by Michael Frye | Dec 9, 2010 | Announcements, Digital Darkroom
My first eBook, Light & Land: Landscapes in the Digital Darkroom, will be released next week on December 15th.
Light & Land is a natural successor to my last book, Digital Landscape Photography: In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams and the Great Masters. In the last chapter of that volume I talk about the fundamental tenets of the digital darkroom, like workflow, creating a master file, curves, and dodging and burning. In Light & Land I delve into more detail, discussing every decision about processing five different images, demonstrating the workflow from beginning to end, and, most importantly, showing you how you can use your original idea, your inspiration for pressing the shutter, to guide you as you work in the digital darkroom.
It’s published in conjunction with Craft & Vision, David duChemin’s great photography eBook site. Like all their eBooks, Light & Land will be only five dollars.
Stay tuned for more details!
by Michael Frye | Dec 7, 2010 | Announcements
Your comments and readership have really helped this blog grow during the past year. Your passion for landscape photography, and Yosemite, has helped make this a real community. I love hearing your thoughts about a critique, your insights on the digital darkroom, or adventures trying to photograph a Yosemite snowstorm! I’ve learned as much from all of you as I hope you’ve learned from me.
To show my appreciation, and perhaps make your holiday shopping a little easier, I’m making a special offer: From now until December 15th, get three calendars for the price of one—8.99. And yes, that means six for the price of two, nine for the price of three, etc. There is no limit to how many you can order, but there is a limit to how many we have left, and the offer will end before the 15th if we run out.
This 7×7 inch calendar makes a great stocking stuffer. It features 12 of my best Yosemite photographs coupled with inspiring quotations about nature and the environment. Just click “Add to Cart” to get your copies today.
Again, thank you for your time and contributions!
by Michael Frye | Dec 2, 2010 | Critiques
“Wild Goose Overlook” by Travis Villa
Composition and Light
This week’s photograph was made by Travis Villa in Glacier National Park, Montana. Travis wrote on Flickr, “This is one of the most spectacular sunrises I have ever seen, complemented by an already beautiful location. I felt very grateful to have a good balance (not too many or too few) of clouds in the sky that morning.”
Indeed it is a spectacular scene. Wish I had been there! The color and light are dramatic; I especially like the clouds over the pointed peak on the right half of the frame. (I’m sure someone knows the name of the peak.)
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