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It’s been a great year for photography, perhaps even better than last year, and as 2008 nears its end I thought it would be fun to select my favorite photos from the year. I had a tough time narrowing things down so here they are… Honorable Mentions: Honorable Mention #5: Pike Place Market One thing I love about taking travel photos is the constant challenge to find a new perspective. While I got odd stares from pass

As a kid I distinctly remember a year passing super slow, but now they seem to zip by. This year has been a blast and I’ve been very lucky to share some great moments, perhaps a bit of knowledge and make some great friends through my blog. To all who have been reading my blog, the old timers, the newbies and everyone in between, I hope you and your families have a great New Year! A quick update… While I&#

One of the most beautiful Christmas spectacles to witness is the Rockefeller Christmas Tree in Manhattan, New York. Seeing the tree, lights and decorations is only part of equation. The cold brisk air, excited crowd and thousands of flashes firing as people photograph the scene is what creates the energy that makes this experience special. I realize this type of experience may not be for everyone, but I would surely

Having the opportunity to see the Golden Gate Bridge become shrouded in fog is always a treat. The irony of course when photographing the bridge is that when you want it to be clear it seldom is and when you want to photograph the fog its usually clear. I suppose that’s the joy of micro-climates. Even though I live with in a 5-8 minute drive to the bridge the weather can be drastically different at my house ver

My schedule has been rather impacted as of late limiting my blog reading, but here are a few links worthy of your reading / viewing. Project: Action and Preset Extravaganza – Epic Edits The project is all about creating Photoshop actions or Lightroom presets with the intent of generating a free resource comprised of all the project entries.  Neil Cowley from Make Light Real is the sponsor and judge. There are o

This evening the festival of lights known as Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) begins. It’s not too often Hannukah and Christmas are so close together, but this year the two overlap. For those that celebrate this holiday I wish you a Happy Hannukah and for those that are unfamiliar with the holiday I welcome you to learn a little more about Hannukah via Wikipedia. Background on this photo: Earlier in the year I

Technically its been a month, but I’m now a Greener Photography member. Greener Photography is a place for the photographic community to consider the environment; learn to conserve and better preserve our resources and images; and connect by sharing suppliers, ideas, and methods. I discovered Greener Photography through Twitter about 5 weeks ago and promptly applied. The prospect of the photography community co

There are some changes brewing at JMG-Galleries, the first being the addition of some new equipment. Just before my trip to Switzerland in October I purchased some dry mounting equipment for large prints. I blame Mark Graf for this who piqued my interest in it when I read his post Dry Mounting earlier in the year and Rodney Lough Jr. who wowed my wife and I with some beautifully mounted photographs at his Sausalito g

The 24th episode of EXIF and Beyond has been released (duration 58 min. 41 sec.). Nick Dunmur of Pro-Imaging.org discusses the The Bill of Rights for Photography Competitions that his organization has put together and the The Rights On List / The Rights Off List tracking what competitions meet and do not meet the bill of rights. This past year a growing trend has been underway, photography contests with very unfriend