The Decade In Review - 10 Years Of My Photography

This is a look at a decade of my photography and all the places I’ve been. I’ve lived in both hemispheres, traveled to 11 countries and seen some of the most iconic wildlife in its natural habitat. I have photographed iconic cities such as Rome and Bangkok and seen some of humanities greatest creations such as Angkor Wat. I was able to dive on the great barrier reef twice over two years and witness the change (death) in coral due to global warming. This post contains my best work and has many images I’ve never released before.

Elden Sunset & Milky Way

Update/News, AstrophotographyAbe SniderAugust 10, 2018Astronomy, Arizona, artists coalition of flagstaff, Milky Way, Flagstaff, adventure, USAComment

Spring Astro In Sedona

Astrophotography, Update/NewsAbe SniderApril 21, 2018Milky Way Shooting, RAW, Flagstaff, Arizona, Milky Way, Astronomy, Photoshop, USAComment

Luminar 2018 Review | Is it for you?

The 2018 edition of Luminar is the latest from Developer Macphun (soon to be Skylum as they are no longer creating Mac only software) and is meant to compete with the likes of Lightroom and Affinity among other popular photo editing software. When I first saw an ad several months ago for Luminar I dismissed it as another attempt at competing with Lightroom or the countless other programs for processing RAW files. I am pleased to say after using Luminar for the past week I am VERY impressed. It's not perfect, but instead is a very powerful image editor that easily stands on its own. I could see how many photographers could make the switch from Lightroom or other image editors. Read on for an in depth review as well as a breakdown of the 50+ tools at your disposal.

How to Photograph the Milky Way

Recently, after posting some images of the Milky Way, I've was asked how I approach shooting the night sky and how to bring out color and depth. Its a little more complicated than a quick answer so I figured I'd write a guide. After thinking about all the steps and preparation it takes I decided on writing two parts. This is part one and is a brief explanation of some general settings, gear and practices you will want for photographing the night sky.

Night Sky 2015

I know I've been posting a lot of night sky images lately to my 500px and Instagram but I just can't get enough of this dark New Zealand sky. It truly is like nothing else I've seen. Below are a few of my best astro-images and one that is a long term project I started back in February. I thought it warranted a blog post as I will include some fun facts you may not know about the night sky.

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