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Jay and I now have a new public Facebook profile page for our photographic friends and fans. Just click on the link above, or go to Facebook and search for “Varina and Jay Patel” and our public page will come up. I hope all our regular readers will join us over there! Have a . . . → Read More: Fans on Facebook We’ve had a lot of questions about our upcoming Intelligent HDR(iHDR) Seminar. In response, we’ve created this short video, which gives a brief overview of the concepts we’ll be teaching. Please feel free to forward this post to anyone who might be interested in attending. The basic work-flow involves creating a simple luminosity mask, . . . → Read More: iHDR Part 1: Workflow Overview and the old one on eBay. We’ve just listed our Canon EOS 5D and a Canon 50mm f/2.5 macro lens. We had planned to purchase a new refrigerator this morning. But I looked at Jay and said, “why don’t we go get a Canon 5D Mark II instead.” He didn’t take much convincing. We . . . → Read More: Brand New Camera… I want to point you all to the photo of the month for March at Light Harmony. I’ve been a member of this group for more than a year now. Check out Róbert Štefanka‘s shot titled Ice Cream Land. If you have time, I recommend taking a look at the work of some of . . . → Read More: Ice Cream Land So – what sells? It depends entirely upon your audience. Fine art buyers want that one-of-a-kind image that nobody else has. Casual buyers and decorators want something that matches the decor. Travelers want photos that show the places they’ve been. Magazine editors want images that illustrate the point – something that will clarify the . . . → Read More: More on that…. I wanted to thank Varina for letting me share her blog. At first, I resisted the idea of posting anything on the blog because of lack of good language skills but you have to start somewhere. So here goes… For my first post, I want to share my thoughts on what sells and what . . . → Read More: What Sells? Today, I’d like to announce that my husband, Jay, will be joining me in updating this blog. As many of you know, Jay is also a landscape photographer. We run our photography business together – shooting, processing, teaching, presenting… it’s great to do what you love with someone you love. The photos you . . . → Read More: Jay Today, we’re preparing some sample images for National Parks Magazine. They’ve asked for some images for banners they’ll be creating, so I’m pulling up images from Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, and Glacier. They may or may not use our photos, but it’s good business if it comes through. We’ll see. That’s Iceberg Lake at Glacier . . . → Read More: Photo Prep Ladies and Gentlemen, I’d like you to meet my miniature friends, Mo and Pip. Mo is the little green dude with the big eyes. And Pip is the littler blue dude with the big eyes. These are the products of my latest brainstorming session for stock. Will they sell? Jeez, I don’t know. But . . . → Read More: Pip and Mo We’re live! Registration is now open for our Intelligent HDR Seminar! We’ve been busy planning this all month, and it’s a real pleasure to be able to make this announcement! The workshop will be August 15th and 16th in Independence, Ohio (near Cleveland). We’ll meet each day from 9am to 4:30 pm. On the . . . → Read More: Intelligent HDR Seminar! |
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Contest #2: Details in Nature
Learning to See: Looking at the Details
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