by NIck Kelsh | Jul 23, 2016 | Blog
I have spent some of my happiest moments as a photographer alone with my camera standing on top of a hill loving the beautiful natural light of early morning and what it does to the earth and sky. It’s one thing to be driving down the highway with your family...
by NIck Kelsh | May 23, 2016 | Free Tips
Parades are not among newspaper photographers favorite assignments. Like kids playing in sprinklers on a hot day and fireworks on the Fourth of July, parades fall into the seen-one-seen-them-all category. And based on my personal experience I tend to agree;...
by NIck Kelsh | Mar 30, 2016 | Blog, Spring
The winter of 2015-2016 has been a season of ups and downs in Philadelphia and likely that’s how it was for you where ever you live. It was 73 degrees on Christmas day and then a few weeks later we had 30 inches of snow on a Friday night. School...
by NIck Kelsh | Mar 28, 2016 | Blog
Teddy woke me up Easter morning and the first words out of his mouth were “Dad, I had the strangest dream. I dreamt that I found Chief.” Chief was the favorite of their cousins’ dogs who live across the road from grandma’s house. She vanished mysteriously...
by NIck Kelsh | Mar 24, 2016 | Blog, Spring
1. LIKE ALL HOLIDAYS, SIMPLER IS OFTEN BETTER A couple of eggs, a classic basket, and a simple handmade sign and all of a sudden it’s Easter. Easter does not require much in terms of props. Kim Anderson did a lovely job of posing her kids in an alley way making them...
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 18, 2016 | Blog
Earlier this week we posted a photograph of Alexander reading the Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan by the light of an iPad while listening to a one-hour YouTube version of Pachelbel’s Canon under bed covers. (It’s a loop. According to my son...
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 16, 2016 | Blog, Exposure Triangle, Snow, Subscriber Photo Tips
There’s a reason the snow in many of your sledding pictures is gray. Ironically, it’s because snow is white therefore it’s gray. Sorry if I’m talking in riddles here but the reason many of you have snow pictures that are too dark is because the snow is bright white....
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 16, 2016 | A Top 50 Fan Photo Post, Blog, Gear and Accessories, Snow, Subscriber Photo Tips
I want to make an addition to my master list of things to carry in your camera bag—or at least in the trunk of your car. First a couple of anecdotes. A couple of winters ago I went for a walk in the woods alone after a fresh snowfall. It was a bit icy and everything...
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 15, 2016 | Blog
I’m going to meddle with and crop Kim Beyer Rayburn’s wonderful sledding photograph in the most loving way. Sometimes, it’s amazing how cropping into a photograph can give it so much more impact. I think this is especially true with sports...
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 13, 2016 | Blog
I don’t care if it is the night before Valentine’s Day and you don’t have so much as a piece of red construction paper or a doilie in the house. You have have your smartphone and so you have plenty of opportunities to say I love you with a camera—the camera you have...
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 4, 2016 | Blog, Snow
Picture one of those beautiful, Currier and Ives big giant snowflakes snow falls. If you’re in the woods by yourself; it’s just about one of the most peaceful things you can experience. There’s no wind; you can actually hear the soft luscious flakes landing on the...
by NIck Kelsh | Feb 4, 2016 | Blog, Nature, Snow, Subscriber Photo Tips
I grew up in Fargo. What did I do at 5 AM when it was 35 below and the wind was howling? My paper route. But despite years of early morning childhood trauma sometime in the last ten years I realized that winter is my favorite season. It must be genetic. I almost enjoy...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 27, 2016 | Blog
My friends at Forever are sending me on the road this year. I’ll be attending several weekend-long Forever Retreats around the country in 2016 and it may be a chance for us—that’s you and me—to meet face-to-face. (Forever, Inc., in case you don’t know, is...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 22, 2016 | Blog, Snow
First of all, yes, Teddy does get out of bed on a Sunday and put on his baseball clothes just in case a game breaks out—regardless of month or temperature. He just came in a few minutes ago screaming “It’s snowing! It’s snowing! which under normal...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 22, 2016 | Blog
This is Philadelphia. The boys are enrolled in a winter batting class. It’s taught by Jerry, a legendary local artist and baseball fanatic. Jerry has been helping kids become artists and athletes for decades now. He’s a fixture in the neighborhood. Last night,...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 2, 2016 | Blog
Today our baby—Teddy (the HTPYB cover baby)—turned 7! I lay low as a photographer (after weeks of holiday photos and now feeling under the weather) and just enjoyed the day as a dad. Anne set a camera to Auto and grabbed these snapshots (bemoaning the lighting and...
by NIck Kelsh | Dec 23, 2015 | Blog
Want a photo-recipe to be able to do portraits of your friends that will be appreciated all year? Read on! THE HOLIDAY New Years WHEN December 31, any year. INGREDIENTS This can be a high-end selfie or a festive portrait of fellow party-goers. Position someone you...
by NIck Kelsh | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog
If you are so inclined to shoot the Everyone Around the Thanksgiving Table photo this week, here are a few other things to consider when photographing what might just be my favorite day of the year:How to Photograph the Thanksgiving Dinner Table 1. TURN OFF YOUR...
by NIck Kelsh | Nov 11, 2015 | Blog
Today is Veteran’s Day. My WWII veteran father was alway proud of this day and often participated at school and other public events when it came around. Today, as I’m thinking of veterans, my mind flashes to various photos of service men and women that...
