Last week on the “Epic Edits Weblog” Brian Auer posted a list of blogs, relating to the topic of photography, as supplied by his readers. There are a lot of great sites in this list and I thought those reading my blog might find them interesting. Enjoy! BLOGS ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY Photowalking.org by Trevor Carpenter A central place for photowalkers and fans of photowalking TrevorCarpenter.com by Trevor Carpe
Thanks to Trevor Carpenter’s blog post “Get paid! No one takes advantage of me.” which references my article “The Dark Side of Flickr: Photo Phishing By Corporate America” I remembered a great resource for photographers to reference: EditorialPhoto.com This site is a critical resource for photographer who often are wondering about copyright information, pricing, contracts (particularly t
Photo Taken With An Apple iPhone … Or was it? One of the few things that was not demonstrated at the Macworld 2007 Keynote Address by Steve Jobs was the use of the camera built into the iPhone. Those looking for the first sign of an image from an Apple iPhone seem to have stumbled upon it recently. The EXIF data seems to confirm the image was from an iPhone, but it should be noted it is possible to edit EXIF da
Late Sunday I learned that this week is National Wildlife Week. This is a great time to make use of a variety of online resources to educate friends or just get out and enjoy / pay respect to wildlife in your area. More information can be found at… National Wildlife Week – National Wildlife Federation About the photo: Taken in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The wolf, not knowing I was in the area, c
One of the most difficult tasks as a photographer is to master the art of less is more. One of the most common techniques employed to accomplish this is to utilize “negative space”. “Negative space” is empty space left around and between your subject. When employed correctly, the empty space around your subject provides a subtle backdrop to place emphasis on your subject. Combined with a caref
This has been a long time favorite of mine and recently has become a favorite of quite a few others on Flickr via the Explore page. The story behind this image is quite painful. After hiking through 30 miles of the back country of Crater Lake National Park along the Pacific Coast Trail I decided to venture into the crater. A little too sore and with a few too many blisters on my feet I walked down the Cleetwood Cove
I’m a pretty impatient person so when someone tells me that something great is on the horizon I’m usually on the edge of my seat. The past few months I’ve been more seriously experimenting with Flickr.com and another great site Zooomr.com.I remember hearing about Zooomr when it first came out and was lured by a free account with a lot of storage space. I totally forgot about it until I found out the
I took this photo of the San Francisco skyline through the Golden Gate Bridge about two weeks ago on a semi-warm afternoon that turned to chilly evening. I was pretty please with how it came out. I think it might be one of the better San Francisco photos I’ve taken in sometime. I suppose that makes it a personal favorite of mine. After posting this on Flickr it would seem I’m not alone in liking this shot