From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Beauty Within

May 28, 2009 Art Shows

This past weekend was the start of the 2009 art show schedule for me at the 28th New Paltz Art and Crafts Fair. I love these events as it gives me the opportunity to meet and interact with lots of new people, get real-world feedback on new images, and of-course gain new customers and patrons.
As [...]

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Spring Workshop Report-Mohonk Preserve

May 19, 2009 Workshops

I had a great time this past Saturday as 7 students joined me for my Spring Hudson Valley Photo Workshop. Single day workshops can be quite risky with regards to weather and other unpredictable conditions, and I’m always apprehensive the week  leading into one. One advantage however, is being able to change locations at the [...]

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NY Times to Feature an Image

May 15, 2009 Personal

I’m proud to announce that this Sunday’s (May 17th) print edition of The New York Times will feature one of my Hudson Valley landscape photographs. It will be used in a special Hudson River 400th Advertorial celebrating the voyage of Henry Hudson. While I haven’t seen the layout, they requested a fairly large file, so [...]

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Featured Print: Sunrise, Lost City

May 14, 2009 Craft

After several attempts, this image is the final result of my recent “self-assignment” to create a new photograph for the Mohonk Preserve’s yearly benefit auction. Titled “Sunrise, Lost City, Mohonk Preserve”, my goal was to capture the dramatic feel and nature of this location, and on my last visit, I think I’ve come pretty close.
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Thinking Big

May 11, 2009 General

I’ve recently started a new book called “The Think Big Manifesto” by Michael Port and it’s turning out to be another great source of inspiration. There was one passage that resonated with me immediately because I could relate to it so easily, and I thought I would share it with you here.
“When we take risks [...]

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Realistic HDR Photography

May 5, 2009 Craft

High dynamic range photography, otherwise known as HDR, has become extremely popular these days given all of the tutorials, videos and books I see more and more of on the internet. I’ve even seen other photographers denouncing hdr as though somehow it’s “cheating” or not worth the time and effort to learn. Yet as I’ve [...]

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