As a photographer I have been blessed to do a lot of things many dream of including some pretty extensive traveling. To the point I actually miss taking my camera through an airport on my way to somewhere new.
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Looking For Art to Hang?
As a professional photographer my job is to capture images for my clients. That means meeting their needs, knowing their wants, and capturing them even when it may not be the photographers preferred subject. Because of that many photographers need personal projects that they photograph to keep them sane.
Read MoreRare Sunrise in Alaska
My blog post last week pair an old edit from Alaska 2019 vs a 2024 edit. In that spirit I was looking through my RAW images reliving my Alaskan experience when I stumbled on the elusive Alaskan Sunrise images I took. In May of 2019 I took an Alaskan cruise and cloudy was the forecast 99% of the time while there but one very, very early morning I got lucky.
The morning we were sailing into Glacier Bay, I was the crazy photographer dragging on multiple layers, climbing to the upper decks and making my way to the bow to photograph the landscape. Also the Park Rangers that would be joining our ship to guide us through the Bay.
Being one of the very, very few passengers up that early I really had my run of the ship and got to witness an Alaskan Sunrise. Check out one of those rare images below that was re-edited in 2024.
Old Edit vs New Vs Raw Image
In 2019 I took a trip to Alaska and got to take some amazing images. While I love my images I took sometimes years later you want to play with them again. That is when keeping the RAW files males such a difference.
Read MoreTerrible Excuses for Stealing
There are never any excuses for stealing from anyone. That is a long story short. There should never be excuses to give to photographers when you are caught violating our copyrights. Watermark, no watermarks, online, or sent to you. If you do not have the proper license, if you have not paid for it, then you do not have any rights to use it.
Read MoreInspired at 2 AM
After watching the YouTube video on Sam Abell’s talk about The Life of a Photograph, I was inspired. I was also up until about 2 am in the morning watching it which made my brain start buzzing because I was so drawn to his talk. Are my images as a photographer on the same level as his? I am not sure but I do know the elements he talks about looking for to make are images I have done, perhaps not all the time but the images I have taken popped into my mind.
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