Thursday, December 3, 2009
The second photographer that I really wanted a print from, as part of Jim Goldstein’s second annual “Buying Prints from Your Favorite Photographers”, was Robert Jaudon.
Rob and I have been online friends for quite some time now, both encouraging each other in our photography. After contacting Rob about this project we decided to take a slightly different approach to the project. We would select photos from the others catalogs, but we would exchange full digital files, including the raw files. And then we would each try our hand at editing the others shot and make a print. It added an additional aspect to the project that was pretty fun.
I selected “Wine Barrel” from Rob’s portfolio, and to be honest it was difficult to think how I was going to try to improve on Rob’s original processing. I didn’t do much, I slightly change some of the color toning to make it slightly more monotone, but not much, I really liked the shot how Rob processed it.
I want to thank Rob again for making this a fun project, and for Jim for coming up with such a cool idea.
Monday, November 30, 2009
This year I decided to take up Jim Goldstein on his second annual “Buying Prints from Your Favorite Photographers” project. As Jim mentions in his post, “It’s not a photo until it’s a print”, I could not agree more, every time I print one of my shots I am very pleased at the results.
The first photographer that I wanted to contact about this project was Nicki Steiger of mynicki.net. Nicki is based out of Dresden, Germany. I have been inspired by Nicki since I stumped upon his site a little over a year ago. Nicki has quite a photographic range, his darker work first caught my eye, but he also has a lighter side, and is able to capture some incredible child portraits.
Upon approaching Nicki, to be part of the project, he was very interested, and happy to help. Now it was just to decided which of all his great shots was I going to ask for as a print. It wasn’t easy, but I ended up selecting “Autumn” I love the depth of field in this shot and though it would look great printed and framed within my house.
I want to thank Nicki again for taking part, and Jim for coming up with this great project.
This was a shot that I took while on a photography workshop with Bryan Peterson. The group spend the afternoon on the beach mostly taking macro shots, then when it started to get dark, we climbed back up the cliff to get some sunset shots of this lighthouse. This was one of the last shots I got before it just got too dark. This is a blend of a couple exposures, let me know what you think.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Once again 2008 proved to be an incredibly productive year for the many photographers who read the JMG-Galleries blog. The results of this “Best Photos From 2008″ blog project puts a twist to the normal “Best of Photo” list by aggregating links to the work of 93 photographers from around the globe who are passionate and dedicated to their craft. The results from “Best Photos From 2007″ by JMG-Galleries Blog Reader’s were impressive, but this year not only did the number of participants exceed expectation the quality and vision of those who submitted were exceptional. This year participants ran the gamut of experience from enthusiasts to professionals. Enjoy and good luck picking out your favorite from these great submissions
- “My Top 10 Favorite Photos of 2008” – Jim M. Goldstein
- My Favorite Shots of the Year – View from the Little Red Tent by Edie Howe
- 2008 Favorites – Photine by Laurie Ballesteros
- My Nephew – Amit Goyal My nephew woke me up in the morning and was in a very chirpy mode when this was clicked
- Another world (+Vorher/Nachher) – Visuelle Gedanken by Martin Wolf
- Boy, Hanoi – The Sun Shines & The Igloo Melts by Jon Gresham
- Best Photos from 2008 – Abraham Neben
- Apocalyptic Capitalism – Sultana Sandwich by James Hill
- Top 10 Photos of 2008, My first year in Wisconsin – Sierra Visions by Steven Bourelle
- My Best Photos: 2008 – Shutter Photo by D Travis North This past year was a huge growth year for my digital photography skills which I feel is exhibited quite nicely in my photo favorites of 2008.
- Best Photos From 2008 – G Dan Mitchell Photography
- Protesting Prop 8 - Quan Photography by John Quan
- Bir y?l böyle geçti… – Caglar.ca by Caglar Tukel Most of Photos taken during our traveling around Turkey and hiking around our hometown, Izmir.
- My best shots of 2008 – Jonesblog by Bryan WIlliam Jones
- Flamingo and Desert Landscape – pl?dys’s photoblog by Mike Reys Both pictures are from one of the most beautiful places on earth: Chile’s Atacama desert. The salt lakes there provide for some stunning colours and beautiful wildlife.
- Suspended – Mark Groves Photography
- My Favorite 10 Images from 2008 – IM Digital by Ivan Makarov
- My Best Photo of 2008 – Matt Ward Photography This photo was taken in Oct at 7am after a cold night in Atlanta, GA.
