Author Archives: brentrpaull

About brentrpaull

Professional Photographer

A Thousand Words – Utah

Posted on July 16, 2019

For over 28 years I lived and worked in Utah, and in that time I learned most of what I know about photography.  Beginning after my 2-year church mission to Montana, first in Provo (BYU) and Utah County, then St. … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Words – Photoshop Processing for Forest Images

Posted on June 24, 2019

I spend a lot of time shooting black bears in forests, dark forests with bright light filtering through trees creating a puzzle-like effect of light rays on the forest floor – one of the most challenging environments for image processing.  … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Words – Butterfly Photography

Posted on May 14, 2019

As a wildlife photographer, some subjects are easy (bigger, like bears, eagles, or moose), and others not so much (smaller, like butterflies, lizards, and wildflowers).  While reptiles are pretty active anytime it is warm, butterflies and wildflowers are mostly spring … Continue reading →

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2018 Top 25 Favorite Images

Posted on December 16, 2018

What a year!!  I’ve added tens of thousands of images to my stock library this year, but some stand out – at least to me.  The top 25 list is very selective and represents my personal favorites.  I had 8 … Continue reading →

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When Wildlife Photography Fails

Posted on October 23, 2018

As a connoisseur of wildlife photography I’ve been disappointed lately by much of what I see online – both in my own images and in others.  It doesn’t take a genius to build up a friend’s list on either Facebook … Continue reading →

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Always Colorful Colorado

Posted on October 16, 2018

I’ve done many photography safaris to Colorado and never been disappointed, never. On my most recent trip a few weeks ago at the end of September we hit patches of mountains that still had more green aspens than yellow, but … Continue reading →

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Goodbye My Friend – Fred Topalian

Posted on September 2, 2018

Only a couple of you reading this knew Fred Topalian.  Fred opened a camera store in St. George, Utah two years before I moved down there from Provo, UT – in 1985.  When I would travel to SG to work … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Words – The Coming of the Fall Elk Rut

Posted on August 7, 2018

There are few things I look forward to as much as the autumn elk rut in Yellowstone National Park.  While my home in California is still hot (though cooling, especially in the morning) the long drive north brings higher elevations … Continue reading →

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Macro Images in the Digital Age

Posted on July 8, 2018

Back in the late 1980’s I was particularly fascinated by macro photography. At that time I was shooting an Olympus OM-4T camera body and my macro lens was a Vivitar 100mm 1:1 lens.  In time I added an Olympus T-28 … Continue reading →

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A Personal Note

Posted on May 8, 2018

Today, I’m sitting in the Denver Sheraton Hotel, my wife attending meetings about the software her ambulance company uses, and I’m staring out the room window to the west, towards the not-to-distant Rockies. The mountain ridges are capped in snow, … Continue reading →

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