As with last years Halloween photos of my dogs (AKA photo assistants) my wife picked out outfits as a surprise and assigned me to creatively capture them reflecting their very own unique personalities. The irony is that Moe who is donning the Security muscle shirt is the naughtier of the dogs. Well I’m sure he would claim least understood. Happy Halloween! From Left to Right: Curly, Zoe & Moe [tags]hallowee
I’m a bit overdue in my review of Digital Railroad and PhotoShelter… so overdue in fact my review will cover how each of these services died rather than what they offered photographers. Both PhotoShelter Collection and Digital Railroad aimed at bucking the trends of the traditional photo stock market giving more to photographers on each sale. Unfortunately for both of these companies they were not positio
Several weeks ago I announced the Buying Prints from Your Favorite Photographers project to reintroduce photographers and photography fans to the physical and emotional experience of viewing prints versus images on a computer monitor alone. We’re in the final stretch and I wanted to remind my readers its not too late to take part. If you don’t have a print, book, card, calendar, etc. by the deadline of
Not isolated to the Zermatt mountains I made new friends and contacts all across Switzerland. Near Gstaad I had a fun encounter with these inquisitive cows enjoying the autumn sun in their meadow. Smiling wasn’t an option. Perhaps I shouldn’t have asked them to say fromage. [tags]Switzerland, Gstaad, goat, alps, mountain, travel, photography, stock photo[/tags]
I’m back after spending two weeks traveling across Switzerland. Along the way I made some new friends including this goat who with the rest of her buddies decided I made for a great high altitude salt lick. Not pictured is a great view of the Matterhorn above Zermatt, Switzerland that I had been taking in at my 7,600 foot resting/lookout spot. While taking in the view a herd of goats off in the distance decided
I’ve crossed the half way point of my trip and so far things are going quite well. Today was particularly nice. The weather was mostly cloudy, cold and even rainy. For most these conditions would seem far from ideal, but that’s not the focus of this post. What made today particularly nice for photography was finding a photographic subject that seemed to hold endless possibilities. Mid-afternoon I happened
I’m off for an extended trip, two weeks to be exact. As a result the blog may be inactive for a bit. As I can I may blog remotely, but in a very limited fashion. Stay tuned for more photography.
This weekend is Fleet Week here in San Francisco and given numerous emails I’ve received about photographing the event I thought I would consolidate my tips to photographing the Blue Angels. Following these tips should put you on the fast track to walking away with some great photos. Logistics – Be Prepared In San Francisco that means get to the show very early. Parking is always a challenge and will test