Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images

Picture: Sunset light on the Trona Pinnacles, near Ridgecrest, California

Yesterday I announced through my Facebook & Twitter profiles that I’d just completed a weeks long edit of a 10 day trip I took last fall to Death Valley & the Sierra while working on my book, California; Yesterday & Today. It turned out that after [...]

Gopher poking head out of ground burrow, Redwood Regional Park, Berkeley Hills, California

Photographer Jack Hollingsworth is very popular in the twitter-verse and social media circles. He has recently been posting a number of excellent weblog articles using the title premise, “I am…“. I thought I would take a moment to ride his coattails and proudly [...]

Picture: A California Condor at the Condor Ridge exhibit of the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Photo by Chuck Szmurlo.
Now that I’m back from a week off with my family for Spring Break, I wanted to take a moment and respond to my last post, “Why I Like Free Photos.”
From the buyer’s side, [...]

Picture: Shelter on Mount Whitney’s summit, Sierra Nevada, California; Photo by Justin Johnsen

I know it must sound crazy at first; why would a professional photographer be happy about other photographers giving away their work for free? Given the dire warnings about how microstock was driving the stock photography industry in a race to the bottom [...]

Picture: Overlooking the coastal hills and coastline between Cambria and San Simeon, Central Coast, San Luis Obispo Co., California

Those who know me and my previous experience managing a niche stock agency for a famous photographer might also know that I’ve continued to offer my services on occasional freelance photo editing and photo research gigs. To [...]

From Syl Arena: Lessons I Didn’t Learn In Photo School 81–85 Even if you can only manage to read the bullet points, this is still a great post. Soak it in like a sponge. I strongly recommend taking time to read each point in it’s entirety.
From Brian Auer: Your Guide to Making Fine [...]

From Art Wolfe and Outdoor Photographer Magazine: Get into the Stock Market. In this article, famed photographer Art Wolfe shares his wisdom with aspiring outdoor & nature photographers who are starting down the path of wanting to sell their images. While he discusses many of the fragmenting and frustrating changes in the industry, he does [...]

Picture: Sunlight on Hoodoos, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.

This is the final reminder to take advantage of the Early Bird Registration Discount for the Business of Outdoor & Nature Photography Workshop that I will be co-teaching this November with Charlie Borland for Aspen Photo Workshops. Following is a copy of the original announcement; click [...]

From Pro-Imaging: Photo Competitions : Rights Grabbing Raids? Many photographers try to jump start their careers by entering photo competitions to try and generate some exposure for their work. However, there are hidden dangers lurking in these waters, and if your not careful, you can easily give away a boat-load of value, even just by [...]

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 [...]