Landscape, Nature And Travel Photography

With much anticipation I’m off to Yosemite for the weekend. Roughly 1 year ago today I had the good fortune of visiting Yosemite valley after a fresh snow. Although it’s not looking likely that I’ll have the same luck this weekend it should still be a fun trip with numerous photo opportunities. If you’re in [...]

After reading this article I highly recommend reading:Facebook’s Terms of Use: From Bad to Beyond WorsePublished February 17, 2008

Last week in my post “How The Rights To Your Photo Are Being Hijacked Through Photo Contests & Social Media” I mentioned that social media sites like Facebook were grabbing the rights of submitted photos as many [...]

The great thing about nature is that it consistantly amazes. Case in point is the beautiful build up of lichen and moss in the trees at Point Lobos State Reserve. This is no doubt one of the most beautiful locations in California and these trees are but one facet of this gem of state land.

Lichen, [...]

Today Getty Images announced that they’re sealing the deal on a take over by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman for $2.4 billion including debt.
This isn’t much of a surprise as Getty has been shopping themselves around for a while as their stock price has continued to fall. Considering the difficulties they’ve been having I’m [...]

The California coastline is always a dynamic environment especially as storms generate large surf. Like clockwork nearly every big storm there are news stories of people knocked from the rocks by rogue waves and killed. When taking photos in precarious places along the coast one always has to have one eye out to sea. Even [...]

Sadly it seems like months ago, but only two weeks ago this was my “office” view. Kayaking off the coast of Maui with numerous Humpback whales in the area was awe inspiring. I have to admit one whale came up right behind my wife and I and scared the hell out of us. The [...]

I have to admit when I see a beautiful landscape or nature photo I instantly think two things:
1. “I’d love to visit this location and get this shot.”
2. “How would I strive to get my very own perspective of this scene.”
In fact when I do visit certain locations its tough not to snap the classic [...]

So you’ve got this incredible image that you’ve got to show the world. Not only are you going to share it with your friends online, but you’re also going to enter it in a contest or two to win some fabulous prizes. Well before you do I recommend reading the fine print, that includes [...]