Surprising Opportunities

Your yard is filled with MANY amazing and surprising photo opportunities. Just recently, I was surprised by a herd of deer moving through my yard. I live in a suburban area, with enough development that I found their presence surprising. But I got my camera, put on the right lens, and rushed out. I placed myself right in their path and waited. I snapped pictures until a loud truck scared them off. I could have missed the deer had I not been paying attention. I'm glad I was because I got a few amazing moments with some very relaxed deer and some great pictures!

Holiday Specials from Hunt's Photo (Gabby)

Hello All -

Check out the following specials from Hunt's Photo and Video for Christams and holiday gifts.


http://wbhunt.com/holidays/index.htm
 
 
Also, contact Gary Farber at digitalguygary@wbhunt.com with any special needs or requests for equipment. He'll be sure to help you!
 
- Gabby

NEW ISSUE (Gabby)

Dear Readers -

The new issue of Nature's Best Photography Students is up online at http://www.naturesbeststudents.com/. Check it out! You can also enter our new online photo contest for FREE. Enter up to 20 images at www.naturesbeststudents.com/takeaction. More soon!

See below for a few new photos from South Africa!

-  Gabby

Curing Photographer's Block (Johan)

Sorry that I haven't posted lately, but I've had photographer's block for a while. :-( It seems that many of us suffer from this at one point or another, but here is a great article at LensRentals.com on how to break photographers block. And here are a few other tips to solve this disease.

• Use the old trick of confining yourself to a 10x10 foot square for an hour.
• Choose a project and try to make 50, 100, or more (set a goal) good photos of the subject you choose. For example, you could choose lighthouses, elk, spiders, etc. Be prepared to spend a lot of time on your project.
• Some photographers start a "photo-a-day-for-a-year" blog. You can get started at Blogger.com

Anyway, have fun shooting!
--Johan