The 16th and 17th episode of EXIF and Beyond has been released. These episodes feature an interview with Jeff Sedlik, President and CEO of the PLUS Coalition (usePLUS.org), current Professor of Photography at the Art Center College of Design and also a past president of the Advertising Photographers of America (APA). Discussed is the Picture Licensing Universal System (PLUS). Although relatively young by comparison t

In the May/June edition of Digital Photo Pro I have an article featured on Creative Commons that was spawned from my EXIF and Beyond podcast interview with Professor Lawrence Lessig. Look for it at your local book store. In the mean time the online version of this article has just been released and I invite you to take a look. Creative Commons – Digital Photo Pro [tags]Creative Commons, Lessig, Digital Photo Pr

I spent a few minutes during my lunch today to view and listen to a feature on the New York Times web site titled “Ansel Adams’s Yosemite“. With in this article are 9 photographs of Yosemite National park from Ansel Adams along with a short narrated audio piece by Ansel Adam’s assistant Andrea G. Stillman. This is a must view and listen for landscape and nature photography fans. It took only a

A new photography podcast PhotoNetCast has been launched featuring (4) four photographers and bloggers. The podcast focuses on photography related current events, off and online. The photographers and bloggers involved in this podcast include Brian Auer of EpicEdits, Jim M. Goldstein of JMG-Galleries, Martin Gommel of Kwerfeldein, and Antonio Marques of Words: irrational. Episode 1 and 2 have just been released. Epis

Dark descending on Los Angeles is always a sight to behold. As noted in earlier posts the view from Griffith Observatory is always a favorite. My next trip to LA will be more beach focused, but I still can’t help but think of this view every time I visit. Griffith Observatory Sunset, Los Angeles II View more photos of Griffith Observatory [tags]Los Angeles, California, Griffith Observatory, sunset, photo, photo

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of the best aquariums in the country let alone California. Even though I’ve visited several times it’s difficult not to be amazed by the beautiful display of sea life. This candid photo of an aquarium visitor displaying that moment of awe at the Sea Nettle Jellyfish display is a perfect example of that feeling you get when visiting the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I have to admi

Running around a location as beautiful as Yosemite National Park it’s easy to lose track of the more subtle beauty that exists there. For most this will certainly lack the impact of Yosemite Falls, Half Dome or Mirror Lake, but to my eye it is on equal footing. The shadow of the larger tree branches falling on the small plant emerging from the snow caught my eye, but looking at this I’m reminded that timi

Below is the third photo in a series of wild Bobcat photographs taken in Yosemite National Park in early March. This is one of many very close photos I was able to capture of this beautiful wild creature. Ironically my entire trip to Yosemite was devoid of wildlife encounters until I began my drive to leave for home at mid-day. Wild Bobcat (Lynx rufus, Yosemite National Park The story behind this photo and wildlife e