Archive — August 2012

Marc Muench (www.muenchphotography.com) has been a professional landscape and sports photographer for over 20 years. Marc is now the "artist in residence" at dgrin.com for Smugmug, where he contributes on a regular basis to the "Muench University" critique thread. He is currently the photo editor of the National Parks guide, published by The American Park Network, which contain many of...
Experience photographing and exploring at one of "The Natural Wonders of the World," the North Rim of the Grand Canyon with the Salt Lake Art Center School. We'll be spending six marvelous days photographing out in the beauty of the Grand Canyon, interweaved with some classroom time for investigating photographic concepts, digital workflow and printing in the conference center. We'll...
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 Bry Cox (www.brycox.com) is a PPA Master Photographer, PPA Photographic Craftsman, and teaches workshops to professional photographers throughout the US and Canada. His compelling images are used by Capitol Records, CMT.com, Billboard Magazine, Fuji Film, American Photo Magazine, TV Guide, and American Girl. He owns and operates a studio in his hometown in Utah. Cox has photographed filmmakers, TV anchors, musicians, and...
Nikon is gearing up for the upcoming holiday season with the announcement of four new COOLPIX cameras: the S800c, S01, P7700, L610. COOLPIX S800c The new COOLPIX S800c is the most connected COOLPIX yet, with the superior imaging power of a Nikon point-and-shoot camera and the capabilities of an Android™ smart device. Capture beautiful 16.0-megapixel photos and Full HD videos,...
Lensbaby makes Creative Effects SLR camera lenses that offer a whole new level of creative freedom in all of your artful outings. Lensbaby's complete line of instruments are designed to bend the rules back in your creative favor so you can reframe possibilities and confound expectations. pictureline is proud to welcome lensbaby as a regular contributor to the pictureline blog....
The Lowepro website lists the Pro Trekker 400 AW as a "lightweight, yet rugged, hydration-ready, expedition camera backpack."  We tested out the 400 AW specifically as we thought the 400 would be what the majority of backpacking and trekking camera enthusiasts and professionals would go for.  The 600 AW is larger--and much wider--making me feel like I would be needing...
We are pleased to announce our 12th annual Digitalfest! This year's event takes place on September 28th and 29th at the pictureline store in Salt Lake City. This year's event is packed with all kinds of awesome classes, and we are pleased to announce that renowned wedding/portrait photographer, Hanson Fong, will be our keynote speaker on September 28th. Hanson will...
David Patterson (www.davidpattersonphotography.com) has specialized in the photography of architecture, interior design, and related projects for twenty years, creating images for firms in the built environment and illustrative images for editorial and advertising clients.  Based in Colorado, he works throughout the nation with a concentration in the Rocky Mountain region.  His work has been published nationally and internationally in magazines...
One question that will inevitably arise as photographers start to make their own prints is "What do I sign them with, and how many should I make?"  We've collected a variety of answers from professionals around the country to help you have a better understanding of how and with what these photographers are leaving the last touch on their artistic...
Photographers, almost by nature, are gearheads.  Some more than others, to be sure.  Because photography is an obvious visual pursuit, photographers over time will begin to see a difference in lens quality and in the quality of the digital capture of the sensor.  Equipment in a way used to be less of an issue with film as photographers were mainly...
Sean Hagwell (seanhagwell.com) is a celebrity and entertainment photographer who at a young age has started collecting a strong portfolio in the record and related industries.  His work has appeared in Boston Magazine, Huffington Post's magazine "Olympic Issue," and for many companies including Sony Records and soon-to-be-released content for Warner Entertainment/Word Records. THE "LADY GAGA" SHOOT BY SEAN HAGWELL "One...
Canon announced two new additions to the Canon PowerShot digital camera lineup designed for the on-the-go photographer looking for large extended zoom in compact easy-to-use cameras. For all those times when the action is just out of reach, Canon offers two new super-zoom solutions, the new PowerShot SX500 IS and PowerShot SX160 IS digital cameras featuring an impressive 30x and...
Photographer Andy Williams (www.muenchworkshops.com) has been a photographer all of his life.  Andy has been teaching professional workshops since 2005, covering some of the major national parks in the West: Yosemite, Bryce Canyon, and Zion.   His horse workshops with Lynne Glazer have become favorites of photographers of all levels.  His work can be seen on Moon River Photography.  Long fascinated...
Matt Nager (www.mattnager.com) grew up in the Rocky Mountains and frequently traveles throughout the Southwest for assignments. Growing up, he spent much of his free time getting lost in the mountains, filming movies with his friends, and jamming on the saxophone in his school jazz band. His love for nature and the outdoors, as well as his interest in people and culture,...
Trevor Clark (www.trevorclarkphoto.com) was recently highlighted in Photo District News (PDN) for his use of off-camera lighting in his adventure and outdoor photography.  Trevor seems to be the quintessential on-the-road and shooting-all-the-time kind of photographer.  Trevor's recent personal project of shooting a still and video story on an American kayaker who returned to medicine to set up a clinic in...
