Clay Blackmore Workshop
Amazing Workshop in Phoenix Last Monday, I attended a workshop led by Clay Blackmore, a protégé and business partner of the late Monte Zucker, arguably one of the finest wedding photographers of the...
View ArticlePortrait Pro v10
Make Fast Work of Portrait Processing Several weeks ago, I attended a portrait workshop with Clay Blackmore, a protege of Monte Zucker. The class was good but, like many classes taught by pros, filled...
View ArticleEverything but the Junkyard Dog
Exploring Arizona Finally getting around to exploring some locations for shoots. So far, I’ve found a lumberyard that’s also home to an artist so there’s a rich mixture of working tools/equipment as...
View ArticleTopaz Labs 30% Off Sale
Topaz Labs Mothers’ Day Sale For those who are interested in Topaz Labs plug-ins, this weekend only (Mothers’ Day 2012,) TL is offering a 30% discount on ALL products. The discount code is “TopazMoms”...
View ArticleBack to Photography
Gymkhana – Arizona Style Actually, I don’t know if it’s Arizona-style but this was the first time I’d attended a horse event showcasing kids as youg as 2 and 3 years old. The owner of Ike’s Cook Shack,...
View ArticleHorses, Cowboys (and Cowgirls) and Barrel Races
Hillside Barrel Races I discovered Hillside last year and made some photos but didn’t know what was happening so results were iffy at best. It turns out they hold several events throughout the year so...
View ArticleAtlantic Puffins
Road Trip to Maine Mary and I, along with T the Cat, recently took our first month long RV trip, driving from Wickenburg, AZ to Lubec, ME and back for a total of 7,082 miles. The first thing we learned...
View ArticleMore Atlantic Puffins
Puffins of Machias Seal Island Puffins are highly social birds but, often it’s hard to tell what’s really happening. In the first photo, I believe the trio in the foreground is gossiping but, it’s...
View ArticleLast Photos of Atlantic Puffins
Final Six Atlantic Puffin Photos These guys are so cute and comical that I’d like to post all 300 from my 90 minutes on the island but I don’t want to bore you to tears. If I ever recover from my...
View ArticleTrip to Eastern Sierras
Wow! It’s Been a Zoo-y Two Months We left for the Eastern Sierras on Oct 25th and arrived in the Ancient Bristlecone Pines Forest on Sunday, October 27. Just getting there was an adventure. First, the...
View ArticleProgress Comes to Bodie
First, a word from your sponsor… While I appreciate all e-mails, I appreciate even more using the Leave a Comment link at the bottom of each post. That way, everyone sees all other comments and all...
View ArticleScore! in Bishop
Small Town Service at It’s Best If you read the last two posts, you know we started this year’s Eastern Sierras trip with a broken right rear turn signal on our toad (towed vehicle.) Towing without...
View ArticleMonitor Calibration
A Boring but Necessary Chore I recently replaced my 6 year old colorimeter with a new Datacolor Spyder4Pro from B&H Photo Video and was amazed at how much the technology has improved. I lucked out...
View ArticleLong-Haired, Hippie-Type Artists in Bisbee
Bisbee, AZ: The Definition of Quirky Bisbee is an island of long-haired, hippie-type liberal Democrat artists in an ocean of Red conservative Southeastern Arizona. This town is the very embodiment of...
View ArticleIt’s A Beautiful Morning!
Junkyard Shoot Yesterday, Saturday, Feb 8, I joined 20 other ‘togs from the Prescott Photography Club for a shoot at Reed’s Farm, a huge junkyard in Wittmann, AZ. The weather was beautiful and the...
View ArticleFire! and a Bunch of Dead Bodies
Fire! OK, so the fire was a controlled burn training exercise but it was still fun to get in close and play PJ (photojournalist.) The original destination was the Old Miners’ Cemetery in Jerome, AZ, a...
View ArticleHula Hoops & Hot Ladies at the Garden
Night Shoot of the Challenging Variety Yes, the four co-founders of Heady Hoop Tribe (HHT) are attractive young ladies and all are very talented but those aren’t the only reasons they’re hot. After 30...
View ArticleMore Bisbee, AZ
Bisbee, AZ, a Cool, Hippie-Dippie Town In January, I posted about Bisbee after my first trip to this cool, quirky town in SE Arizona. We recently went back to meet birder friends in Sierra Vista, AZ....
View ArticleCowboys, Cowgirls & Art Deco
Oregon is a Fun State We’ve been stuck in Klamath Falls, OR for the past 4 days while our toad (towed vehicle) is repaired. The 1993 Geo Tracker has been bulletproof but, after 21 years, things are...
View ArticleHomeward Bound
Miscellaneous Photo from Past 6 Weeks Surviving 6 weeks in a 25 foot RV with a wife and an 18 lbs cat has been an interesting experience. Amazingly enough, we’re all still talking to each other and no...
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