By: David G Hemmings, Nature’s Photo Adventures
Why do I love to photograph birds in flight?
Could it be that I always have had dreams that I can fly?
Could it be that out in the field I am at peace with myself and the world?
Could it be the thrill of capturing images of birds doing what they do best?
Could it be the infinite possibilities in each new photograph?
Yes
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Now that Christmas has passed for another year and the New Years festivities soon begin, you can start planning for 2011 by creating some marketable outdoor images with a Holiday theme.
Christmas lights, ornaments, and Holiday items are all on the clearance racks and make for some good deals. I often go in search for something new, such as a new style of Christmas lights that I can use for some outdoor related photo.
Buyers of Holiday images often search, review, and license images in spring and summer months so their products are available to product buyers in the fall who are purchasing for the Holidays. So producing them now make sense.
For myself, I like to add Holiday lights and ornaments to outdoor subjects or objects and the efforts have resulted in some good selling stock images. The following three examples are of images using Holiday props that have been licensed several times.
By: David G Hemmings , Nature Photo Adventures
The air is crisp and cold. There you stand out on the open tundra scanning the snow drifts and open fields for the majestic and magnificent Polar Bear. Then it happens, right before you some 100 yards away you spot a polar bear mom with her 2 cubs. Your heart skips a beat as you behold a sight that will stay with you forever. Not only will the sight stay with you forever but so will the images that you are there to capture. On this amazing trip you will go to one of the best places on the globe to see and photograph mother polar bears with their cubs. We will likely see them as they emerge from their wintering dens to come outside and frolic about in the snow. You will see the motherly love that mom shows her cubs as the cubs tussle and roughhouse with mom. … Continue Reading
Steven Friedman was born in 1964 in Ottawa, Canada, graduated from University with a degree in Economics and pursued a successful career as an Economic Consultant. First working with a pre-eminent Canadian economic think tank, and then breaking out on his own, it wasn’t until he found an SLR camera on an autumn hiking adventure in the Gatineau Park that he took his first photograph. This new found craft quickly became his passion and before long he established himself as a respected fine art photographer. Steven’s prior life as an Economist seems incongruous with the artistic side of his brain that creates such beautiful art, yet they are similar. As an Economist, he made sense of often random appearing data; in his photographic work he makes sense of the chaos of nature.
Steven’s vision is to find the fine details within fabulous compositions of a unique big scene. Photographing a forest with a large format panoramic camera is an extraordinary … Continue Reading
By: David G Hemmings
Getting the shot, that’s what it is all about for the avid bird in flight photographer.
The thrill of the moment when all the stars are aligned, the lighting and conditions are just right and it all comes together for that magical moment when the shutter clicks and you just know that you captured a remarkable image of a bird in flight.
There are few species that capture the imagination for bird and nature photographers more than the Snowy owl. This is one of nature’s most magnificent raptors and a real favorite subject of mine. … Continue Reading
All photographers search for that once in a lifetime shot. Something guaranteed to be a one-of-a-kind image that will reap windfall sales and global exposure. For some the pursuit of that ‘career image’ is realized and for others the search continues.
But for a lucky few it happens from being at the right place at the right time.
That is the case for Montana photographer Sean Heavey who joined some ‘storm chaser’ friends when they came across a developing super cell storm near Glasgow Montana. What Sean captured was nothing short of breathtaking and the image was shown in the 2010 National Geographic Photo Contest and has essentially gone viral across the globe. We caught up with Sean to ask about the image and the experience capturing it. … Continue Reading
It’s Sunday morning and here are a few very interesting reads while you sip your coffee:
1) If you ever wondered about how best to show a portfolio, consider reading this post on the Photoshleter blog about using an iPad as a portfolio tool.
2) If you ever get burned out on all the effort requires to place a watermark on your images, you may want to take a look at iWatermark, a software program that will do it for you. Features Include: Watermark entire folders of images at once, Scale all your images to be the same size, Creates thumbnails of your watermarked images, Use text, TIFF or PNG logos for your watermarks, Set the transparency of your watermark, Rotate, scale, and place your watermark, anywhere on your picture,Use special effects such aqua, shadow and/or emboss on your watermark, Preserve the data captured with the image, such as EXIF and IPTC, Input and Output your watermarked image into a variety of different image formats. … Continue Reading
Gardening is huge across this country and is estimated to be a multi billion dollar industry. Any industry that large has many businesses looking to carve out of a slice of it and this generates opportunities for even more businesses, including photographers.
Garden photography is nature photography and is a popular niche with many pro photographers shooting for stock, magazines, books, and even advertising. Janet Loughrey is is one of those, carving out a successful career in a niche market.
I have known Janet for many years and like me, we started out shooting a lot of different subjects to make a living. But Janet had a passion for a niche, one she pursued for decades and it has paid off as she has become one of the most recognized Horticulture photographers in the market today. … Continue Reading
My name is Stephen Elms and I am from a small town in Ontario Canada. I have been a Police Officer for fourteen years. Having spent eight plus years on both a SWAT Team and Explosive Disposal Unit, I realized the true benefit and enjoyment I received from photography. Taking pictures became a form of relaxation for me, as I found the entire process (from picture taking to editing) very therapeutic, and a stark contrast from the stresses of my full-time job. It was two years ago that I realized it was time to focus more on my true passion in life, taking pictures. … Continue Reading
