I’m a bit overdue in my review of Digital Railroad and PhotoShelter… so overdue in fact my review will cover how each of these services died rather than what they offered photographers. Both PhotoShelter Collection and Digital Railroad aimed at bucking the trends of the traditional photo stock market giving more to photographers on each sale. Unfortunately for both of these companies they were not positio
Several weeks ago I announced the Buying Prints from Your Favorite Photographers project to reintroduce photographers and photography fans to the physical and emotional experience of viewing prints versus images on a computer monitor alone. We’re in the final stretch and I wanted to remind my readers its not too late to take part. If you don’t have a print, book, card, calendar, etc. by the deadline of
Not isolated to the Zermatt mountains I made new friends and contacts all across Switzerland. Near Gstaad I had a fun encounter with these inquisitive cows enjoying the autumn sun in their meadow. Smiling wasn’t an option. Perhaps I shouldn’t have asked them to say fromage. [tags]Switzerland, Gstaad, goat, alps, mountain, travel, photography, stock photo[/tags]
I’m back after spending two weeks traveling across Switzerland. Along the way I made some new friends including this goat who with the rest of her buddies decided I made for a great high altitude salt lick. Not pictured is a great view of the Matterhorn above Zermatt, Switzerland that I had been taking in at my 7,600 foot resting/lookout spot. While taking in the view a herd of goats off in the distance decided
I’ve crossed the half way point of my trip and so far things are going quite well. Today was particularly nice. The weather was mostly cloudy, cold and even rainy. For most these conditions would seem far from ideal, but that’s not the focus of this post. What made today particularly nice for photography was finding a photographic subject that seemed to hold endless possibilities. Mid-afternoon I happened
I’m off for an extended trip, two weeks to be exact. As a result the blog may be inactive for a bit. As I can I may blog remotely, but in a very limited fashion. Stay tuned for more photography.
This weekend is Fleet Week here in San Francisco and given numerous emails I’ve received about photographing the event I thought I would consolidate my tips to photographing the Blue Angels. Following these tips should put you on the fast track to walking away with some great photos. Logistics – Be Prepared In San Francisco that means get to the show very early. Parking is always a challenge and will test
The 21st episode of EXIF and Beyond has been released (duration 8 min. 53 sec.). This is the 2nd of two special episodes of EXIF and Beyond discussing pending Orphan Works Legislation that will greatly impact photographers, internationally as well as domestically. Taking part in this episode to discuss the Orphan Works as it impacts International photographers is UK based professional photographer and principle of
Its that time of year again here in San Francisco. This weekend is Fleet Week and the Blue Angels will be performing from 3-4 PM on Saturday and Sunday. If you’re in the area and up for a challenging photo opportunity I recommend coming out to see the show. Event details can be found on at fleetweek.us. I had a great time photographing the event last year with the image below being the highlight. Mentioned in B