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Buildings and Architecture California Coast Photo Contests Photos

The Edge of Light (A Photo Contest)

Picture: Annual lighting of the original fresnel lens at Pigeon Point Lighthouse, San Mateo County coast, California This week I'm delighted to announce I'm the special guest judge for friend and fellow photographer Guy Tal, who's been running a series of weekly photo contests on his web site. I was…

Gary CrabbeJune 14, 2011

Buildings and Architecture California Lifestyle Photo Business Photos Travel

The Kind of Problem I’m OK With Making

Picture: Outdoor fireplace in courtyard at the Hotel Cheval, Paso Robles, California Many people think that being a travel photographer on assignment must be a dream job. Certainly it is in some ways, getting paid to travel to fun places and take pictures. Over this last week I had the…

Gary CrabbeJanuary 28, 2011

Buildings and Architecture Clouds and Sky Hawaii Photos Rainbows Trees Weather

I’ll say it again, it’s about the Light

Picture: Rainbow over Polynesian motif wood carving, Paradise Cove, Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii I've said it before, and I'll say it again. In fact, I say it just about every time I'm teaching somebody or some group about photography, or giving one of my workshop presentations. A boring subject in…

Gary CrabbeJuly 21, 2010

Buildings and Architecture California Photo Business Photographers Photos Stock Photography

Why I Like Free Photos

Picture: Shelter on Mount Whitney's summit, Sierra Nevada, California; Photo by Justin Johnsen I know it must sound crazy at first; why would a professional photographer be happy about other photographers giving away their work for free? Given the dire warnings about how microstock was driving the stock photography industry…

Gary CrabbeApril 1, 2010

Buildings and Architecture California People Photos Rants and Raves

Proof that History puts people to sleep

Picture: Interior of the Iron Door Saloon, est. 1852; the oldest continuously operating saloon in the state, Groveland, California I admit my frustration level has been met and exceeded. For nearly a decade working with Galen Rowell, running his stock department, I dealt with clients of every level, including editors…

Gary CrabbeJanuary 27, 2010

Buildings and Architecture California Digital Photos

What’s old is new

Picture: Bidwell Mansion, Chico, California I tended to include "No HDR" with many of my landscape images posted online. I heard too many people say, "great use of HDR" at a time when I never used any automated HDR process on my images. Not long ago, I finally experimented with…

Gary CrabbeJanuary 20, 2010

Buildings and Architecture California Photos Space and Science Uncategorized

Something old something new something really old

Picture(s): Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil skeleton in front foyer of the California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California Over the Thanksgiving Holiday week, I got my first chance, along with my family, to see the new home of the California Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Golden Gate Park.…

Gary CrabbeNovember 30, 2009

Barns Farms and Rural Scenes Buildings and Architecture California Photos Statues & Monuments Travel

New Santa Barbara California Photo Galleries

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…

Gary CrabbeJuly 15, 2009

Barns Farms and Rural Scenes Buildings and Architecture California Photos Travel

Photo: Touched by light

Picture: Sunlit church steeple at sunrise, Ferndale, Humboldt County, California One of the things that makes for a good dramatic photo is contrast. Lights against darks, and warm colors against cool colors. Here, the church was lit by sunrise light that came through a hole in a thick blanket of…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 26, 2008

Buildings and Architecture Florida Photos Reflections Travel Water

NANPA – No time to relax, no room for a tripod

Photo: Evening light at Baytowne Wharf Village, Sandestin Resort, Destin, Florida I got back home late Sunday evening from my whirlwind week in Destin, Florida where I'd been for the 2008 NANPA Annual Conference. I knew from my experience that the schedule during the conference wouldn't allow for much photography.…

Gary CrabbeMarch 5, 2008

Buildings and Architecture Photos

How it all began – or so the legend goes.

Picture: View from the window at Le Gras, France It ain't much, but look how far we've come. This is a reproduction of the first 'official' photo, taken by Joseph NicÃ©phore NiÃ©pce in 1826. As the caption states, this was the view out of his window. The world was not…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 6, 2007

Buildings and Architecture California Clouds and Sky Digital Photos Travel

Perspective; Use it, Lose it, or correct it.

Picture: Golden Gate Bridge and grey fog sky, from San Francisco Bay, California This has been one of those work travel catch-up repeat periods over the last six weeks. Recently, I got to take a cruise on SF Bay. As the boat got close to the Gate, a dilemma that…

Gary CrabbeMay 24, 2007

Animals Arizona Barns Farms and Rural Scenes Buildings and Architecture Photos Travel

Photo: Now You See Me – Now you Don’t

Picture: Looking out the barrack window at horse in corral, Pipe Springs National Monument, near Fredonia, Arizona Â I mentioned previously that I was starting to process the images from my trip last fall to Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. I'm actually now about 2/3rds of the way through the raw…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 27, 2007

Buildings and Architecture

The Edge of Light (A Photo Contest)

The Kind of Problem I’m OK With Making

I’ll say it again, it’s about the Light

Why I Like Free Photos

Proof that History puts people to sleep

What’s old is new

Something old something new something really old

New Santa Barbara California Photo Galleries

Photo: Touched by light

NANPA – No time to relax, no room for a tripod

How it all began – or so the legend goes.

Perspective; Use it, Lose it, or correct it.

Photo: Now You See Me – Now you Don’t

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