Leighton Photography & Imaging

Sometimes we photographers slip up and don’t find the very best spot to get our best sunset shot. Sometimes it’s a new area and location or we don’t know the lay of the land, sometimes we get distracted shooting other subjects and get so absorbed in what we are doing that we lose track of time. (READ  [ Read More ]

As promised, here is the next photo from my trip to Washington State with a borrowed camera. The cool thing about being in Washington was having a very strange experience about the natural world. In Florida, I can sound off the name of every plant, insect, and animal I see – often giving the scientific name from the  [ Read More ]

This past week I was on personal business in Washington State – Seattle to be exact – and unfortunately did not have time allotted for photography. I was on a tight schedule, and didn’t feel like dragging my gear from the Southeast to the Northwest if I wasn’t going to use it. The scenery was outlandishly beautiful  [ Read More ]

I was with a group of good friends last fall in the Big Cypress National Preserve and we were hiking (slogging) through the Gator Hook Strand near the Collier/Monroe county line in what is essentially the Northwest Everglades, even though the region lies outside of the Everglades National Park boundary. We got there before sunrise, and waiting for  [ Read More ]

Here’s a sample from today’s photoshoot. Graduation portraits are always a blast to shoot – and this one was done for Alicia who is graduating from FAMU this week! Way to go!

A couple of days ago, I was in Western South Carolina for personal reasons, and took advantage of my location while I was there to go up to the northern part of the state to do a little nature photography. Time was short, but I had a feeling that being springtime – I wouldn’t have  [ Read More ]

After years of talking about it, planning it, traveling around the state of Florida shooting for it – I am please to announce that my first book, “Native Orchids of Florida” by Rich Leighton is now published and available. This announcement was originally posted our blog on FloridaNaturePhotography.com – follow the link here.

It’s that time of year again, and FloridaNaturePhotography.com will have it’s usual table/display set up at the 2011 Crew Wildflower Festival in Southwest Florida. Every year we meet lots of new people and catch up with old friends, and get to hear a lot of news and happenings from fellow naturalists, artists and outdoors-types. We will be  [ Read More ]

This past weekend I had the most wonderful opportunity to not only attend but to photograph the 2011 Natural Bridge Battlefield Civil War Reenactment in Woodville, Florida. Being a two-day event, I had plenty of time to walk around and get a chance to talk to a lot of the re-enactors and participants, and to make a bunch of portraits. It  [ Read More ]

The one most beautiful things about being a nature photographer is that you will always be the student. No matter how many years you spend in the field and how many field guides you memorize and scientific papers you read – every day in the field is a constant reminder of just how much you don’t know! That will always make everyday an adventure!