{"id":860,"date":"2017-05-07T18:28:35","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T18:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/?p=860"},"modified":"2017-05-07T18:28:35","modified_gmt":"2017-05-07T18:28:35","slug":"featured-photographer-bob-varnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/07\/featured-photographer-bob-varnell\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Photographer: Bob Varnell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your Name:\u00a0<strong>Bob Varnell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Type of Camera:\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Pentax K-5 II<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you love to photograph the most? \u00a0 <\/strong>I\u2019ve always loved exploring the world\u2019s natural beauty so it follows that I enjoy photographing landscapes and wildlife. \u00a0The most fascinating aspect of nature photography for me is trying to capture the ideal lighting on any given subject, and I enjoy the fact that sometimes it\u2019s extremely fleeting! \u00a0\u00a0There\u2019s nothing more beautiful than watching a mountain, sky, flowers, and trees illuminate with the first rays of light or catching the glow of the clouds as the sun is setting.\u00a0 I also enjoy trying to photograph wildlife at the perfect moment: a whale breeching or an eagle grabbing a salmon or a hummingbird drinking the nectar from a flower.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is one thing you have learned that has improved your photography? \u00a0 <\/strong>Kevin and others have emphasized the importance of not being too focused on your main point of interest and what\u2019s directly in front of you, but turn around and look at all of your surroundings.\u00a0 We were in the Rocky Mountain National Park photographing Bear Lake during sunrise and someone said \u201clook behind you\u201d, and there over our shoulder was the moon setting over the mountain with the Aspen reflecting the sun in the foreground.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t get much better than that!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advice you\u2019d give to others wanting to grow in their photography skills: \u00a0<\/strong>Have fun!\u00a0 Unlike many of our daytime jobs it\u2019s OK to mess up again and again and again.\u00a0 Keep trying and when you finally get it right it\u2019s that much more enjoyable.\u00a0 Workshops are great.\u00a0 Kevin\u2019s workshops are top notch and highly recommended but also branch out and try other workshops.\u00a0 Even if they\u2019re not quite as good you usually pick up a couple of pearls along the way. 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