John Pedersen Photography Blog
The written word can be as creative and artistic as a photograph. So I strive to write regular blog posts about my travels, gear reviews or just some thoughts that need to get out. I hope you find information, insight or inspiration through my blog.
Featured Video
I am very honored and pleased that my good friend, great photographer and extraordinary workshop leader is featuring one of my videos on his website. I travelled along on his workshop, co-led by Bill Fortney, [ read more ... ]
Fuji X-T2 and 100-400mm at the races
This past weekend I decided to head out to the Portland International Raceway to watch some racing and hone my skills at shooting moving objects before I go on a wildlife shoot to Alaska later [ read more ... ]
Not All Battery Chargers are Created Equal
I'm a total convert to the mirrorless camera movement. I made the final switch to the Fuji Mirrorless system a couple years ago. I completely love this system and it has reinvigorated my photography, my [ read more ... ]
Solitary Photography
A little bit of introspection today as I was thinking about my images A few days ago I was scrolling through some of my images and started thinking about the body of work I've produced [ read more ... ]
Oregon Coast Video
I recently spent 4 days traveling along the Oregon Coast with a photo workshop led by Jack Graham. I was there to do some promotional work for Jack, shooting a video of his workshop. I [ read more ... ]
Chance Encounters
Unexpected meetings can make your day extra special
Shure VP83 Shotgun Microphone
I am a continual learner and explorer. I love to try new things, challenge myself in new ways as well as continually try and up my game a bit. I recently started taking videos as [ read more ... ]
Creating on the Go
A quick post this week as I just returned from a business trip and had a ton to do, along with my day job. I've picked up on an interesting trend in myself I thought [ read more ... ]
Fuji 60mm Macro Lens
Just a little post tonight as I finished processing one of the images below and just had to share 🙂 I developed a fondness for shooting close-up images with my Canon 5DkII and 100mm macro [ read more ... ]