Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images

Picture: Rhododendron flowers bloom under trees along curve on Highway 101, Redwood National Park, Del Norte County, Northern California

Reports are in that the wild Rhododendrons are in bloom again along the North Coast. It’s been several years since I’ve been up this way, but I know the area very well. I was lucky enough to [...]

Photo: Cow skull in window sill as western living decor, Valley of the Gods Bed & Breakfast Inn, Valley of the Gods, Utah.
It finally happened. I threw up my hands in surrender, and labeled myself, “Spammed to Death”. I ranted back in Feburary about how I was getting 200 spam emails [...]

One of the long standing pitfalls when using Royalty Free photos has always been the non-exclusive nature of that sales model, meaning anyone can buy it, and anyone can use it. But the honey-scent of low cost often proves too attractive for most budget conscious users. You can almost hear the silent words, “What are [...]

Picture: Sunset at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, Monterey County coast, California

We all have them; photos that we think are good, except for the little voice whispering at you from across the the other side of your brain, “yeah, but….”. There are several things that I do to cure that nagging uncertainty, namely seek validation from [...]

So this evening I was doing some random surfing on the internet; and speaking of surfing…
Check out this photo taken during this years Maverick’s Surf Contest by photographer Brant Ward. The image appears on the SFGate.com photo gallery pages. The SFGate is owned by Hearst Newspapers, and everything about this gallery and other similar galleries [...]

A storm is brewing again in Washington DC, and this battle is important for all visual artists to pay attention. Orphan Works (OW) is legislation that will allow someone to use an image without penalty provided they “tried to locate the author / creator”. The idea stemmed from museums and historical collections wanting to [...]

Picture: Danish flag flying over shops in downtown Solvang, Santa Barbara County, California
I’m not the type to usually play tourist in the typical trendy tourist spots like Fisherman’s Wharf, Carmel, or even here in Solvang. Yet while working on my current book project, I often have to get coverage of these places. It is [...]

It’s not with any glee or joy that this is reported, but the microstock community oriented agency Lucky Oliver (LO) has announced this last month that it will be closing its virtual doors and going out of business. OK, I admit, the first thought when I heard this was of Freddy Mercury & Queen singing, [...]