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.
Using Filters in the Field
One of the questions I get asked a lot is if I still use filters when I shoot. My answer is always a very quick "Yes I most certainly do!" "And I'm going to continue using [ read more ... ]
2016 Images in Review
It's that time of year again when I am able to publish a book of my favorite images of the previous year. 2016 was a productive year for me and I'm happy with the diversity of [ read more ... ]
Revisiting Familiar Places
I love to visit new places and have new experiences. I can't deny that. It's exciting, activates different senses, creates new memories and all that good stuff. I'm all for going on an adventure. [ read more ... ]
Creative Goals
Well, now that we've entered in to 2017 my energy is split in two different ways; finishing up processing the images from 2016 that I want to include in my yearly retrospective book, and then, [ read more ... ]
Mobile Editing
Just recently I made a slight change to my editing arsenal and so far I'm quite happy with the choice I made. In years past I did all of my serious editing on my desktop [ read more ... ]
Fuji 100-400mm Lens and 1.4x Teleconverter
Having just returned from a photography trip to the Grand Teton National Park, I wanted to share a couple of thoughts about one of the lens systems I used while there. if you've ever been to [ read more ... ]
Tetons 2016
I've just returned from a winter trip to the Grand Teton National Park and Jackson Wyoming, which is turning into a yearly tradition. 5 days, over 1900 miles driven, (one cracked windshield and one nail [ read more ... ]
Getting In The Zone
Want to pass on an observation about myself as I'm getting ready to head to the Tetons next week for some early winter photography. One of the buzzwords in photography is around this concept of [ read more ... ]
Thoughts on 3 Legs
Tripods always seem to be a hot topic of conversation amongst photographers. Sort of like camera bags, folks are always searching for the "right" tripod to fit their style of shooting, or the "right" combination [ read more ... ]