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Remembering September 11, 2001

There are many photos of American flags circulating around the Internet today in honor of all those who have been affected by the tragic events of September 11, 2001. I remember the day well. It was...

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette

Earlier today, my family and I returned home following one of the best family vacations we have had in a long time. Tomorrow morning I get to go back to work and play catch up on the six business days...

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Decisions: Black and white OR color

My last blog post shared a photo of my daughter running along the beach with the low-setting sun. Another photo I shot at that same San Franciscan beach was of my son collecting a few of the bazillion...

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Capturing my first photo of 2013

Last night, as the ball was making its way to the bottom in Times Square, I threw out a photo challenge to a photography group I belong to on Facebook – Share the very first photo you capture in 2013....

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Illumination

I had thought about doing a photo like this a week ago as my now 10-year-old son was putting together the 3D puzzle he received from Santa last month. But it was the Daily Post at WordPress.com’s...

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Beyond (the lollipop)

I learned about this week’s The Daily Post at WordPress.com’s Weekly Photo Challenge before I packed my kids and I up for a trip to Houston, Texas. So as we spent the weekend with my wife checking out...

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Capturing a photo at 70 mph – the safe way

It would not be safe for me to be driving 70 miles per hour down a crowded freeway, and then stick my hand out the window with my expensive DSLR and try to snap some photos. That would be an accident...

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Lego Photography: Lost in an amazing book

I can only claim credit for taking the photo. My son was the creative director. He came up with the idea, built the Lego tree and book, selected the character and packed them up for our weekend trip to...

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The Scene you Didn’t See in the Cars Movie

While sitting at home with my kids this afternoon, I thought it would be cool to take an impromptu trip to the Bonneville Salt Flats to take a photo of me wearing my new Carltonaut Photography T-shirt...

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Camping under the stars and a full moon

The last time I slept in a tent in a real camping situation, some wicked strong wind was blowing down our tent in the middle of the night causing my wife and I to scramble three kids from the tent to...

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A starry night over the mountain lake

I really enjoyed sitting out under the stars while capturing photos of the Milky Way last weekend. I was amazed at the number of stars that I was able to see once the moon set and true darkness set in....

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside

There were two things working against me while I was trying to take this photo: a full bladder and a time clock. I made a two-hour drive south to interview some artists for a work project, and on my...

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Welcome to Utah – The Greatest State on Earth

I made what ended up being a really long drive on Friday. I hit the road in Salt Lake County around 1:30 pm and arrived in Monticello, Utah, around 6:30 pm, just in time for sunset. During that...

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Self portrait at Lake Powell

I’ve captured a bazillion photos while hanging out with Drake Busath and others in this amazing photo workshop. Since I am still going through the photos and want them to be the best they can before I...

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Photographing Lower Antelope Canyon

When I learned that I would be visiting the Upper and Lower Antelope Canyons near Lake Powell during the Utah Photo Workshop with Drake Busath and Randy Collier earlier this month, I was excited for...

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Smaller temples that will dot the globe

I remember when President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910-2008), then prophet and leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced that 30 smaller temples would be built across the globe...

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Combat photography in Upper Antelope Canyon

The first full day of the Utah Photo Workshop with Drake Busath and Randy Collier included Lower Antelope Canyon. The next day we headed to the more trafficked Upper Antelope Canyon, which many of us...

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The Clueless Ghost of Upper Antelope Canyon

If you read my post, Combat Photography in Upper Antelope Canyon, you may recall how I mentioned it was extremely packed in the narrow slot canyon. Well, our guide was pretty good about directing...

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Horseshoe Bend: New Favorite HDR Photo

After hiking the 3/4-mile sandy trail to Horseshoe Bend near Page, Arizona, 3.5 times already, I wasn’t really sure I wanted to hike out there again. But I still set my alarm for 5:45 am so I could...

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Hole in the wall – Lower Antelope Canyon

Lower Antelope Canyon is definitely not a hole in the wall place. But this literal hole in the wall made for an interesting photo. I adjusted the position of my camera a few times so the view through...

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