say that this style is over-done but I think that with the right usage it is a nice effect to what would otherwise be  a boring shot. The Location: Between Noryangjin Market and Jagalchi, I am pretty sure there is are millions of shots to be had and tons...

  I had the opportunity to hike Jangsan Mountain in Busan with members of the (Busan) Hobby Photographers group. I have always enjoyed getting out with new people because no matter if you have all the same gear or not, there will be different shots take. I love seeing the shots after and thinking about what made them take that shot. Of course there will always be the same shots, especially where we were because of the view...

The Shot - I bet you are wondering where in Korea this giant bird is…. well it is not really in Korea. I know but my justification for putting on the blog is that a) enough Koreans head to here (Bali) that it does feel like you haven’t left Korea at times and b) I wanted to show a quick lesson on HDR and black and white conversion within Photmatix as well as some sharpening styles. I know the shot isn’t the greatest but...

The Shot: This is an iconic shot for me. Not only was this one of the first places that the photography bug really bit me this is one of the first areas that I lived in during my early years in Korea. I am standing on top of the Namun Plaza building in Ulsan. I am over looking the Sinbok Rotary that basically signals the entrance to the University district of Ulsan. Dave Harvey took me up here early on in my photography career and showed...