After several trips to St. Louis, I was never happy with my pictures of the city’s skyline. The best images I had gathered were from just wandering around the Gateway Arch grounds snapping a view […]
Author Archives: Kristopher Kettner
Get Your Own Hashtag, and Get Off My Lawn
My wife has an abundance of amazing talents. One of them, strangely, is coming up with solid hashtags for events. As an example, for our wedding, we used #GoinsToTheChapel2019 so friends could post pictures and […]
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
For a very long time I’ve wanted to make the trip up from Chicago and spend a few days photographing Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Between spending a number of days during my youth in the city and […]
Fleeting Pleasure vs Actual Enjoyment
There seems to be a lot of love and affection given to the various social medias these days, and to be honest, I’m just as guilty as the next guy. My issue, however, is how […]
Horseshoe Bend
I read earlier this month the Horseshoe Bend National Park are his going to start charging an admission fee. Another casualty of Instagram, the park has seen a dramatic uptick in visitors recently, and needs […]
Skylines and Cocktails
Traveling through a lot of major cities, I’ve learned a number of tall hotels will throw a bar on their rooftop. I’ve also learned its a great way to get an amazing view for cheap. […]
Sometimes, Just Ask
In grade school we’re always taught to ask questions. The general rule is if you don’t know or understand something, you’re probably not the only one. That’s some good information to carry forward in life, […]
Instagram Hacked
This past week I woke up one morning to find my Instagram feed was hacked. After a series of slow-moving correspondence with Facebook and Instagram I was able to reacquire my account, but it took […]
Stock Photography
I’ve really stepped up my stock photography game in the past few months. Several years ago I uploaded a few images to iStockPhoto and had minimal success. At the time, iStockPhoto only allowed truly stock […]
Monkey Business
A friend recently shot me a message asking for some tips on how to take “amazing” photos. Another time we can debate the definition of “amazing photos,” but here’s what I told her: I think the […]
Blue-Footed Booby
In the Galapagos Island, this may be one of the more famous birds. It has a variety of reasons for its notoriety. Its name, for starters, contains every man’s friend. The other note about their […]
The Many Moai of Rano Raraku
The Quarry is where all of the moai on Easter Island were carved from. Many of them were carved from the rock of the hillside, then “walked” down the hill where they would slowly make […]
Rules of Drinking
The following are a variety of rules I try to stick to when I’m drinking. Most of them have come from conversations and experiences with friends, some from chatting with servers, others from signs posted […]
Christmas Copyrighting
The week between Christmas and New Years is traditionally slow for myself as far as image-making. Every year, as a result of the “down time,” I fill out the appropriate form and ship pictures off […]
Where the Wild Things Are
There were so many parts of my South African safari that was, one way or another, on the bucket list; experiencing another culture, hearing the noises in the middle of the night, getting up close to […]
New Kid in Town
The following originally appeared with Vagabundo Travel Magazine on May 22, 2012: “If you’re not comfortable, just let me know,” said Trevor Milton, as he started the engine of our Land Rover. Trevor was my guide with […]
Agra Rooftops and the Taj Mahal
One of the highlights of any trip to India is visiting the Taj Mahal. I have several “favorite” pictures of the world’s greatest monument to love, and this one is no exception. Right before leaving […]
Holi Fest in India
Last night I was digging through various folders on my computer and I came upon a BBC list of “50 Places to See Before You Die.” These lists always annoy me, because if you’re a […]
Chicago Skyline and Bolts of Lightning
Several years back I was going to meet a friend in town for lunch. His break fell at a strange hour and later in the evening I was heading to a bar to see another […]
Ferried Across the Yamuna River
While in Agra, India I walked around back of the Taj Mahal to see what could be found. I knew the Yamuna River was back there and had heard it was a pretty view as the […]