Snowy Owl
What is a Snowy Owl expedition really like? This article is your chance to find out. Join me for a two day photo safari! I give you tips and photo suggestions along the way, and you get to see how I prepare, plan, and adapt on a photo trip.
Pika
If creating stunning wildlife images was easy, everyone would be doing it. Fortunately for all of us, some of the very best wildlife photographers have shared their secrets in some excellent books that will dramatically improve your wildlife photography.
Wildlife Photography Guides
The first step to photographing wildlife is finding wildlife and one of the best ways to find wildlife is to look at wildlife location books. They will save you hours of frustration by sending you to the best locations to find wildlife.
Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams was born February 20, 1902. He is “the” icon of American landscape photography. Trained as a concert pianist, his love of photography and time spent in Yosemite National Park led him to a career change.
Lyn Marie, Ohio
It is difficult enough to create a beautiful nude image under normal circumstances, much less in the cold and snow. You need to bring some significant skills and experience to the task.
I am excited to announce my nature photography workshops for 2016. They are all listed and linked at JimDoty.com. These are action packed, fun filled workshops that are crammed full of practical photography tips and information that will give a big boost to your photography. Just read what photographers say about the workshops.
Photo by James Turrell
Your Monday dose of photographic inspiration from The Breed. More here.
Photos by Melissa Rodwell from the photo shoot featured in the video below.
Unlike the last video which emphasizes the work that goes on before the actual photo shoot, this video is mostly about what goes on during the shoot.
Tear sheet from Harper’s Bazaar Arabia. Photo by Melissa Rodwell from the photo shoot featured in the video below.
The common perception of a fashion shot on location is beautiful models in fabulous locations, but that is not the whole story, and maybe not entirely the real story as you will see in this video.
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Ashley in silver metallic body paint.
Ashley and I were doing a photo shoot in the studio with silver body paint and we decided to go outside, despite the cold, winter weather. Isn’t this what everybody does on Valentine’s Day?
What is the location of this iPhone photo?
UPDATE, 1:05 pm: That didn’t take long. Rich is our winner today. He is a photographer in Colorado. I was facing generally north taking pictures of El Capitan (with a better camera than my iPhone). I was standing in El Capitan Meadow (just south of Northside Drive) in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California.
Where was I when I took this photo? Today’s quiz is being run simultaneously on my photography blog and my Facebook photography page. The winner will be determined by the time stamp of the comments as I receive them on my Facebook photography page (you must be logged in to Facebook to see my photography page).
El Capitan in the moonlight along with a camera and tripod. El Capitan Meadow, Yosemite National Park, California.
GPS Data is increasingly important to photographers. It is the link between photos and photographic locations. It can be very helpful to drop GPS coordinates into a program like Google Earth to be able to tell exactly where a photo was taken. How do you do that?
Moonlight on Bear Lake and Hallett Peak. Evening field trip. Photography workshop at Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Click to see a much larger version.
I am excited to announce my nature photography workshops for 2016. These are action packed, fun filled workshops that are crammed full of practical photography tips and information that will supercharge your photography. Just ask anyone who has “survived” one of my workshops.
Did you know that with a “beautiful location” and a “beautiful model” and “using just the sun at the right time of day” you can get some beautiful images? Yep. I kinda figured you already knew that. And if you didn’t know that already here are the photos to prove it.