JOHN PEDERSEN
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photo Workshops,
Creative Education,
Prints, Books & Videos
Welcome!
I am a full time photographer, workshop leader and creative educator based in the Pacific Northwest. As a photographer for most of my life, I continue to refine my craft and share my love of nature and photography with my clients and friends. By observing the rhythms of nature and life around me, I strive to create compelling photographs that draw the viewer in to the image and make a connection or evoke an emotion.
PHOTO WORKSHOPS | PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & BOOKS | PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG & PODCAST
PHOTO WORKSHOPS,
PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & BOOKS,
PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG & PODCAST
Photography Workshops
CREATIVE EDUCATION in the ART of PHOTOGRAPHY
GROUP WORKSHOPS:
Small group workshops in amazing locations.
PRIVATE WORKSHOPS:
Experience a private workshop with John to unlock your creative potential.
REMOTE SESSIONS:
Engage remotely for post-processing, image critique, etc.
PHOTOGRAPHY SPEAKER:
Group Presentations and Corporate team building events.
BIO
My goal is to convey my love of nature and the visual arts through photography. I strive to create compelling photographs, drawing the viewer in to make a connection or evoke an emotion.
PODCAST
The We Talk Photo podcast is dedicated to being an entertaining, informative and lighthearted discussion about a wide range of photographic topics centered around landscape and nature photography.
John’s Blog
Wide Angle
A wide angle lens is a staple for most landscape and nature photographers and is often one of the first lenses folks pick up and start using. On the surface it is a fairly easy lens to use to create great sweeping landscape images. Because the lenses are wide, we [ read more ... ]
Travel Power
I'm not often drawn to write about gear, but I've finally gotten to the point where I'm happy with my travel power system and I wanted to share a few suggestions with you. As photographers, we travel to beautiful locations to capture our images and with that travel, we bring [ read more ... ]
Processing Software
I want to touch on a couple of cool new processing software tools out there that you may or may not be aware of. I don't normally talk too much about processing software or gear because I'm more focused on the end resulting image, not how you got there. We [ read more ... ]
No Tripod
On my recent trip to Alaska to photograph the bears and landscape, I spent the majority of the workshop with no tripod. Don't mis-understand, I brought a tripod with me on the trip, but I ended up not using it for the majority of the time. For those that know [ read more ... ]
Beyond the Subject
Crafting a photographic composition that goes beyond the subject is a topic that I teach regularly to my workshop attendees as well as practice in my own photography. It can sometimes be a challenging topic for some to wrap their heads around, so I’ll do my best to articulate this [ read more ... ]