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.
Forethought
...Forethought: Careful consideration of what will be necessary or may happen in the future.. I'm pondering the importance of forethought in photography today and thought I would put down a few thoughts around this idea [ read more ... ]
Vision and Visibility
For me, one of the most profound learnings through photography has been how it has changed the way I see the world around me. Where once I just used to look at a pretty scene [ read more ... ]
Simplicity
Sometimes simple is more powerful than complex I'm going to leave that sentence out there for a bit. Go ahead, read it again. In this fast paced world with ever increasing noise, the general trend [ read more ... ]
The Final Piece – Fuji 100-400mm
Fujifilm has released the final piece of their wonderful mirrorless puzzle.....a super telephoto lens. The FUJINON XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR is out on the market now and it is, arguably of course, one of the [ read more ... ]
Fuji 16-55mm f/2.8
I've been shooting the Fujifilm system for about 1 1/2 years now, full time for the last 9 months (I still have my Canon system, but that's for another time) When I got my Fuji [ read more ... ]
Singh-Ray Vari-ND Filter
I recently made an addition to my photographic "toolbox" when my new Singh-Ray Vari-ND filter arrived. Over the years I have been constantly tweaking my tools and setup and this filter is something that I've [ read more ... ]
Pushing My Boundaries
At the urging of a fellow photographer, who I have to say is much younger than I and is from a more electronic generation, I am now taking some initial steps into the video realm, [ read more ... ]
A Test in the Hoh
This was shot in the middle of winter in the Hoh Rainforest in the Olympic National Park. The Hoh is officially the wettest place in the continental US and it was raining the day i took [ read more ... ]
Prime Time
My bag is largely filled with zoom lenses, covering the focal lengths from 18mm to 250mm. I find that zoom lenses work better with my style of shooting, and especially work well for landscape/outdoor photography [ read more ... ]