From Scott Bourne: How to write a sample query letter. Rather than long winded explanations of the hows and whys, he gives you a very interesting, real life example of one of his own query letters.
From Black Star Rising: Are you adding context to your photos? “Extreme close-ups can have an impact on viewers — [...]
Picture: Red rocks at Kodachrome Basin State Park, Utah
Today, the Kodak Company announced that it was retiring Kodachrome, its flagship slide film that it been producing for well over half a century. Take a look at any National Geographic Magazine circa the early 1990’s or earlier, and that’s all you’ll see; images shot on Kodachrome. [...]
From Don Giannatti: Preparing yourself for getting out there as a professional photographer. A great first post in a planned series. Lots of good heads-up info you need to know if you’re thinking that being a pro photographer is in your future.
From Scott Bourne: Get Creative: Telling Stories with your Camera. Be Brave, Shoot, [...]
Photographers Beware; There’s another really bad photo contest out there being run by what most would consider a very reputable institution. Courtesy of Photo Competitions, I saw their recent posting advertising an upcoming photo contest being done by the Smithsonian Magazine.
The catch: Just by entering the contest, (as opposed to winning) you’ll be giving [...]
“So that’s what it looks like.”
There’s an unmistakable feeling you get when you see something for the first time. It’s that sense of “wow” and awe when you discover something heretofore unknown. I had that feeling this last weekend as I came across a recent posting by one of my favorite photoblogs, The Big [...]
Picture: Sunrise behind Thor’s Hammer, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
I’m very pleased to announce that I will be co-teaching a workshop on The Business of Outdoor and Nature Photography in conjunction with fellow photographer Charlie Borland and Aspen Photo Workshops. The workshop will be held November 5th through 8th, 2009 at Ruby’s Inn & Conference [...]
Picture: Sunset light on the face of Half Dome, from Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park, California.
In my last two blog posts, I reported on the mediocre quality of images used by Travel & Leisure Online for their Best Views from US National Parks feature, and the subsequent post when it was discovered that one of [...]
Photos: Storm over Half Dome from Sentinel Rock, Yosemite National Park, California
Yesterday, I made a post critical of the mediocre quality of photos used by Travel & Leisure in their online feature, Best US National Park Views. I said a couple were decent at best, a couple were “OK”, and the rest were, well… just [...]
Picture: Alpenglow on clouds in evening above Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California.
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by an editorial intern at Travel & Leisure (Online) requesting permission to use an image of mine of Yosemite National Park for a feature they were planning on running called, [...]
Picture: X-15 NASA Experimental Rocket Plane and storm clouds, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, near Mojave, California.
How do you deal with photographic disappointment? What happens when you go after a shot with a certain set of expectations, and then you are totally foiled in your attempts to get that shot?
I faced these questions [...]
Gary Crabbe is a professional Outdoor, Location, and Travel photographer and writer based in Northern California. His Enlightened Images web site has been ranked one of the most popular individual photographer sites on the the Internet. Read a recent interview.
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