by NIck Kelsh | Mar 24, 2016 | Blog, Spring
1. LIKE ALL HOLIDAYS, SIMPLER IS OFTEN BETTER A couple of eggs, a classic basket, and a simple handmade sign and all of a sudden it’s Easter. Easter does not require much in terms of props. Kim Anderson did a lovely job of posing her kids in an alley way making them...
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 18, 2016 | Blog
Earlier this week we posted a photograph of Alexander reading the Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan by the light of an iPad while listening to a one-hour YouTube version of Pachelbel’s Canon under bed covers. (It’s a loop. According to my son...
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 16, 2016 | Blog, Exposure Triangle, Snow, Subscriber Photo Tips
There’s a reason the snow in many of your sledding pictures is gray. Ironically, it’s because snow is white therefore it’s gray. Sorry if I’m talking in riddles here but the reason many of you have snow pictures that are too dark is because the snow is bright white....
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 16, 2016 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Blog, Gear and Accessories, Snow, Subscriber Photo Tips
I want to make an addition to my master list of things to carry in your camera bag—or at least in the trunk of your car. First a couple of anecdotes. A couple of winters ago I went for a walk in the woods alone after a fresh snowfall. It was a bit icy and everything...
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 15, 2016 | Blog
I’m going to meddle with and crop Kim Beyer Rayburn’s wonderful sledding photograph in the most loving way. Sometimes, it’s amazing how cropping into a photograph can give it so much more impact. I think this is especially true with sports...
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 13, 2016 | Blog
I don’t care if it is the night before Valentine’s Day and you don’t have so much as a piece of red construction paper or a doilie in the house. You have have your smartphone and so you have plenty of opportunities to say I love you with a camera—the camera you have...
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 4, 2016 | Blog, Snow
Picture one of those beautiful, Currier and Ives big giant snowflakes snow falls. If you’re in the woods by yourself; it’s just about one of the most peaceful things you can experience. There’s no wind; you can actually hear the soft luscious flakes landing on the...
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 4, 2016 | Blog, Nature, Snow, Subscriber Photo Tips
I grew up in Fargo. What did I do at 5 AM when it was 35 below and the wind was howling? My paper route. But despite years of early morning childhood trauma sometime in the last ten years I realized that winter is my favorite season. It must be genetic. I almost enjoy...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 27, 2016 | Blog
My friends at Forever are sending me on the road this year. I’ll be attending several weekend-long Forever Retreats around the country in 2016 and it may be a chance for us—that’s you and me—to meet face-to-face. (Forever, Inc., in case you don’t know, is...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 22, 2016 | Blog, Snow
First of all, yes, Teddy does get out of bed on a Sunday and put on his baseball clothes just in case a game breaks out—regardless of month or temperature. He just came in a few minutes ago screaming “It’s snowing! It’s snowing! which under normal...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 22, 2016 | Blog
This is Philadelphia. The boys are enrolled in a winter batting class. It’s taught by Jerry, a legendary local artist and baseball fanatic. Jerry has been helping kids become artists and athletes for decades now. He’s a fixture in the neighborhood. Last night,...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 2, 2016 | Blog
Today our baby—Teddy (the HTPYB cover baby)—turned 7! I lay low as a photographer (after weeks of holiday photos and now feeling under the weather) and just enjoyed the day as a dad. Anne set a camera to Auto and grabbed these snapshots (bemoaning the lighting and...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 23, 2015 | Blog
Want a photo-recipe to be able to do portraits of your friends that will be appreciated all year? Read on! THE HOLIDAY New Years WHEN December 31, any year. INGREDIENTS This can be a high-end selfie or a festive portrait of fellow party-goers. Position someone you...
by NIck Kelsh | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog
If you are so inclined to shoot the Everyone Around the Thanksgiving Table photo this week, here are a few other things to consider when photographing what might just be my favorite day of the year:How to Photograph the Thanksgiving Dinner Table 1. TURN OFF YOUR...
by NIck Kelsh | Nov 11, 2015 | Blog
Today is Veteran’s Day. My WWII veteran father was alway proud of this day and often participated at school and other public events when it came around. Today, as I’m thinking of veterans, my mind flashes to various photos of service men and women that...
by NIck Kelsh | Oct 31, 2015 | Blog
If you shoot the picture before the sun goes down you’re just going to have too much overall light and the mood won’t be right yet. Patience is required as you wait for the right balance of overall light and pumpkin glow. Conditions will vary—shade from trees and...
by NIck Kelsh | Oct 30, 2015 | Blog
With so much of good photography, being there is about 90% of the battle. If you’re fortunate enough to find one of these scenes in front of your camera count your blessings. Photographs like this are practically the definitive version of what comes to people’s minds...
by NIck Kelsh | Oct 4, 2015 | Blog
Yesterday I took the boys to a Revolutionary War battle reenactment in our neighborhood. The Battle of Germantown took place in 1777 about ten blocks from where we now live. One of my history buff neighbors has a map showing that the colonial army marched down the...
by NIck Kelsh | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog
Composition is the one thing I find so difficult to teach. It almost always boils down to a discussion of the rule of thirds or an even blunter approach—don’t put your subject in the middle of the frame. The rule of thirds is totally valid and certainly not putting...
by NIck Kelsh | Sep 26, 2015 | Blog
Every once in a while there’s a big Bruhaha about the appearance of the Super Moon. The moon apparently closer to the earth than it’s been in the last thousand years or since last March depending on who you ask. It happens about every two years. I put Super Moons and...
