About PhotoKen

I am a Photographer and Author of this website. SLR user for over 30 Years. Professional Wedding Photographer in Hawaii from 2006 to 2009. I recently produced an online Digital Photography Course for DSLR beginners and intermediate users. I present the basics needed to use these cameras in layman's terms. Taking the pain out of getting better photos. Feel free to send me an email or visit my EASYDSLR site (link below my photo) for some free videos. Best wishes with your photos :)

Happy World Photography Day!

I have entered this sunset shot into the “World Photography Day” Website contest. This photo had such a unique set of circumstances – I doubt I will ever be able to take a similar shot. This was the situation: I was in the passenger seat of my car with a friend driving I had my Canon 60D […]

Sunset Photos at Ritzville WA

You don’t need to be anywhere exotic to get great Photos. A field of of wheat and a nice sunset and you are good to go. I passed through Ritzville WA the other day. A really small town west of Spokane. Not much there but as we pulled into the Hotel I noticed a wheat […]

4th July Fireworks in Portland OR

4th July Fireworks over the Willamette River near Downtown Portland (OK… technically two don’t actually have fireworks but I liked them anyway). These Night Photos taken with my Canon 5D (original – “old faithful”) with a Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L lens and my newer Canon 60D using a Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L lens and Manfrotto tripod. The […]

Cloud Lapse – Time Lapse in Montana

Seeing how Clouds change form through the magic of Time Lapse gives a scene a whole new dimension. I took these sequences the other day in Missoula Montana using my Canon 5D, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L and tripod and remote timer. I have an entire Video dedicated to creating Time lapse videos in the Gold Version of […]