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Another perspective in my Springtime Oak series. This is a little different than my last “Springtime Oak” in that I wanted the tree to be the sole subject. California Oak trees take on such complex forms that they lend themselves very well to be photographed. Their branches are so crooked and jagged, yet in whole form take on a shape that is rather iconic. In many regards the layering of their crooked bra

Photo workshops and tours provide a great opportunity for photographers to socialize with other like minded individuals and to learn from more experienced photographers. If that weren’t enough photo workshops or tours always take place in extremely beautiful and photogenic locations. I am finalizing plans for several short workshops and tours for later in the year and was curious what your experiences have been

Curious about geo-tagging or the pros and cons of supporting your local camera store versus online stores? Then you’re in luck that is exactly what is discussed in the recent release of PhotoNetCast. For those of you unaware of PhotoNetCast it is a podcast I’m taking part in with Martin Gommel, Antonio Marques and Brian Auer. It’s worth a listen when you have a chance as are the past epidsodes. List

Mavericks is always a spectacle to witness, but in 2005 no one had a better view than the Coast Guard. I found it particularly amusing that amid the chaos of the event the Coast Guard found the time to check out the action. I’ve yet to see a repeat of this and I think its unlikely this type of scene will unfold again quite as nicely.  Even still every year I return to photograph this event I keep waiting for a

This weekend has been well for lack of a better term miserable. I’ve burned 90% of my weekend trying to figure out what has been causing some very odd behavior on my computer, as noted in my previous post Beware OS X 10.5.3 Bug That Destroys Adobe PSD Files. So what could I possibly be doing that has taken up so much of my time this weekend sorting through this mess? First based on the corruption and disappeara

For those that are unaware: Error occurs and you cannot open files that are saved to a server (Photoshop CS3 on Mac OS X v. 10.5.3) Essentially Photoshop doesn’t recognize files after saving them to a server, as it would seem, ruining your file. Only I’m experiencing this problem in saving files to an external FW drive. The weird thing is that in addition to the PSD files not being recognized, the JPEGs I

Up until recently it’s been nearly impossible to know for certain where your online photos might end up on the Internet. As we’ve heard over the years a growing vocal minority will be the first to jump on photographers complaining about online image theft stating “Get used to it. You put it online. That’s how it is.” This argument is anything but true and frustrates the hell out of photo

Sunday night I took a few moments to look at my copy of Eliot Porter’s "In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World". For those that are unfamiliar with Eliot Porter he was one of the first photographers focusing on nature and wildlife in color versus black and white. His work has proven to be quite influential inspiring several of today’s iconic wildlife and nature photographers including Art