Read Part 2 of My Art Wolfe Interview
You can read part 2 of a 3 part interview I conducted with nature and cultural photographer Art Wolfe earlier this spring. To read more visit the Art Wolfe Blog and read the interview post.
Yakima – Really? Really!
A few weeks ago I was in Yakima, Washington with friend and fellow photographer Daniel Galan. Right at sunset I lead the charge to ditch the wives and kids to shoot a few images before settling down to a margarita and a little of the local Mexican cuisine. After being cooped up in a hotel [...]
What is Thy Bidding My MASTER COLLECTION CS5 – Just the Beginning
Last week we received our copy of Adobe’s Creative Suite 5 – Master Collection. I am sure that many of you already know about this software from all of the buzz Adobe has generated about its release. We decided that the Master Collection was a good choice for our office because we are starting to [...]
Exposures – Guy Tal
“Exposures is collection of essays and images, originally published in various online sites, blogs, and newsletters as well as some mainstream publications. As the sands of the Internet shift and pile and overtake, I decided to preserve some of these writings in print in the hope that they continue to be interesting and useful. Although [...]
The Gift
I have been skiing for 25 years now. If I were about to turn 30 and not 40, I probably would be some kind of professional athlete instead of a photographer. Maybe? I only say this because statistically most professional athletes are exposed to their sport at an early age, usually before they can really [...]
Look Ma, No Hands! I Think?
I spent last night leafing through a sketch book of mine from 1994. That was right after I graduated college with a 5 year Bachelor of Architecture Degree. This sketch book was originally 100 sheets of paper. I know there are less pages in there now because I remember tearing out multiple sheets for those [...]
5 Things I Love About Life
These are in no particular order and all of equal importance. -Exercise. I don’t care what it is, skiing, mountain biking, road riding, walking with my daughter, hiking, backpacking, running, trail running, weight lifting, Tai Chi, or the 12 ounce curl. I need it, live for it, breathe it, it is my drug of choice. [...]
They Are…
They are sharp. They are pointy. They are smooth. They are rough. They are jagged. Some are different. Smooth. Curved. Never Ending. Sexy. Angry. Unpredictable. Inspiring. Dilating. Magnificent. Worn. New. Old. Tall. Short. They change their minds with the direction of the wind. They lure you in. Win you over. Then send you home without [...]
Riding Giants – Inspired Once Again
Before my flight to Arizona last week I decided to upload a movie into my iPhone to keep me occupied during part of the three hour plane ride . Riding Giants is a surf film about the history of surfing and riding monster waves with a focus on surfer Laird Hamilton. And again, like my previous [...]
Vancouver 2010 – The Olympics – Part 2 – The Context
In my first post regarding my visit to the 2010 Winter Olympics, I discussed an image and fascination with the bobsleigh since childhood. With this post I want to take the photographic process a little further and talk about image context. Any time that I shoot a story or idea, whether it be a personal [...]
Vancouver 2010 – The Olympics – Part 1
Since age 10 I have been enthralled with the bobsleigh. That was the first time I was old enough to realize what it was. I watched every segment of the sport on TV during the Lake Placid Olympics of 1980. I built my own toy bobsleigh run out of clay, cotton and plywood, built bobsleighs [...]
Aperture 3 – a Quick Personal Comparison to Lightroom
For starters, I feel that I need to qualify this review with a little bit of my history with Apple Computers and Aperture software. I bought my first Mac over 20 years ago and have been using them exclusively as my publishing platform since. My standard saying is, “You can have my Mac when you [...]
Where Does Your Inspiration Come From?
As I conjured up the words for this post in my head, I was convinced that I was going to discuss what has inspired me, what currently does inspire me, and what I think will inspire in the future. Lately, I haven’t been looking to photography for inspiration, I have been looking elsewhere. I have [...]
The Rise
Jay has an article on new friend and fellow photographer Greg Russell’s blog today! To read it click here.
Guest Columnists-Samantha Chrysanthou and Darwin Wiggett
Photoshop and Nature Photography: How Far is Too Far? by Samantha Chrysanthou and Darwin Wiggett Samantha’s website | Samantha’s blog Darwin’s Website | Darwin’s blog In the popular view, photography is more realistic than any other graphic art because the camera takes its images directly, optically from reality….However, all art is illusion…and a photograph as [...]
Rob Sheppard Discovered the Manifesto
Rob Sheppard recently made a post regarding creativity. You need to read Accidental Creative’s Manifesto, it explains everything. Then come back and have a longer look at this photo I made of the sunrise on the Colorado River in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
The Whirlwind
Those who know me best know that I have been friends with Art Wolfe for some time now. He was a huge inspiration before I even had a career in photography and now our relationship has turned into a great friendship. I have spent the last 10 days with him traveling around Washington, sometimes photographing, [...]
Where Does Your Creativity Come From? by Darwin Wiggett
Darwin Wigget and I decided to write for each other’s blogs this month. We agreed on a topic, wrote our articles, and selected our images without even hinting to each other on how we were approaching the subject. I emailed him my article and ten images, he in turn did the same. This is his [...]
Passing the Camera: Advice from a Professional Photographer to an Aspiring Photographer
Samantha Mittelstaedt, a college student from Ohio, who interviewed Jay to get some advice on becoming a photographer. Here is Samantha’s article from the interview. To view some of Samantha’s work and find out more about her, visit her website at http://www.samanthamphotography.com/ Jay has added new images, yet to be released, to the article. Please [...]
thinkTANK-I THINK I Love You!
I have a lot of photo bags. It all started 16 years ago when I purchased my first camera and lens. It was the meager beginnings of a fanny-type pack that held one body, one lens, some film, and a couple of filters. Now times have changed. I cannot fit everything into my monster Lowepro [...]
“Trust me, I’m a professional …” By Brendan Quigley
Ever wonder what it is like to take a workshop with Jay? Brendan Quigley writes about the experience… As I eyed my quickly filling calendar a few weeks ago, I came to the conclusion that I HAD to get out behind my camera before the end of the year, or I would probably explode. Perhaps [...]
A little bitty sign
A few weeks ago, I lost a very large contract. This contract was going to be a big part of my yearly income for 2009. I was absolutely devastated, mostly in part because I did not see it coming. It happened on a Monday, and about ten minutes after it happened, I received a call [...]
Velvia from Digital
You can download larger article images here. They are named in chronological order for convenience. My workshop students often ask me how they can get their digital images to have the look and saturation that Fujichrome Velvia transparency film produces. With this tip I am going to give you a quick glimpse of my image [...]
Shooting on the Fly
Jay has an article in the Winter 2009 issue of NANPA’s quarterly magazine Currents. Here it is for your reading pleasure. Shooting on the Fly by Jay Goodrich John Shaw, nature photographer, writer and workshop teacher, once said to me, “The more time you are in the field, the more money you are spending. The [...]
