What I was getting at in my last post is something all serious photographers know, but it always bears repeating: Light is king and, boy, can it be temperamental. To wit, after shooting sunrise (see Rocky Light / Part 1, then spending hours photographing wildlife (see Mile High Mammals), the midday sun had turned harsh, …
Author: Glenn Nelson
Based in Seattle, Wash., within three hours of three national parks, Glenn Nelson is the founder and publisher of The Trail Posse, which documents and encourages diversity and inclusion in the outdoors. He has won several national awards for his writing, photography and Web publishing. A graduate of Seattle University and Columbia University, he was born in Japan and started his career at The Seattle Times. He later founded HoopGurlz.com (now at ESPN), which covered girl’s basketball and college prospects nationally, and helped found Scout.com, a network of college and pro sports websites. Nelson is the primary author of a teen book about the NBA, has been published in numerous magazines and book collections, had a photo in a Smithsonian exhibit, and has been profiled by NPR.
Rocky Light / Part 1
Most of the time, the learning process is like stacking blocks. One thing not only leads to another, it supplements and illuminates the other. I have been thinking about this as I've worked on my photos from Rocky Mountain National Park. I had decided to try my hand at landscapes and cityscapes after knee surgery …
Mile High Mammals
When Florangela and I recently booked a trip to Denver, I immediately knew two things -- that we would see our friends Gigi and Thad and, given the direction my photography has taken, that we had to visit Rocky Mountain National Park. I also knew one other thing: because of my issues with height, I …
The Entertainer: Jovino Santos Neto
I knew his son, Ariel, before I knew Jovino Santos Neto. Ariel was a student, in 1999, in a prestigious program, the Urban Newspaper Workshop, conducted by The Seattle Times, where I worked at the time. During the grueling interview session for the workshop, Ariel mentioned that his father was a jazz musician. I knew …
The Buzz: Glenn Nelson 