Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images

Picture: Sunlit church steeple at sunrise, Ferndale, Humboldt County, California
One of the things that makes for a good dramatic photo is contrast. Lights against darks, and warm colors against cool colors. Here, the church was lit by sunrise light that came through a hole in a thick blanket of coastal fog that had settled in [...]

Picture: Overlooking the rugged hills of the Santa Ynez Mountains, near Santa Barbara, California

Now that I’ve uploaded images for my book project, I’m getting the chance to go back through some of the new material I created over this last year. One location that impressed me more than many was this view I came across [...]

Last week was extremely busy in the news, and not just on Wall Street. There has been quite a bit of fallout from the Jill Greenberg fiasco, and the closing of the Photoshelter Collection. On the Photoshelter side of the universe, one of the old forum moderators has started a new Stock Imaging Forum, which [...]

In the modern visual world, some people want to use their photography to do more than just tell a news story, they want to make up a story using their photo. For editorail journalism, there is a fairly clearcut set of guidelines, while in the world of parody and opinion are much less defined.
Two recent [...]

Picture: “Altered” headstone at the Ferndale cemetary, Humboldt County, California
Many folks will obviously recall this reference to the Freddy Fender song; the new theme song for The Photoshelter Collection (PSC); the stock agency collective wing of Photoshelter. An email just arrived announcing the closure of the collection. Frankly, I’m upset, but not surprised. [...]

Picture: If I put a caption here, you’d know what this is.

In the mode of continuing to show images from my recent trips; I don’t consider myself an ‘artist’. A number of years ago, I played around with running a few pictures through Photoshop Filter upon Photoshop Filter. I messed around with about a half-dozen [...]

Picture: Owl perched on top of Cape Mendocino Lighthouse, and crescent moon in evening light, Shelter Cove, on the Lost Coast, Humboldt County, California
This is my “light at the end of the tunnel” photo, in regards to my current book project. This weekend I uploaded my collection of images for the publisher to begin [...]