G Dan Mitchell Photography

(Occasional posts in the “A Photograph Exposed” series describe the backstory of certain photographs.) On the weekend of June 18-19 of this year I made a point of getting to Yosemite so that I could photograph the high country on the first day that Tioga Pass Road was open for the season. On a shoot [...]

This is the time of year when many of us find our thoughts turning the the upcoming backpacking season. (My home range is the Sierra Nevada, where I have backpacked for decades.) During the past week or two I’ve seen an upsurge in discussions of and questions about photography and backpacking. Several years ago I [...]

So, you have a camera or lens that you think is not as sharp as it should be. If you are already expert at these things, what follows is not for you – you already know how to analyze the problem, you can anticipate possible causes, and you know some of the pitfalls of looking [...]

I often field questions about doing photography while backpacking – what equipment to take, what to not take, how to carry it all, and so forth. I’ve been a Sierra Nevada backpacker for a long (really long!) time, and I do a fair amount of my photography while on the trail for periods ranging from [...]

Since wildflower season is upon us, I have a quick tip that you might find useful if you photograph intensely colorful flowers such as California golden poppies or similar seasonal wildflowers. (The tip is also useful for photographing fall foliage.) Let’s imagine a photograph of California golden poppies in which the flowers fill the frame [...]