John W Daily

About the Process

Given my natural interests, I have mostly focused on landscape photography. However, I don't miss an opportunity to shoot other types of images such as portraits, street photography, flowers, birds and animals and outdoor display art such as sculpture and murals. In my work, I try to focus on including appropriate compositional elements and use of light in every image and give expression to my own feelings about the topic. I shoot digital exclusively. Today's digital cameras allow one great latitude in generating images. One can shoot both color and black and white, as well as other unusual uses of light like infrared or UV imaging. With the addition of post processing software like Photoshop, one can achieve quite creative outcomes. Today I shoot a Sony Alpha 7iii full frame, Nikon D7100 C-sensor, and a Sony RX100 point and shoot. I have also found that my iPhone 15 Pro Max does a remarkable job, especially in situations such as street photography. I use Adobe Lightroom to organize my images and do preliminary processing, and Photoshop and Topaz for more extensive processing. I print locally on a Canon Pro-300 using archival pigment-based ink and also use Bay Photo for metal prints and other special needs.