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I help mirrorless camera enthusiasts create lasting memories - of people, places, and the world around them - with clarity and confidence.
 

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72-Day National Park Road Trip Route and Map
72-Day National Park Road Trip Route and Map
Travel, Planning and Logistics, 2013 Road TripBelinda ShiOctober 21, 2013USA, road, sunrise Comment
Day 72 – Today’s full moon in San Francisco
Day 72 – Today’s full moon in San Francisco
2013 Road TripBelinda ShiOctober 18, 2013moon, California, San FranciscoComment
Day 71 – Paradise Ridge Winery, Sonoma
Day 71 – Paradise Ridge Winery, Sonoma
2013 Road TripBelinda ShiOctober 17, 2013winery, CaliforniaComment
Day 70 – Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe
Day 70 – Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe
2013 Road TripBelinda ShiOctober 16, 2013lake, CaliforniaComment
Day 69 – Eastshore Lake Tahoe
Day 69 – Eastshore Lake Tahoe
2013 Road TripBelinda ShiOctober 15, 2013lake, NevadaComment
Day 68 – Morning Magic At Mesa Arch
Day 68 – Morning Magic At Mesa Arch
featured tip, 2013 Road TripBelinda ShiOctober 14, 2013sunrise, mountain, UtahComment
Day 66 – Charm Of Arches
Day 66 – Charm Of Arches
featured tip, 2013 Road TripBelinda ShiOctober 12, 2013UtahComment
When And How To Photograph Fall Colors
When And How To Photograph Fall Colors
How To Photograph, Photography TipsBelinda ShiOctober 12, 2013fall color, tree, ColoradoComment
Day 65 – Colorado River near Hanging Lake
Day 65 – Colorado River near Hanging Lake
featured tip, 2013 Road TripBelinda ShiOctober 11, 2013lake, ColoradoComment
Day 64 – Sunrise At Marys Lake, Estes Park
Day 64 – Sunrise At Marys Lake, Estes Park
2013 Road TripBelinda ShiOctober 10, 2013lake, sunrise, ColoradoComment
Day 63 – Fall Colors In Colorado
Day 63 – Fall Colors In Colorado
featured tip, 2013 Road TripBelinda ShiOctober 9, 2013fall color, ColoradoComment
4 Essential Steps To Photograph Beauty In A National Park Road Trip
4 Essential Steps To Photograph Beauty In A National Park Road Trip
Travel, Planning and Logistics, Photography TipsBelinda ShiOctober 9, 2013USA, landscapeComment
Day 61 – Loveland Pass Summit, Colorado
Day 61 – Loveland Pass Summit, Colorado
featured tip, 2013 Road TripBelinda ShiOctober 7, 2013mountain, ColoradoComment
How To Arrange Accommodation On A Road Trip
How To Arrange Accommodation On A Road Trip
Travel, Planning and LogisticsBelinda ShiOctober 7, 2013mountain, winter, Colorado, USAComment
Day 60 – Sunset At Lincoln Nebraska
Day 60 – Sunset At Lincoln Nebraska
featured tip, 2013 Road TripBelinda ShiOctober 6, 2013NebraskaComment
When And How You Should Use Filters
When And How You Should Use Filters
How To Photograph, Photography TipsBelinda ShiOctober 6, 2013equipment, filter, long exposure, sunset Comments
Day 57 – Rock Cut State Park & Chicago Happiness
Day 57 – Rock Cut State Park & Chicago Happiness
2013 Road TripBelinda ShiOctober 3, 2013lake, IllinoisComment
How To Create From Ordinary To Extraordinary - A Case Study
How To Create From Ordinary To Extraordinary - A Case Study
How To Photograph, Photography TipsBelinda ShiOctober 3, 2013composition, Colorado, Nebraska, Illinois, clouds, sunsetComment
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View fullsize Before → After. 

Most of my editing isn’t about transforming a photo.

It’s about bringing the image closer to what I remembered and felt when I clicked the shutter.

Good light + intentional capture = much less work later. 

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View fullsize Why do my kids sometimes carry my tripod or camera backpack on hikes?

Partly because I believe in raising helpful children.

Mostly because it slows them down enough for me to catch up. 😄

Everybody wins.
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View fullsize What does October look like?  Apparently, it depends on where you are.

Mine has looked like tropical Hawaiʻi, fall colors in Washington, wintry scenes in Norway, Alaska and Argentina, summer city life in Europe, and high-altitude landscapes in Peru
View fullsize 9 days of photographing Alaska in October.

Rain, fog, fall color, snow, wildlife, glaciers, mountains, lakes, and the northern lights.

Here’s what I captured, day by day, through my lens. 📷

Check my blog for more details {link in bio}
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View fullsize Alaska through my Sony 24mm f/1.4 — my go-to for indoor scenes, restaurants, and astrophotography.

Compared with my Sony 35mm f/1.4 from my last post, the 24mm gives me a wider view for northern lights or Milky Way, and close-up food shots in
View fullsize Alaska through my Sony 35mm f/1.4. My go-to for indoor scenes, low light, everyday walk-around photography.
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View fullsize Farewell, Alaska. It was a gloomy day with nonstop rain. My son saw airplanes. I saw colors, layers, and one last reason to keep photographing.

Sometimes the weather might change the photo you planned, but it might also give you new opportunities to
View fullsize I asked you what would be your preferred subjects if you were at this scene (see last video), here’s my answer. 
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