Windland Smith Rice Awards

I received an email that four of my zoo photos have been selected as semi-finalists for the Windland Smith Rice International Awards. The winners of this contest will be displayed at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History! There were 20,000 entries and 650 chosen...

National Geographic “Your Shots”

National Geographic magazine runs a photo sharing site called “Your Shots”. Over 240,000 photographers post to http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com. They have kindly featured my portfolio on their website which you can see...

Composition

I have not posted in awhile, some times life gets in the way. Most of my photographic posts have been technical in nature. However no matter how technically perfect a photograph maybe if it does not have impact for the viewer it fails. Edward Weston said...

Dixon Gallery and Gardens

I’m pleased to announce that my photo featured here has been selected by Dixon Gallery and Gardens for their “Love the Leaf” exhibit which will run from July 14th, 2013 through September 8th, 2013. You can visit the Gallery’s website here....

Post Processing Zoo Photos

Good subject and composition are the foundation for a good image, but post processing can add the magic to your vision. Look at the before and after photos below to see the results of post processing. It can be difficult knowing where to start and possibly expensive,...

Betterphoto.com Award

I received an email today from the photo site BetterPhoto.com that I was awarded “Photo of the Day” for my picture “Misty Morning” which can be seen here. M. Pachis 

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