This skills-oriented approach is the emphasis of my photography workshops. In photography it is important to understand the technical issues associated with photographic craft. But having an absolute command of craft does not insure that one will make beautiful photographs. That process is creativity. The process that leads to personal vision is not an easy thing to recognize or define.
Creative photographers know where their interests lie and what their subject is.
Successful photographers, through hard work and experience, have answered the host of technical and career questions that haunt aspiring photographers. By using creativity, these photographers are able to use the tools of camera, film and print to express themselves. Before I became a landscape photographer, I had spent a great deal of time hiking, climbing, and skiing in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. I loved being outside and testing my physical and mental mettle with the challenges that come from exploring a blank spot on the map, traversing a ridge line of peaks, or skiing a wilderness peak. I was moved emotionally by my experiences and also by my surroundings.