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One aspect of Yosemite National Park that makes it so magical is that Yosemite Valley sits at an altitude that requires just the right conditions for snow. While you can often visit the park in the winter months and see snow atop the cliffs encircling the valley, it’s not as common as you’d think for snow to last for long periods on the valley floor… well at least as of late with drought conditions.

This is the 3rd of a 3 part series on my experience jumping back into film photography after a 10 year hiatus focusing purely on digital photography. You can start here at Revisiting Film Photography After 10 Years: The Readjustment if you missed it. Withering Vine of Development vs Hipster Revival These days you hear a lot about how film development has withered away to virtually nothing and I even wrote Film is Dea

Every year I like to start off by providing a roadmap of inspiration for myself and those that read my blog by compiling a list of great photos from my blog readers. I am very thankful to everyone that takes part as their enthusiasm has enabled me to turn this into a tradition that is now on its 9th year. It is amazing to think that so many people have embraced this and find it as invigorating as I do. Thank you!  If

As is my ritual I’ve compiled my best photos of the year. Similar to last year much of my efforts have been focused on stoking my 5 year old son’s curiosity about nature.  It would be very easy to focus on my photography, but the reason I pursue outdoor photography is because of my deep appreciation for it. I’d like to pass that on to both my boys and with that in mind most of my outings this year w

This is the 2nd of a 3 part series on my experience jumping back into film photography after a 10 year hiatus focusing purely on digital photography. You can start here at Revisiting Film Photography After 10 Years: The Readjustment if you missed it. Mental Math & Visualization As I’ve been shooting with the Fuji GX617 I’ve had to make a bit of a mind-shift in my approach. On one hand I have to accoun

It’s that time of year again and if you’re a regular JMG-Galleries reader that means one thing… it is time to kick off the 9th annual best photos of the year blog project. This is by far my most popular blog project with over 200 participants taking part last year (see Best Photos of 2014, 2013,  2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007). Around this time of year people start to ask if I’d be run

This is the 1st of a 3 part series on my experience jumping back into film photography after a 10 year hiatus focusing purely on digital photography. The Camera 10 years ago I vowed I’d never shoot film again. I enjoyed shooting film to a degree, but compared to digital it became unnecessarily onerous. Back in the day I was shooting 35mm and medium or large format photography was both imposing and expensive. As

Over on my YouTube channel All Things Photo I’ve released a video looking at how far DSLR technology has come in 17 years by comparing the first Canon branded DSLR circa 1998, the Canon D2000,  to the latest Canon DSLR, the Canon 5DS R.To my surprise the D2000 still has some tricks up its sleeve! The amusing thing about creating this video is that it took me down memory lane as to why I held out until 2006 to d