Field Techniques
Why the Forest Is Lying to Your Camera (And How to Stop Letting It)
The first time I walked into a cathedral grove of old-growth Douglas fir with a camera, I thought I knew what I was doing. Twenty minutes later I had a memory card full of blown highlights, muddy shadows, and a general sense that the forest had humbled me completely. I drove home from that shoot outside Bend without a single usable frame. That was a long time ago. But the forest hasn’t gotten easier.