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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

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REVIEW: The Complete Guide to Luminosity Masks Video Tutorial

Picture: Sunset over San Gregorio State Beach, San Mateo County coast, California This last summer, during my six-week family vacation hiatus, I knew I was going to get very little real work done. So to feel like I was still being productive, I reached out to a few fellow photographers…

Gary CrabbeDecember 16, 2013

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Catching up, moving on, and turning off.

Picture: Mount Rainier reflected in Reflection Pond, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington CATCHING UP: As I mentioned in a blog post few weeks ago, I've been spending a lot of time recently adding images to my image library. In fact, since wrapping up my last book, Photographing California; vol. 1…

Gary CrabbeJuly 5, 2013

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Chip Away, Chip Away at the Stone

Picture: Neal Maloney, owner of Morro Bay Oyster Company, cleaning oysters at his schucking table on his barge in Morro Bay, California Some of you may recognize the title of this post as belonging to an old Aerosmith song. With that chorus pounding in my head, this image and that…

Gary CrabbeJune 19, 2013

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Photo Call: Your Best Northern California Images

Picture: Sunset light on Mount Lassen above Lake Helen, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California I'm inviting all photographers who are interested and would like to see their work possibly published in a book to submit images for a book project I'm working on about photographing in Northern California. Let's just…

Gary CrabbeDecember 6, 2011

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Yosemite Redux – why keeping those extra frames matter.

Picture: El Capitan and Half Dome during a late winter sunset, Yosemite National Park, California This week I had a potential client call and ask about a portfolio image similar to the one above. He asked about having Half Dome lighter. I gave him an example of how (IMHO) poorly…

Gary CrabbeMay 21, 2011

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A day in the life of a Photo Edit

Picture: Sunset light on the Trona Pinnacles, near Ridgecrest, California Yesterday I announced through my Facebook & Twitter profiles that I'd just completed a weeks long edit of a 10 day trip I took last fall to Death Valley & the Sierra while working on my book, California; Yesterday &…

Gary CrabbeMay 7, 2010

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I am Ground Rodent

Gopher poking head out of ground burrow, Redwood Regional Park, Berkeley Hills, California Photographer Jack Hollingsworth is very popular in the twitter-verse and social media circles. He has recently been posting a number of excellent weblog articles using the title premise, "I am...". I thought I would take a moment…

Gary CrabbeApril 27, 2010

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Vultures & the Perils of Free Photos

Picture: A California Condor at the Condor Ridge exhibit of the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Photo by Chuck Szmurlo. Now that I'm back from a week off with my family for Spring Break, I wanted to take a moment and respond to my last post, "Why I Like Free…

Gary CrabbeApril 14, 2010

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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

California Coast Photo Business Stock Photography

Stock photo searches gone very wrong

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…

Gary CrabbeJuly 29, 2009

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Great Photo Business Links 090720

From Syl Arena: Lessons I Didnâ€™t Learn In Photo School 81â€“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…

Gary CrabbeJuly 24, 2009

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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…

Gary CrabbeJuly 17, 2009

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Final Reminder – Discount for Outdoor Photo Business Workshop

Picture: Sunlight on Hoodoos, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. This is the final reminder to take advantage of the Early Bird Registration Discount for the Business of Outdoor & Nature Photography Workshop that I will be co-teaching this November with Charlie Borland for Aspen Photo Workshops. Following is a copy…

Gary CrabbeJuly 13, 2009

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Great Photo Business Posts 090629

From Pro-Imaging: Photo Competitions : Rights Grabbing Raids? Many photographers try to jump start their careers by entering photo competitions to try and generate some exposure for their work. However, there are hidden dangers lurking in these waters, and if your not careful, you can easily give away a boat-load…

Gary CrabbeJuly 5, 2009

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Announcement: Photo Business Workshop in Utah

Picture: Sunrise behind Thor's Hammer, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. I'm very pleased to announce that I will be co-teaching a workshop on The Business of Outdoor and Nature Photography in conjunction with fellow photographer Charlie Borland and Aspen Photo Workshops. The workshop will be held November 5th through 8th,…

Gary CrabbeJune 11, 2009

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