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Smoke Break

Last Saturday you could have found me curled up in the corner of Barnes and Noble pouring over all my favorite photography magazines. I was looking for inspiration, ideas and a tad bit of motivation.


February Contest Winners

Jana Davilla, “She holds my heart in her hands”

February’s contest winners are in: First place goes to Tiffany Burke’s “True Love Can Weather Through Anything.” Second place goes to Jana Davilla, “She holds my heart in her hands”


Coming this week

Palm leaf

This week I plan on doing several blogs that breakdown the steps in how I go about making an image, so look for the first in the series tomorrow.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!

Love in Friendship, photo by Kajsa Stolberg

Kajsa here and wishing John a happy birthday! February 14th is traditionally celebrated as “Valentine’s Day,” but a little known (and more important) fact is that it’s John’s birthday too.


The Weekend Update

Chicago Tunnel

I have couple of quick reminders going into the weekend. We have the February photo contest going on so make sure to upload your photos to the fan page.


February Photo Contest

John Batdorff Birthday

It’s February and time for another photo contest. Batdorff Photography wants your best image that emanates the spirit of Valentine’s Day with people, objects, locations, signs, or colors.


Mexico

Hostel in Playa del Carmen

I’ve been in Mexico for a couple of days now, and it’s taken me a bit to get in the groove of things, but I’m starting to relax and enjoy myself. And the winners of the super cool lens cloths are…


It’s all in the P.O.V.

Lincoln Park Bench

Point of view (P.O.V.) can make or break images so today I ran through an image I shot last week and how I changed up it’s POV.


Travel prep: India

Ayutthaya, Thailand, Kajsa Stolberg

John mentioned a few weeks back that he’s planning on taking a trip to India this Spring. Here’s the preliminary list of things to do, in no particular order…


Photo Contest links

Chicago Bus Stop night image

Here is a quick list of photo contest links.


How I enter a photo contest

Contact Sheet

Entering a photo contest can be a hassle. Here are a few a tips to making the process a little easier.


Black & White Contest Winners announced!

Bird by Sabrina Henry

I’m ready to announce the winners of the black and white photo contest, but first I have to tell you, it was probably one of the most difficult contests to judge.


Black and White Photo Contest

The Lady Of Cusco  (70mm, 1/200 sec at f/9.0)

November’s contest is going to be all about black and white photography. The contest is simple, all you need to do is submit your best black and white portrait, landscape or object/abstract to my Facebook Fan site. Below are the steps and the rules…..


Break the rules to get a free Holga Camera!

Feeling dated?

You want a free Holga camera….So here’s the deal, I want you to drop by my blog and simply make a comment to this effect…”I’m breaking the law” or something like that. I’m going to draw two winners this Monday, but remember, you can only be eligible if you post on my blog.


Low Light Winners ARE…

Aaron Graham:  Southern Nights, Night Shot

After hours and hours of looking at images and comparing them side by side in Lightroom, I’m finally prepared. So, the Winners Are:


Last Day For “Low Light Contest Entries”

St. Louis Cathedral

Today’s the last day to upload images for the “low light contest.” If you haven’t already entered, then click HERE to read more about the contest.


David duChemin’s “10″ is a must buy!

Idaho Farmlands and Graffiti

David’s short e-book was perfect for my attention deficit reading habits. The book is packed with, “ten suggestions for photographers wanting to take their images to the next level.”


September’s Desktop Calendar

September Calendar

September’s desktop calendar is available HERE for download. If you haven’t already, here is a reminder to check out the The “low light” photo contest HERE. Lastly, I have one spot available for this October’s Chicago workshop, if you’d like more information or are interested, click HERE.


Low light in the spotlight

Silent Lucidity

I figured we would kick September off early with a fun photo contest. The contest is simple, all you need to do is submit your best sunrise, sunset or night photograph.


The winner is….

Teton Magic

I must admit, on occasion I’ll play around with filters. When the storm I was telling you about (yesterday’s blog) began to clear in the Teton Range,  the smokey red sun peeked through the clouds creating some crazy light.  Now, I’m not going to lie,  when this took place I said to myself  “I’m going [...]


The Mighty Tetons

Teton Storm

I’m back from my camping/photo  trip and I must say it was a blast.  I plan on posting  a few highlights from the trip this week so stay tuned.  Day 1, we began our trip by driving from Montana to Wyoming via Yellowstone National Park.   As always,  the weather was less than predictable, and when [...]


Ready get your feet wet?

Cliff Lake Montana

Tomorrow,  I’m heading to Jackson (Hole), Wyoming  for a three day “back-country” camping trip.  I’ve got my tent, “wonderful” tasting dry food,  camera gear and most importantly bear spray.  But, before I go, I want to give one lucky person a cool camera strap.  Souldier, a Chicago based design manufacturer, has donated a $30.00 gift  [...]


And the winners are……..

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A pet contest, what was I thinking?  300 plus photos.   A ton of great shots.  Did I mention this is like picking someone’s baby for the cutest baby contest?  Next time I think I’ll just keep it to the nicest sunset shot and let all of you vote on the winner.  But, a winner must [...]


Pet contest rolls on…

Tensing

The pet photo contest has been a huge success and I want to thank everyone for participating.  Keep posting because the flood gates will close on July 3rd and the winner will be announced July 6th.   For more details click HERE.   To post your favorite pet photo click HERE.   I’m having so much fun with [...]