Dan Bailey's Adventure Photography Blog » Press, Interviews and Info http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog Exploring the World of Outdoor Photography with Tips, News, Imagery and Insight Mon, 21 May 2012 19:26:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Limited Time Deal: Get All Three of My eBooks for $17 http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/limited-time-deal-get-all-three-of-my-ebooks-for-17/ http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/limited-time-deal-get-all-three-of-my-ebooks-for-17/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:22:29 +0000 Dan Bailey http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=8543 A few months ago, Photowhoa.com bundled all three of my eBooks together and offered the entire collection for only $17. That’s 48% off of the regular price. I’d like to thank those readers who took advantage of that awesome deal … Continue reading →]]> // thumb_mti_screen_004-4d5b07d830cfda605d9fff23ff2885f7

A few months ago, Photowhoa.com bundled all three of my eBooks together and offered the entire collection for only $17. That’s 48% off of the regular price.

I’d like to thank those readers who took advantage of that awesome deal and picked up the bundle.

For those who didn’t, you have another chance to grab all three of my photography eBooks for a very special price. For a limited time, Photowhoa is running this deal again.

And even if you did pickup this bundle, make sure you bookmark Photowhoa for other great deals. This week they’re offering all 40 of the Craft and Vision titles for almost 50% off, and they usually have some free offers going as well.

How to Become a Pro Photographer

You want to take the next step from amateur to pro, but you have no idea how you can start earning a living from photography. This e-book answers many of your questions about the industry and the business-side of photography.

With this e-book, you will learn the ins and outs of the photography business. This book isn’t about how to take better photos, it’s about taking your hobby into a full-time career. This is the book to read if you need to know about the business and logistics side of a photography career.

Making the Image

Making the Image is a conceptual guide to have you thinking outside of the box so you can start creating beautiful images. With this guide, you’ll be able to learn how you can take beautiful photos in order to create true emotional impact with your audience.

Bailey utilizes beautiful imagery from his own portfolio so you can easily grasp the concepts that he’s teaching. For your convenience, the book is horizontally formatted, making it easily readable on computers and iPads.

Going Fast with Light

Going Fast with Light teaches you the nitty-gritty technical details so you can properly use your tools to take better photos. Specifically, you’ll learn about using off-camera flash in outdoor settings, where even the best photographers have trouble against the elements of nature.

With the techniques used by Dan Bailey, you’ll be able to efficiently take control of lighting situations even when you face great challenges such as the sun, and you’ll be able to do it without having to lug cumbersome, heavy lighting equipment.

Click Here to Get All 3 of These eBooks for Just $17

]]> http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/limited-time-deal-get-all-three-of-my-ebooks-for-17/feed/ 0 Spring Photography Giveaway Winners Announced! http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/spring-photography-giveaway-winners-announced/ http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/spring-photography-giveaway-winners-announced/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:23:29 +0000 Dan Bailey http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=8344 And the winners are… Before I announce the winners of my Spring Photography Giveaway, I’d like to thank everyone who entered and say that this was a really awesome promotion. Not only did I connect with a large number of … Continue reading →]]>


And the winners are…

Before I announce the winners of my Spring Photography Giveaway, I’d like to thank everyone who entered and say that this was a really awesome promotion.

Not only did I connect with a large number of new followers who also have a distinct passion for exploring life with a camera, I really enjoyed reading all the entry forms and seeing what YOU love to photograph.

Plus, I have the distinct pleasure of giving away some really cool gear to a few select photographers. Hopefully you guys enjoy your prizes!

For those of you who are also interested in reading some or all of the entry forms, check out this list of The Coolest thing that everyone has photographed.

Now, without further delay, here are the randomly selected winners and their entries:

1. Grand Prize: A Lowepro Photo Sport 200 Photo Backpack

William Sinkins: “Riding on a train in Bulgaria that was simular to the orient express and snaping pictures and videos going through the mountains…”

2. Lumiquest Softbox III & Ultra Strap

Tina Lagrotteria: “A live Frog under a large tree at nighttime. WOW!”

