Season’s Greetings!


I’m reading Guy Tal’s new ebook, “Creative Processing Techniques” – highly recommended! It offers clear explanations of principles, the reasoning behind his workflow recommendations, and is illustrated with his own great photos. The best part of the book for me is the look behind the curtains at Guy’s thoughts and explorations as he works through…
At long last, after 2 extensions to the voting period, the Outdoor Photographer Magazine’s 2nd Annual Nature’s Colors photo contest has come to a close! One of my images, Autumn Falls At Pewit’s Nest 9454-2 (shown below), was a finalist in the contest and in fact made it to the top 20 in the People’s…
Another cycle of Chris Quillen’s “Photographic Explorations” sessions will be starting April 10, 2010 at the Beloit Fine Arts Incubator (BFAI). The class will meet 6 Saturdays from 9:00 AM to noon, and will focus on the art and technique of photography. Discussions, critiques, and location shoots will cover visual vocabulary, subject selection, technical considerations,…
I attended Brad Nordlof’s Landscape Photography presentation last night at Camera Craft in Rockford. Brad showed slides (on the large-screen TV) of his photos and offered tips and advice to fellow photographers. Due to some initial time lost on technical difficulties with the TV’s interface to the computer, Brad had to omit some material –…
The Beloit Fine Arts Incubator is hosting The Magic of Light, a juried photo exhibition, March 1 – 29, 2013. I’m honored to be on the jury panel for this show, and I can’t wait to see the submissions! Important info at a glance: Dates to Remember Entry forms due: January 31, 2013 Notice of…
I’m honored to have one of my photos, “North Bass Lake Sunset 7127,” appearing in The Center For Photography At Madison’s first photobook, “First Look.” Comprised of juried images from CPM members, the book can be previewed and purchased via Blurb at http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1640329. Many thanks to Bob Beaverson, Trevor Passmore, Patrick Patterson, Gregory Parker, Reece…
Jack,
I hope you had a great holiday and I sincerely wish you a prosperous 2012!
Hi, Derrald! It was a great Christmas, and I’m looking forward to 2012! I hope you’re having a great holiday season, too, and here’s to a prosperous 2012 for us all!
— Jack