I just posted a new piece at the California Nature Photographer blog: Photographing in my own ‘backyard’. It concerns doing photography in places you know very, very well – and it includes a few recent photographs that have not been posted here yet.
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List of RSS feeds for photography web sites from 1001 Noisy Cameras
The folks at 1001 Noisy Cameras have started to put together a listing of photo blogs with RSS feeds. If you can’t get enough photo news from the web already you ought to check it out! ;-) While you are at it, subscribe to the 1001 Noisy Cameras feed – a lot of interesting stuff comes across the internet by way of their site. My blog has a feed – obviously, since it is included in their list – that you can access in a number of ways including a click on the button near the top of the page.
A couple of interesting workshop announcements
From The Ansel Adams Gallery Blog – Making a Photograph: From Field to Print with Charles Cramer and Keith Walklet
This 2-day lecture/demonstration July 18 & 19 presents highlights from the 3-5 day workshops that Walklet and Cramer present for the Ansel Adams Gallery. Participants will learn valuable insights on photographing in the field, exposure of film and digital captures, and creating effective compositions, plus techniques that allow you to optimize these images to their fullest potential using Lightroom and Photoshop, all leading to the creation of compelling prints. This course will “open your eyes” to imagine the many possibilities within your image.
Rooms in Yosemite Valley are available for this workshop, but you must register by June 15th to reserve one.
I know Charlie and can confirm that he has a ton of useful information and insights to convey, and that he knows how to present them. I’ve only met Keith once… on the trail… last summer, when I briefly visited the two of them and a couple other photographers who were working out of Booth Lake near the Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. I first encountered Keith while I was photographing near Townsley Lake and I saw what looked to be a heavily-laden backpacker approaching – but it was just Keith carrying a giant load of photo equipment. (If I understood correctly, he was using a full DSLR system, a full MF digital system, and LF film… in the backcountry. Sheesh!)
Also…
Gary Crabbe announces a Photo Business Workshop in 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, 2009 at Ruby’s Inn & Conference Center near Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. Joining us will be Marv Johnson, CEO of the online stock agency, Fogstock.
The focus of this workshop is about business, and takes place during the day, so photographers are free to shoot during the sweet light hours. As many people will know, Ruby’s Inn is within a few minutes drive of Bryce Canyon National Park, famous for it’s geology and wildly-shaped hoodoos.
California Nature Photography Blog
I can’t believe I neglected to mention this earlier, but John Wall asked me to be one of a group of California photographers contributing to the California Nature Photography blog. When John asked, I said “yes” immediately – partly because I’ve seen his work and like it and partly because he came up with a really fine idea for this blog. Wander on over and take a look, and while you are there subscribe to the blog’s RSS feed – you’ll find the link way at the bottom of the home page there.
I have a few posts planned in the near term, with likely photography subjects including Point Lobos, Death Valley, and possibly Muir Woods. I’m certain to post on “my” Sierra Nevada before long now that spring is here and summer is not far behind. I offered my first post there last week, a little piece on California’s “impossibly green” season. I had intended to post earlier… but with all the other interesting posts I decided to wait for a brief lull in the action!