Photographer Tamara Reynolds (www.tamarareynoldsphotography.com) is widely published photographer in national magazines and has shot for many national advertising campaigns.  Some of her subjects have included Johnny Cash, Morgan Freeman, Lucinda Williams, and Martina McBride for magazines such as Guitar, Rolling Stone, Reader’s Digest, Money Magazine, Forbes, Fortune, and Time and many more. Her advertising campaigns have included Dixie Paper Products,...
Carolyn Guild (www.carolynguild.com) currently splits her residences between Mexico, California and Utah with her husband. She travels extensively to capture her transfixing black and white photographs, which have gained International attention. She has won numerous awards including B&W Magazine’s Gold Award for Seascape/Water (2010) and Landscape/Nature (2007), Silver Award for Metaphor/Abstract 2012 and Bronze Award in Abstract, 2007. Carolyn’s work...
James Martin (www.jamesbmartin.com) has worked as a professional photographer, writer, and guide for more than two decades. In that time he’s produced twenty books, including Planet Ice, Digital Photography Outdoors, Masters of Disguise: A Natural History of Chameleons (with Art Wolfe), North Cascades Crest, and Extreme Alpinism (with Mark Twight). He leads phototours around the world with Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris, the Phase One Digital Artists...
Adrian Parkinson (www.adrianmarie.com) is a freelance food and lifestyle photographer based out of Utah.  Her love for photography has pushed her in several directions, including portrait photography, which has combined in interesting ways with her photographs of people and the food they love. ADRIAN'S PHILOSOPHY OF FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY Adrian: "I believe in a simple, direct approach to food photography that...
Raised among Utah's Wasatch Mountains, internationally-acclaimed photographer Adam Barker (www.adambarkerphotography.com) has a passion for photography matched only by his zest for life.  Known for bold landscape and active lifestyle imagery, his love affair with exceptional imagery has translated into stirring editorial work for Outdoor Photographer, Skiing, Ski, Powder, Flyfish Journal, USA Today, The Drake, Adventure Fishing, Mountain Sports & Living,...
Today, Nikon Inc. introduced the new COOLPIX L610, an affordable compact digital camera featuring an impressive 14x optical Zoom-NIKKOR ED glass lens and an Easy Auto Mode to help ensure the capture of stunning photos and Full HD (1080p) video. Whether shooting on vacation in the tropical sun or capturing a night game from the stands, the 16-megapixel backside illuminated...
Today, Nikon Inc. announced the expansion of the popular Nikon 1 Advanced Camera with Interchangeable Lens System with the addition of the Nikon 1 J2 camera and the 1 NIKKOR 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 lens to provide users with amazing image quality and stunning 1080p HD video in a portable, powerful package. The Nikon 1 System, including the new Nikon 1 J2...
Dwight Eschliman (eschlimanphoto.com) has been living and working in San Francisco for over ten years.  His work spans a variety of subjects from athletic shoes to Legos, clean rooms to castles in Germany, the newest tech products to beef stew.  His editorial photography appears in New York Times Magazine, San Francisco Magazine, Esquire, GQ, Details, New York Magazine, Dwell, and...
Legendary Utah-based landscape photographer Tom Till (www.tomtill.com) has been photographing on the Nikon D800e in the southwest of the United States during the monsoon season and shares with Pictureline a unique image from the desert.  Tom's collection of imagery stretches over 37 years, mostly on 4x5 film, and he has many "first" shots under his belt in the Utah/Southwest area....
Cover "From Oz to Kansas" by Vincent Versace Vincent Versace (www.versacephotography.com) is an internationally recognized pioneer in the art and science of digital photography.  His passion for natural light photography is manifest not only in his work but also through his role as a creative and technical leader.  Vincent's work has been highlighted in American Photo, Popular Photography, The New...
Photographer Matthew Kuhns (www.matthewkuhnsphotography.com) is a California-based landscape photographer, with images published in Popular Photo and PDN.  There is a reason why I'm connected to Matt's image highlighted here today, and that is because I met Matthew several minutes after he took this shot in Yosemite.  I had been foolishingly loitering farther up in the Yosemite Valley and had taken...
Photographer Chip Kalback (www.chipkalback.com) is an independent photographer based out of Denver, Colorado who shoots commercial and editorial photography with a focus on lifestyle sports and music.  He is represented by Wonderful Machine.  We caught up with him in his busy schedule to ask specifically about how he gets his fantastic concert and music shots. Pictureline:  First, how does a...
Nadav Kander (www.nadavkander.com) is a regular contributor to many international publications, including the New York Times Magazine, for whom he documented Obama's People.  His many international awards and nominations include most recently the Silver Photogapher of the Year Award at the Lianzhou Internaitonal Photo Festival in China.  He holds the title of the largest portfolio of work by the same...
Ryan Krueger (ryankrueger.com) is an outdoor adventure and landscape photographer based out of Bozeman, Montana. He works with editorial and commercial clients around the world and specializes in capturing authentic images in natural environments. With a passion for the outdoors and a strong commitment to producing quality work, Ryan has been able to consistently bring back commanding images that tell...
One of the world’s first true electronic HDSLR remote controls, the Clamp-On Electronic Remote Control for Canon HDSLRs, lets you react quickly to changing contexts and creative inspiration. It connects to your Canon HDSLR via USB and interfaces with the camera and lens firmware directly to control focus operations, live view, record start/stop, shutter release, and more. Expansion of Product...