- Highlights of 2008 – Lori Jackson Photography In 2008, I picked up my camera again after a year long hiatus following pregnancy and my son’s birth.
- Favorites from 2008 – Adventures Through The Lens by Rebecca Jackrel
- Top Ten Photos of 2008 – Chris Moore Photography
- My Photo Record – Kriz Cpec Photo Blog
- Best of 2008 – Catavino by Ryan Opaz
- Looking Forward and Back – Graf Nature Photography by Mark Graf
- Lloyd’s Favorites of 2008 – L.D. Cross
- My Favorite Photos from 2008 – Epic Edits by Brian Auer A selection of my favorite photos from 2008, broken down by each month and supplemented with a few thoughts.
- Derryclare Lough – Focus Pocus by Albert MacSweeny My best photo of the year was when I was lucky enough to get a still lake in the usually turbulent west of Ireland
- Best of 2008 – News and Views by Dave Wilson
- Needle – Andel’s Photoblog by Andel Früh This photo has been shot with the kit lens (18-55mm f/3.5-5.6) in retro position (front lens to the camera)
- Year in Pictures – Marcin Retecki
- 2008 Top Ten – Lois Elling
- My Best Photos of 2008 – Out of My Mind by Steven L. Mullen These are travel and nature shots taken in Michigan, China, and locally.
- One from 2008 – Hockley Photography by Aaron Hockley It’s a photo taken at night, looking across a bridge towards another photographer also taking a picture of the same ferris wheel as I was.
- 2008 in Pictures – Sawlani Photography by Hitesh Sawlani
- My Top 10 Photos for 2008 – by Neil Creek Photography
- Best of 2008 – The Quiet Picture by Minna Kinnunen My 10 favourites from 2008, everything from flower closeups to landscapes and starry nights!
- Best of 2008 – by Stig Nygaard Just a quick little mixed selection of what I consider my best photos from 2008
- My Top Ten Photos from 2008 – Korn on the Blog by Justin Korn Of the 1,800+ images I uploaded to Flickr this year, these are what I thought were my top 10.
- Blog Project: “your Best Photos from 2008″ – Jim’s Photography by Jim Wheeler
- My Best Photos from 2008 – TrevorCarpenter.com by Trevor Carpenter
- Best Photos of 2008 – by Dave Reichert
- 2008 Favorites – by Beth Madison
- 01/01/2009 Best of 2008 – Brad Barton Photography
- 2008: My Favorite Photos – My Digital Life by Jeremy Brooks
- 2008: The year in photographs – Katie the Scrapbook Lady by Katie
- Gotham. Or maybe London – SFT Photography by Steve Thomas I love the dark and moody feel, combined with the futuristic look of the building. I really enjoyed shooting it!
- My Best Photos of 2008 – Malphoto.com by Andre Maltais I’m particularly proud of these submissions this year, as it seems I’ve made some great strides in my photography from the beginning of the year.
- Best of 2008 Project – Photos From The Top Floor by Carsten Fischer
- La Arcada seating on a rare rainy October morning – gZphotoGraph
- Jaguar – by Jarrod Erbe Photography This jaguar image was taken at the Milwaukee County Zoo. The background was generated using a combination of Aperture, Photoshop Elements, and DFT Light.
- Best of 2008? – Suzy Walker, Underwater Photoblog My top ten fav travel, underwater and macro photos taken in 2008
- My best shots of 2008 – TemujinPhoto Blog by João Almeida
- Best of 2008 – by Rick Goldwasser
- My Top 10 Images of 2008 – The Jim Stamates Collection by Jim Stamates
- #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 – Mannedspace: Photographs by MT Fanders
- Best 10 of 2008 – by Duffy Knox
- Future Christmas Card – by Massimo Belloni
- Best Photos of 2008 – MIZSPONTANEITY: A Girl With A Camera by Elaine I got a Nikon D40X for Christmas 2007, and although some of these photos were with my trusty Sony W70 point-and-shoot, these are my favorite 10 results of my first year with a digital SLR.
- Best of 2008 – Changing Perspectives by Jenni Brehm
- My Best of 2008 – by Eliya Selhub In 2008, I have found myself increasingly drawn to animals as subjects, and a slight cartoonish absurdity always appeals to me.
- My Best Photos From 2008 – Lilahpops – Plunging into Photography by Anthea Brown Looking back over my photos for the past year shows my increasing interest in post-processing experimentation alongside my favourite macro format.
