Point Reyes: Intimate Details and Personal Visions Photo Workshop ; August 11-13, 2017 I’d like to invite you to join my one of my favorite upcoming photo workshop classes called “Point Reyes: Intimate Details and Personal Vision.” It will be held August 11-13, 2017. Following is a basic class description….
Looking back on California’s Super Bloom of 2017 at Carrizo Plain National Monument Image #01: (above) : Sunrise over wildflowers in spring, Carrizo Plain National Monument, California Purchase a print or license for use in publications.) “Know Thyself.” – A simple maxim that harkens back to the Ancient Greeks where…
Participant Pictures from my April 3-Day Point Reyes Photo Workshop Image (above) : Morning light on the cliffs at Drakes Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California Enjoy these images created by the participants of my recent workshop that was held the first week of April in Point Reyes….
Photos of the Briones Crest taken during a recent spontaneous hike Image (above) : Clouds over the Briones Crest, Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California; #01 (Click here to purchase a print or license for use in publications.) What’s a photographer to do? After arriving back home from a…
Participant Pictures from my 3-Day Point Reyes Chimney Rock Headlands Photo Retreat Workshop Image (above) : Sunlight on the cliffs of Drakes Bay, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California I hope you’ll enjoy these images created by the participants of my recent and exclusive 3-Day Headlands Photo Retreat workshop…
Participant Pictures from my 1-Day Point Reyes Intimate Details & Personal Vision Photo Workshop, January 2017 Image (above) : Barn Roof detail, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California It’s always one of my personal honors to share here a selection of some of the many fine images taken by…
Whose image is it anyway? When does inspiration or imitation of a landscape photo cross the line or go too far? Photo Above: Water flowing over granite rocks in Cascade Creek, Yosemite National Park, California Recently a few things came up that makes me ask if or when does the…
Now that the holidays have passed, the New Year is well under way, and my recent post, My Favorite Landscape Photos of 2016 is slowly fading into the sunset, I decided this might be a good time to look back at my Favorite Cellphone Photos of 2016. These were all…
Which one of these versions of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley do you prefer? Pictured Above; The original version: El Capitan reflected in the Merced River, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California Can you help me, please? Over the last month I’ve been sharing images from my recent blog post…
Point Reyes: Intimate Details and Personal Visions; A 1-Day Photo Workshop Class on January 28, 2017 If you’re located in or around Northern California, I have a great 1-Day photo workshop class called “Point Reyes: Intimate Details and Personal Vision” that I’ll be teaching on January 28th. This class is…
Picture #01: (Above) Storm clouds and sunlight drifting over the mountains of the Eastern Sierra, near Lone Pine, Inyo County, California – (Click here to Purchase Prints or License Usage.) Please enjoy this year-end collection of images made over the course of 2016. I’d love to know which one(s) you…
Three new upcoming photo workshops announced for Winter/Spring 2017 at Point Reyes National Seashore. I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be leading three new upcoming photo workshops in the beautiful Point Reyes National Seashore between January and April, 2017. Of special note will be the very special and exclusive Chimney Rock…
Participant Pictures from my Photographing the Natural Wonders of Point Reyes Photo Workshop, November 2016 Image (above) : Foggy morning at Drakes Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California It’s always one of my personal honors to share here a selection of some of the many fine images taken…
This is the third post in a series about a recent visit to Yosemite National Park. In the first post, An hour at Tunnel View, Sean McLean and I wrapped up a quick overnight trip to Yosemite National Park. The second post, Two Hours on North Dome I dealt with…
Great Hikes in Yosemite: Spending two hours atop North Dome, waiting for sunset. This is the second post in a small series about some time spent in Yosemite National Park. I mentioned in the first post, An hour at Tunnel View, that my buddy and fellow photographer, Sean McLean, and…
Spending an hour at Tunnel View in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park. This is the first post in a small series that follows from a recent overnight trip to Yosemite. The images in this post were actually shot at the end of our trip. So why am I showing these…
Upcoming Photo Workshop: Photographing the Natural Wonders of Point Reyes, November 4-6. 2016 There are still a few spaces left for my final photo workshop of the 2016 season at Point Reyes. Photographing the Natural Wonders of Point Reyes is a 3-day class run by the non-profit Point Reyes Field…
A One Hundred Mile Goal in Briones Regional Park and a few photos taken along the way. Happiness is setting and reaching a personal goal. And to add icing to the cake, this one came with some photos made along the way. For reasons I won’t go into here, I…
Class pictures from the September 2016 Photographing the Beaches of Point Reyes photo workshop participants. I’m delighted once again to present a sampling of the work created by a wonderful group of participants who recently joined me for a weekend photo workshop called Photographing the Beaches of Point Reyes. Unlike…
Review: Bundled Photoshop Actions and Lightroom Custom Presets and Brushes by Sleeklens I recently was given an opportunity to try out and play with several bundled Photoshop Actions and Lightroom Preset kits offered by the company, Sleeklens. If you’re a photographer who is looking for a jumpstart on your creative…
Class pictures from the August 2016 Point Reyes: Intimate Details & Personal Vision photo workshop participants. I’m delighted to present a sampling of the work created by a wonderful group of participants who recently joined me for a weekend photo workshop called, Point Reyes: Intimate Details and Personal Vision. This…
I recently had a chance to preview an upcoming hour-long television show called America’s National Parks at 100 which will premier this Sunday, August 28th at 8pm EST / PST on the Smithsonian Channel. Coinciding with the year-long National Park Service’s Centennial celebration, the show features some excellent cinematography mixed with archival footage….
Point Reyes: Intimate Details and Personal Visions; Two Photo Workshops available in August 2016 I have two variations of a wonderful new photo workshop class called Point Reyes: Intimate Details and Personal Vision that I’ll be teaching in Point Reyes in August. Following is a basic class description. I’ve also included a…
Learn Photography at these Upcoming Photo Workshops at the beautiful Point Reyes National Seashore on the California Coast. I’m teaching a number of wonderful photography classes and photo workshops coming up through the late summer and fall of 2016. If you’re located in or traveling to the San Francisco Bay…