Picture: Early evening light over Mount Diablo from Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California Two great tests today. The first is this test of the hosted embed widget from my PhotoShelter Archive. (It works.) The second, and much more significant venture, is more akin to that Anakin Skywalker’s trek…
Picture: When stuff doesn’t work right, this is what can happen… We all have these kinds of days. It’s part of the modern world, when technology suddenly stops working the way it should, and in a blink of an eye, the easy life we had come to expect suddenly isn’t…
I’m getting into a busy season again after a spring of no work, and a summer of little work. Not from the economy, but from my accident & kids home from school. I’m still interested in sharing these business links that catch my attention, but I can’t keep up the…
Subtitle: How to do a Photo Contest wrong. Picture: Fall colors on grape vine leaves in autumn, vineyard in Alexander Valley, near Asti, Sonoma County Wine Growing Region, California Twice in this last week I saw a request related to a Photo Contest for the Verde Valley Wine Trail in…
Picture: Cal-Fire firefighters and forest fire. Courtesy: Michael Routh / Smoke Chaser Photography And speaking of (shameless plug) my Facebook page from my last post, I want to balance the universal karma equation by giving a very selfless, and hugely well-earned plug to Michael Routh, and his new endeavor, Smoke…
Picture: Tourists atop a cliff on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon near Yavapai Point, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona I hope everyone here in the U.S. had a wonderful Labor Day holiday weekend. I’m now, like my kids, fully back into the grind after our summer vacation. Those…
Picture: Sunlight on cliff formations inside the Grand Canyon, from the South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona OK, by saying “cutting through”, I suppose I should have posted an image that at least had the Colorado River in it, since it’s actually the river that cuts through the Grand…
Since I was gone for a week, there are a few extra links to explore, as a few are slightly older posts or ones that I found before I left town. I hope you enjoy them. From Black Star Rising: 18 Tips for Being a Photography Original – With the…
Picture: Elk in river during wildfire, Bitterroot National Forest in Montana; credit: John McColgan / Alaska Fire Service Several times in the last few weeks, I’ve watched as photos have gone ‘viral’. In the Internet age, that means that photos receive immediate and widespread recognition and distribution on web sites…
Picture: Layers of the land as seen in the late afternoon from Lipan Point, South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona It’s been a couple days now since I got home from the Grand Canyon. I’m still playing Daddy Day-Care for the remainder of this week, which explains the delay…
Picture: Rainbow and sunlight from the South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Pop Quiz; What’s the most obvious vacation spot to go to after you’ve already fallen off a cliff once this year. A: The Grand Canyon, of course! That’s right, my psycho brain has determined that my ideal…
Picture: Sandstone Reflection at The Wave, Coyote Buttes, Paria – Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona The current issue of Photo District News (Aug. ’09) has been sitting on my office desk for the last week, unopened and unread. That is until today, when I got an email from a different magazine…
From MicrostockGroup.com: Sad day for photographers. This is a thread started by a photographer who, after seeing one of his quite sellable images get rejected by one of his agents, begins a heartfelt rant against the devaluation of photography. It’s an interesting read, but I would caution against going deep…
Picture: Sunset light on Cathedral Peak reflected in Upper Cathedral Lake, Yosemite National Park, California Last night I was up until nearly 3:00am working. One of the long overdue items on my “to do” list was to upgrade my wordpress installation of this weblog. Lately when I’ve been talking about…
Note: I was recently asked if I would allow someone to write a Guest Weblog post. Since I hadn’t been asked before, I thought, “Sure, why not. Let’s see how it goes.” So without further delay: When a Formal Photography Education Is a Disadvantage If you take a look at…
From Model Mayhem: My stock photo on Time magazine cover. An interesting discussion on the value vs. exposure of photography when a photographer discovers that his photo has been used on the cover of Time Magazine. What prompts the discussion? The photographer got the princely sum of $30.00 for his…
Picture: Overlooking the coastal hills and coastline between Cambria and San Simeon, Central Coast, San Luis Obispo Co., California Those who know me and my previous experience managing a niche stock agency for a famous photographer might also know that I’ve continued to offer my services on occasional freelance photo…
Picture: Old wooden one-room church, Philo, Anderson Valley, Mendocino County, California Sometimes the universe wants to tell you something; sometimes it needs to smack you upside the head to get your attention. Many people that read my blog will recall my accident from last February, and how lucky I was…
From Syl Arena: Lessons I Didn’t Learn In Photo School 81–85 Even if you can only manage to read the bullet points, this is still a great post. Soak it in like a sponge. I strongly recommend taking time to read each point in it’s entirety. From Brian Auer: Your…
Picture: Injured sea lion behind cage fence, Marine Mammal Rescue Center, California. The other day, I took my kids out to the site of the old Sutro Baths, near the Cliff House. After climbing down the stairway toward the beach, we saw a bunch of people gathered in a spot,…
From Art Wolfe and Outdoor Photographer Magazine: Get into the Stock Market. In this article, famed photographer Art Wolfe shares his wisdom with aspiring outdoor & nature photographers who are starting down the path of wanting to sell their images. While he discusses many of the fragmenting and frustrating changes…
Picture: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, photographed by Neil Armstrong (visible in reflection) – Courtesy: NASA This month, the Boston Globe’s Big Picture marks the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first mission to land a man on the moon. In a way, this is a happy anniversary because it allows us…
Picture: Historic San Ramon Chapel (est. 1875) along Foxen Canyon Road, Santa Barbara County, California I announced in my recent Summer 2009 Newsletter that I have posted several new image galleries on my web site featuring Santa Barbara, California. I split the coverage into two galleries; One for the Santa…