- My top 10 favorite photos of 2008 – The Taeleman’s Blog by Kris Taeleman
- My Favorite Photos of 2008 – Coulter Photos by Scott Coulter
- Favorites of 2008 – XGray Vision by Stephen Gray
- My Top 10 Favorite Images of 2008 – Cornforth Images by Jon Cornforth Spectacular nature and wildlife photography, photos, and pictures by award winning professional photographer Jon Cornforth.
- Sitting Backwards on My Horse – latoga photography By Greg Lato
- Top ten images of 2008 – Enlightened Images by Gary Crabbe These are some of the image I took in 2008, and which rose toward the top of the – I Like – pile.
- Best 10 photos of 2008 – Have Camera Will Travel by Paul Dymond Images from professional Australian travel photographer Paul Dymond which ironically were all taken pretty close to home.
- Best of 2008 – Heidi Donat
- Best Photos of 2008 – by Luca Filigheddu Photography
- Favourites of 2008 – by Chris Brown
- Best of 2008 – by William Kahn
- Pics of the pops 2008 – fotoVoyager by William Fawcett
- My Top 10 Photos of 2008 – Always Breaking by Gary Hegenbart
- Best of 2008 – by Trevin Chow This is a set of my best photos that I took during 2008 which is a combination of Flickr’s “interestingness” meter and my own selection.
- Best of 2008 – Hotel Yankee Foxtrot by Alex McGeagh A collection of the better images captured in a progressive and productive year for me.
- Top 10 Photos of 2008 – Digital Kloc Photography Blog by Brian Kloc
- Burrard-Lucas Top Ten Photographs of 2008 – Burrard-Lucas Photography by William Burrard-Lucas We are brothers from the UK with a shared passion for wildlife photography – in 2008 we followed Meerkats in the Kalahari, stalked Jaguars in the wetlands of Brazil and waded through swamps at night to photograph Caimans…
- My best 10+3 pictures of 2008 – All Day I Dream About Photography by Antoine Khater
- Best of 2008 on Highway 89 – Ann Torrence Photography Transecting the west from Mexico to Canada on US89.
- Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance – by Dave Fitch A railway bridge in Leith [Edinburgh] that was restored and then left to rot. It’s not perfectly symmetrical, but then neither is the bridge
- My Top 10 Photographys of 2008 – Nuwomb Bits by Scott Webb
- Best of 2008 – Matt Sallee Photography
- My 10 best photos of 2008 – Stephen Trainor Photography Mostly landscapes, mostly of the Southwest, but with a hint of other anglophone countries.
- 10 in 2008 – k|d loftis photography My favorite images from 2008 which include weddings, maternity and newborns, families and babies and a few personal images from the year.
- My 10 Favorite Images of 2008 – Della Huff Photography My ten favorites from 2008 include California landscapes and cityscapes, with a couple of extra goodies thrown in for fun!
- Best Photos of 2008 – by Dave Schumaker
- Best of 2008 – by Jay Goodrich Photography
- My best photos from 2008 – All Narfed Up by Bryan Villarin Choosing my best photos from 2008 was really hard to narrow down, especially since it was my first year with a SLR camera.
- Mein Flickr Photostream 2008 – Best of – by Stefan Neuweger
- My Best Photos from 2008 – Why Yet Another Photo Place by Rafa
- Best Photos from 2008 – by Daria Sukhanovska Only until i created this set of 13 photos, i realized how much progress i have done this year: I have traveled a lot, got one photo printed in the magazine and had my first own personal exhibition in the university library and simply had fun with my photos
- My Best of 2008 – by Phil Price Photography
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Photography has really become my new passion in 2008. Looking back at the photographs I took this past year, I can tell I learned a good bit. The year started slow, photography speaking, but picked up as I had much more time to shot during a two week family vacation, then months later while taking a workshop with Bryan Peterson. Here are a collection of my favorite shots this past year, including several that allowed me to work on my Lightroom and Photoshop skills.
Goals for 2009
My goals for 2009, are to keep shooting, if anything shoot way more often. I have started PhotoChallenge.org’s 2009 photo per day challenge, hopefully I will be able to keep up. I also want to work on macro and flash photography this year. I would like to sell one of my photographs this year, not really for the money, but to see what people like.
If 2009 continues as 2008 finished, it is looking to be a good year.
