Reflections on a Quiet Morning
Monday morning was stunningly beautiful, in a muted sort of way. Sunrise was not what you’d call radiant or spectacular, but it was quite lovely, with pastel colors in the sky and a calm, soft light falling across the landscape. The air was temperate, no frost on the ground, no ice on the [...]
Learning Photography – The Web
This is the age of the Internet – if you can’t find an article on photography, you’re not looking at all.
And if you are looking, chances are you’re overwhelmed. Google “photography” and you get 317 million results. ”Learn photography” is somewhat better, at 1.5 million results. We’ve uncovered the not-so-secret flaw of the Internet – [...]
Learning Photography – Internships
I am 23 years old and I have already managed to make one of my dreams come true; from April through November of 2008, I was a working photographer. By “working photographer” I mean professional, as in, my photography put food on my table and gas in my vehicle. It was a freelance position with [...]
Wildlife Safari – Closer Than You Think
The common notion is that great wildlife photos, like the ones you see in National Geographic, always come from some exotic local that takes thousands of dollars and a Land Rover to reach. I’d like to debunk this one right now. You can do great wildlife photography without leaving your ZIP code and it doesn’t [...]
Winter Wonderland – Part II
Last time I talked about a few tips to make winter photography more enjoyable. The next question I’ll tackle is the old refrain, “It’s cold, there’s snow, what’s there to shoot?” At the rick of sounding like a smart alec, the answer is “snow.”
Landscapes take on an entirely new look during the winter; trees are [...]
New Look, New Ideas
Welcome back – hopefully I didn’t lose anyone in the switch (let’s face it, with my readership, I can’t afford to lose anyone!). Things look different here, with the new platform, but the driving purpose behind the site is still the same – to provide me with a place to write about photography and share [...]
Wedding Photography
For along time wedding photography all looked the same – grim looking people in fancy clothes with locked knees. You’ve all seen these shots (and if not, take a look at your grandparents’ albums). Then flash powder went out of fashion and we ended up in the present. But somehow wedding photography didn’t keep up; [...]
Welcome to the Brent Pennington Photography Blog
Welcome to the blog! I’ve been wanting to do this for a while and have finally gotten around to it as part of the website redesign. There’s no clear format for this page – I see it more as a place where I can speak off the cuff about professional photography in general. I’ll be [...]