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It’s always interesting to see which blog entries for the year caught the eye of my blog readers most. If you’re looking for some great reading and photography as you wait for New Years to approach then this is it. As always thanks for reading my blog and have a great New Years! 10. Half Dome Permit Related Death? 9. Adobe Lightroom Lesson to Learn – Backup Your Library 8. Privacy Watch: Cell Phones, Meta

2011 has been an incredible year. It’s amazing to think that it has passed so quickly. Online this year my blog has seen some amazing growth in subscribers. If you’re one of the many new followers of my blog thank you for subscribing. I’m looking forward to sharing more great photography and articles with you. Offline I am incredibly excited to share the holidays with my son who is only 18 months ol

2011 was a great year for photography eBooks. Below are some of my favorite releases from 2011 aside from my first eBook Photographing the 4th Dimension – Time. eBooks are easy to take for granted these days, but great photographers have a much easier time publishing content related to their expertise through the eBook format. It’s also worthy of noting it is no small task to create an eBook so try not to

It seems like only yesterday, but it back in October I had the privilege of taking some great folks out to the Racetrack in Death Valley National Park. We had a blast even considering temperatures were unseasonably low, dipping well below freezing. The trip was timed to take advantage of the new moon in order to get in some great night photography. Those who joined me took full advantage of the dark skies to take som

Earlier in the year I blogged about originality and the trend of taking photos of heavily photographed iconic subjects in Originality – A Matter of Perspective. I was reminded of this post when I saw a brief YouTube video titled “Out of Control Bridge” (see below). For some this scene induces a panic to head in the opposite direction, while for others it’s merely a reminder to get your spot ea

Update: See the results – Best Photos of 2011 by JMG-Galleries Blog Readers As has become a tradition on the JMG-Galleries blog I’d like to invite you to take part in the 5th annual best photos of the year blog project. This is by far my most popular blog project. Year over year this project has continued to see a 30% increase in participation with last years participation hitting 162 participants (see Be

I got turned on to a video titled “Happiness Revealed” by Louie Schwartzberg last week and found it really hit home. If you’ve spent any time in nature you might have had a similar thought as the last narrator of this video on “gratefulness”. As you start your week and prepare for the New Year I recommend reserving 10 minutes of your day to watch this video. I love Louie’s take on

The surreal scenery of Death Valley offers some great photo opportunities, but no more so than at night. During a new moon the skies above Death Valley unveil every star in the sky. It’s really breathtaking to see how many stars can be seen less any light pollution. The sky lights up so much from the stars in fact my clients on this night kept asking me if I was sure that there were no other light sources. Trul