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Photography Experience Not Required

Picture: Photographer at work on the beach at Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California Begin < !-RANT-! > This one just left me shaking my head. Sure, there are probably times when you think the words "Photography Experience Not Required" might be completely applicable or acceptable. But how about…
Gary Crabbe
February 18, 2016
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Featured interview in PhotoShelter’s new Business Guide

Picture: Panoramic photo of photographers lined up to shoot the sunrise at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California. I'm delighted to announce that I've been featured in an interview profile in PhotoShelter's newest business guide, The Ultimate Guide to Starting Your Photography Business. I've been downloading, reading, and enjoying…
Gary Crabbe
October 17, 2014
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Should instructors take pictures during workshops?

Picture: Photography workshop participants shooting the sunset at the Point Reyes Headlands, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California - (All of the pictures in this post were taken of participants working in the field during my most recent "Point Reyes On-Assignment" Photography workshop.) Should instructors also take pictures when…
Gary Crabbe
October 1, 2014
ARTPeoplePhotos

The Gift of Music

Picture: Scotty Barnhart playing at the 52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, California For nearly a decade my music tastes had reached a plateau. Years ago I was only listening to the radio; I hadn't yet gotten an iThingy or loaded my music into iTunes. I don't know what broke…
Gary Crabbe
July 12, 2012
CaliforniaOutdoorsPeoplePhotosWater

The joy of the catch

Picture: Fisherman holding up a catch & release steelhead caught in the Sacramento River near the Sundial Bridge in evening light, Redding, California I love to go fishing. I don't really care if I catch a fish or not; it's the activity and relaxation that matters. Still, I love the…
Gary Crabbe
October 26, 2010
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More Book News 1a

Picture: Person reading on the coast on a cool evening, Montana del Oro State Park, San Luis Obispo County, California Recently I mentioned some news about my latest book project, where I'd gotten an email from my publisher explaining they were re-packaging the book I'd spent the last year working…
Gary Crabbe
August 5, 2010
HawaiiPeoplePhotos

Fun with Scale, Hawaiian-style.

Picture: Hula Dancer doing The Wedding Hula, Paradise Cove Luau, Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii Deep down, we all know it. But our brain likes to fill n the g ps. Objects that are farther away from us appear smaller. That's obvious when you're looking across a landscape toward a distant…
Gary Crabbe
July 30, 2010
PeoplePhotosUncategorized

A Gift from the Universe

Picture: My wife, Connie, and daughter, Alyssa in Hawaii. Twenty-nine and a few extra years ago, the universe graced this planet with the birth of the woman who would become my wife, life partner, and soul mate. I consider that to be my greatest present, on this 28th day of…
Gary Crabbe
July 28, 2010
HawaiiPeoplePhotosTravel

Aloha & Mahalo

Picture: Hula Dancers underneath an evening moon while performing at the Paradise Cove Luau, Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii. The title words alone should give you a good hint at where I've been. And it was a long time overdue. I just finished a two week family vacation, of which one…
Gary Crabbe
June 29, 2010
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