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Aerials Hawaii Photos Travel

Aerial view over Maui and tips for shooting from airlines

Picture: Aerial view of clouds and sugar cane fields over south central Maui while on approach to Kahalui Airport, Maui, Hawaii I started my last post with the idea that photography, especially travel photography, is often about finding yourself balanced between things you can and can't control. And such is…

Gary CrabbeAugust 26, 2014

Hawaii Photos Sunset Travel Trees

Travel Photography is often about Get What You Can

Picture: Palm tree at sunset, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii Almost all travel photography has a combination of things that you as the photographer can or can't control. Sometimes it simply boils down to a take-what-you-can-get proposition. Nowhere is this more true than when a professional travel photographer takes a family vacation,…

Gary CrabbeAugust 22, 2014

California Mountains Newsworthy Photos Yosemite

Starburst images on the Nikon web site

Picture: Sunburst behind rocky spire near Vogelsang Pass, Cathedral Range, Yosemite National Park, California A couple weeks ago I mentioned that one of my images from The Subway in Zion National Park was being used on the Nikon web site in their Learn & Explore section. I'm pleased to let…

Gary CrabbeJuly 30, 2014

California Death Valley Deserts National Parks Photos Presentations

Featured Google Plus Presentation Light Landscape and Personal Vision

Photo: Storm clouds and pastel light on sand dunes at sunset, Mesquite Dunes, near Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California Last week I was delighted to be a featured guest and give a special Google Plus Hangout version of one of my popular public and workshop presentations called, Light,…

Gary CrabbeJuly 23, 2014

canyons National Parks Newsworthy Photos Travel Utah Zion National Park

My Zion Subway photo featured on Nikon’s web site

Picture: Left Fork of North Creek at The Subway, Zion National Park, Utah It's been a bit of a crazy spring & early summer season for me, but there are a number of things which have been going on regarding my photography which deserve a brief mention. Sometimes being accused…

Gary CrabbeJuly 16, 2014

Bay Area California Coast Outdoors Photo Workshops and Tours Photographers Photos Point Reyes Sunrise Travel Uncategorized

Photographing the Beaches of Point Reyes July11-13

Picture: Photographer shooting the sunrise at Drakes Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California For any photographers located in or around the San Francisco Bay Area, or traveling to the area, I'll be teaching another 3-day photographic workshop at Point Reyes on July 11th through July 13th. The focus…

Gary CrabbeJune 19, 2014

Legal Photographers Photos

Have you ever broken a law to get a photograph?

Picture: No trespassing signs and fence along the shore of Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe, California Have you ever broken a law or ignored a warning to get a photograph? The things some photographers do leave me raising an eyebrow, rolling my eyes, or worse, feeling like the words, "I'm…

Gary CrabbeJune 11, 2014

Barns Farms and Rural Scenes California Photo Business Photos Stock Photography

Are my images shot on slide film now dead?

Picture: Crescent Moon in evening light over oak tree on Palassou Ridge, Santa Clara County, California I have to wonder, from a business perspective, if many of my older images which I shot on professional-grade transparency slide film aren't, for lack of a better term, 'dead'? Earlier this spring I…

Gary CrabbeMay 27, 2014

Black & White Photo Contests Photos Transportation

I’m judging; Got any Mystical or Moody Photos?

Picture: Interior of a antique First-Class passenger railroad car, Railtown State Historic Park, Jamestown, California* Business and life has me a bit backlogged on a few announcements I've been meaning to make. First off, I'm delighted to announce that I've been asked to judge a photo competition for Chasing the…

Gary CrabbeMay 13, 2014

Bay Area California Photographers Photos Sunset

The unexpected popularity of an image

Picture: Sunset over the green east bay hills looking toward Mount Tamalpais in distance, from Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California I admit to sometimes being surprised by the reactions to some of my photos. In this case, it started innocently enough; a client licensed an image. The photo…

Gary CrabbeMay 8, 2014

Clouds and Sky Glacier National Park Montana Mountains Photos Weather

It will swallow you whole

Picture: Storm clouds envelope a mountain peak in Glacier National Park, Montana Do you see the giant rock-eating monster? You can almost hear it saying, "Nom, Nom, Nom." Have you ever had that feeling like a wave has come upon you and simply swallowed you up whole? Rather than a…

Gary CrabbeApril 28, 2014

Bay Area California Coast Photo Workshops and Tours Photos Point Reyes Workshops

Point Reyes 1-Day Panorama Class – May 10th, 2014

Picture: Photographer shooting at Limantour Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California For photographers living in, or traveling to the San Francisco Bay Area, I'' be teaching another of my upcoming Panoramic Point Reyes 1-Day photo workshop which I'll be leading on Saturday, May 10th, 2014. (more…)

Gary CrabbeApril 17, 2014

Mount Rainier National Parks Photos Sunrise Trees

Follow the Light

Picture #1: Sunrise light through trees, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington (First let me say how thankful I am to have my blog back up and running normally after it had been hacked earlier this month. I'd also like to apologize to anyone who came to this site via a…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 26, 2014

Barns Farms and Rural Scenes California Photo Workshops and Tours Photos

New Photo Tour: California’s Gold Country in Spring

Picture: Sunset in the Sierra Foothills near Chinese Camp, California I'm delighted to announce that I'll be co-leading a photo tour this spring, "Experience California's Gold Country Photo Tour, which will take place from April 10th - 13th, 2014. Based in the heart of the Mother Lode in Sonora, we'll…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 19, 2014

California Coast People Photo Workshops and Tours Photos Point Reyes Workshops

Doh! Belated announcement: Pt. Reyes Panorama Class

Picture: Photographer shooting at Limantour Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California Between being busy before the Holidays, getting sick during the holidays, and now being really busy again after the Holidays, there are actually quite a few things I haven't even had a chance to share, mention, or…

Gary CrabbeJanuary 14, 2014

Animals Deserts Nevada Photos

Sometimes it just takes one.

Picture: Desert Bighorn sheep at Valley of Fire State Park, near Las Vegas, Nevada This is one of the images I included on my last post, my top photos of 2013. Now granted, I don't actually consider this a super-great image. Sure, it's a nice image, maybe even a very…

Gary CrabbeJanuary 5, 2014

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