2011 was a great year for our Photography business –but there were highs and lows. There were many FIRSTS for us over the past year.
In 2011,for the first time…
- we published a full year’s worth of eBooks.
- we visited Iceland,where…
- Varina got hit by multiple icebergs. Ouch.
- we destroyed 2 cameras and 2 lenses in a matter of 20 minutes. Ouch again.
- we are parents of THREE teenagers. Triple ouch.
- we closed a business…and started a new one in the same month. (We closed the doors on Visual Wilderness,and started selling our ebooks on our own websites.)
- we were unable to get a permit to run a workshop in a National Park.
- we did not visit Death Valley. (We’ve been to Death Valley at least once a year,every year since 2005.)
- we joined Google+,and gained thousands of friends and followers almost overnight.
So,there you go. It’s been a crazy year…but it was great fun. Here are some of our images from 2011:
We are looking forward to 2012,and have an ambitious schedule laid out before us. We hope you’ll come along for the ride!
All About HDR
eBook:Hiking Havasu
Q &A:RAW versus JPG
Beautifully amazing photos!!!!
Thanks,Noelle!:)
You both had a very busy and productive year! Sorry about a couple of accidents:( Thanks for sharing all your gorgeous photos,tips,tutorials,actions and great eBooks! Over my Christmas break I read a couple of your eBooks,they were great! I’m working through the rest as I can:)
Happy 2012 to you and Jay! Looking forward to the Columbia Gorge Workshop:)
Thanks for your kind words,Patricia!:) I hope you are enjoying our eBooks! We’re looking forward to meeting you soon!
Hi guys. Always love to read your blog and see your photos. I wonder which NP refused to issue you a permit? It seems everything is getting harder these days.
Hi Momo,
The National Park that wouldn’t issue the permit was Yellowstone. They are in the process of changing their requirements to make it possible to get a permit,so it’s possible that the policy has changed by now. Unfortunately,it’s too late for us.:) Thanks for your kindness!