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In 1994 Mary bought me my first LensPen to use with my then brand-new Nikon N90S! As DSLRs and mirrorless cameras came along I continued to use LensPen products. And when I rediscovered film photography almost two years ago—you guess it—I use LensPen with my 35mm film cameras too.

Photography is all about light but where infrared photography is concerned you’ll be capturing images using invisible light, which is why typical comparisons to traditional photography can be difficult to make

One of the problems that are associated with the business side of photography is that , as a professional, we don’t always get to choose the kind of assignments that come our way.

I have been asked by several readers about the possibility of restarting Photo Walks during 2024. Right now, I am considering sponsoring a series of PhotoWalks to be held in early Spring in Parker, Colorado. I am trying to determine the dates for the PhotoWalks as well as a format for the events.

This past Saturday, my pal Barry Staver and I were driving home from the Colorado Pen Show—we are both fountain pen enthusiasts—and when we drove past McCabe Meadows Barry says, “I guess it’s too lake for an Infrared PhotoWalk.” I reply that, “Yes, because even though you can shoot IR year-round, when some leaves are on the tree and they’ve changed colors and will photograph as black.” Today, you’ll see an infrared image of my favorite tree that was shot with one of my bucket list lenses.

There’s at least one reason why there’s a McDonald’s on every street corner in America and not a Ruth’s Chris Steak House: And that’s because Ray Kroc and maybe the McDonald brothers too wanted to sell lots of hamburgers to lots of buyers.