3. Manfrotto Pocket Series DSLR Tripod

Matt Fulkes: “Castles,cathedrals and ruins in the United Kingdom.”

4. Landscape Photography: The Four Seasons, by Chris Gatcum

James Ritchie: “My daughter or The Colosseum in Rome.”

5. A copy of my eBook, “Going Fast With Light”

Connie Johnson: “Without a doubt, my grandchildren.”

If you didn’t win, fear not, this isn’t the last time I’ll be giving away stuff… Stick around to be notified the next time I get a pile of gear to raffle off.

Also, let’s all take a minute to say THANK YOU!! to my wonderful sponsors who all donated the items for this promotion. PLEASE visit their websites, they all make excellent gear that I personally use and highly recommend. Seriously, you couldn’t go wrong owning any of this stuff.

•• Lowepro gear has long been standard equipment for adventure and outdoor photographers worldwide. They make a wide selection of durable camera bags, packs, pouches, lens, media and computer cases.

As one of my readers, you get a special deal on Lowepro gear: Click this link and enter code LP20 in your shopping cart to save 20% when you purchase anything on the Lowepro website. Follow Lowepro on Facebook for special webinars, specials and Free Bag Friday.

•• Lumiquest makes ultra lightweight flash gear and light modifiers. They’re used by the best shooters around, guys like David Hobby, Joe McNally and Dave Black, to name a few. When it comes to going fast with light, you really can’t get any lighter. If you’re going to own one Lumiquest item, it should be the Softbox III.

Shop the Lumiquest Store and enter discount code SOCIAL MEDIA in your cart to save an addition $5 off of their already $10 off April special. Plus get free shipping on select orders. Follow Lumiquest on Facebook for special deals.

•• Manfrotto makes awesome tripods and other camera support systems. I’ve been using their tripods and light stands for years; they do the job and hold up to rigorous outdoor conditions. Ask any pro and there’s a very good chance they’ve got some Manfrotto gear.

•• Focal Press publishes a wide selection of media technology books, ebooks, videos and tutorials. They have a full selection of excellent photography books by authors such as Martin Evening and Michael Freeman, as well as large catalog of film & video, audio, broadcast and web titles as well. Follow Focal Press on Facebook to see the latest releases.

•• Dan Bailey Photo. That’s me. I take pictures and write article and ebooks. You’re already here, so you probably know that stuff.. Have a look around and check out some of my archived posts, sign up for my newsletter and follow me on Facebook.

Thanks again for your support and excitement. Have a GREAT SPRING!!

]]> http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/spring-photography-giveaway-winners-announced/feed/ 1 Primer for New Readers: 10 Posts That Define This Blog http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/10-recent-photography-articles-from-this-site/ http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/10-recent-photography-articles-from-this-site/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:58:06 +0000 Dan Bailey http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=8284 Hello and welcome to my newest readers. If this is your first time here, or if you’ve only read a handful of my articles, then you may not know how much stuff lives buried in the archives on this site. … Continue reading →]]>


Hello and welcome to my newest readers. If this is your first time here, or if you’ve only read a handful of my articles, then you may not know how much stuff lives buried in the archives on this site.

Even if you’re a regular reader, you’re likely to miss a few posts. Totally understandable. You can always subscribe and catch up via email.

So, to introduce you to the flavor of this blog and get you up to speed, here are 10 recent post that illustrate the types of gear and book reviews, creative tips, lighting tutorials, introspective rants, witty humor, and general photography related banter that I post each week.

Hopefully you’ll find some of this stuff useful, or at least mildly amusing. If so, then stick around and explore the world of outdoor photography with me. Then subscribe. Share this post. Leave a comment. Say something. Or don’t. At any rate, thanks for reading.

1. 3 Great Budget Carbon Fiber Tripods

As I wade through the endless ocean of photography gear, I pull out and review those items that I feel are relevant to outdoor shooters so you don’t have to. This one is a look at 3 good quality carbon fiber tripods that all cost under $250. Think “affordable” but not “cheap.” Another post of this type is my Best Budget Wide Angle Lenses review.

2. Landscape Photographers on Creativity and Inspiration

Often times I write my own insight about photography. However, in this popular post, I asked 8 accomplished landscape photographers, including Ian Plant, Guy Tal, Jim Goldstein and Bret Edge to give me their own insight on photographic inspiration and the creative methods they use to approach their subject matter. Great images and words of wisdom from some truly talented photographers.

3. Comparing Nikon Speedlights: The SB-700 vs. The SB-900

Many of my reviews are real world comparisons between two pieces of similar gear. Rather than give you all the specs, which you can easily find elsewhere, I give you my practical analysis that’s based on things like experience, usability, value, weight and price, not numbers. I clearly outline why you should consider one over the other based on your own experience, and I don’t always tell you to buy the more expensive item. (If you’re a Canon shooter, check out Which Canon Speedlite Should You Get? 580EX II vs. 430EX II vs. 320EX vs. 270EX II.)

4. 3 Tips for Stronger Photographic Compositions

Tips are always great, because they’re usually concise, easy to digest and easy to pass along on Twitter and Facebook. Sometimes a few easy tips are all that’s needed to get you thinking differently and churn up your own creative juices. Sometimes my tips revolve a specific piece of gear, such as my 4 More Reasons Why I Love My 85mm f/1.8 lens article.

5. Sh*t Photographers (NEVER) Say

Sometimes I throw in a little humor to mix things up and to remind us that photography doesn’t always have to be so serious. Numbers and specs are serious. How we apply our own personal quirks to them is not. For more humor, also check out Technical DSLR Terminology For Regular People.

6. Download a Free eBook from Craft and Vision

eBooks are great. They’re immediate, they often provide valuable and great looking photography content and instruction, and you can take them with you on your iPad or other mobile device. I write regular eBook reviews here on this site, including this one for a FREE Craft and Vision title called 11 Ways to Improve Your Photography. Check it out.

7. People Pictures: 30 Exercises for Creating Authentic Photographs

I also write a number of regular book reviews here on the site. Who doesn’t like real books? Sometimes I’ll search out and find what I feel are noteworthy titles that I think will inspire your creativity or provide valuable insight on increasing your photographic skills or workflow productivity. Other times, I’ll give you lists of what I feel are the best books on a particular topic, such as my 5 Great Books for Learning Landscape Photography post. Check out my review of Chris Orwig’s People Pictures book.

8. Video Review- Lowepro Photo Sport 200 Camera Pack

In addition to lists and comparison reviews, I’ll also do full user reviews on gear that I use and have firsthand experience with. I’ll give you my thoughts and impressions on things like usability, practicality, durability and accessibility; again, the important stuff that really matters when you’re out in the field. As a pro adventure photographer, I can be pretty tough on my gear and my reviews reflect well desinged products that I highly recommend and that I think other outdoor photographers will also find useful.

9. Quick Layer Masks with Photoshop CS5

I’m lucky to have experienced author and Adobe educator Dan Moughamian as a frequent guest on the site. He brings us digital imaging tutorials that help you with the computer part of photography. This lesson is all about how to isolate and applying changes to specific parts of your image while leaving other areas unaffected. Useful stuff.

10. Magic Hour in Barrow, Alaska

Sometimes it’s all about the images. My images. I’ll frequently feature my newest photos here on the blog, but rather than just show you pretty pictures, I’ll usually try to incorporate some kind of tip or lesson into the post. I try to extract and pass along some of the things that I learned from a particular shoot.

]]> http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/10-recent-photography-articles-from-this-site/feed/ 0 Get Ready for The Spring Photography Giveaway! http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/get-ready-for-the-spring-photography-giveaway/ http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/get-ready-for-the-spring-photography-giveaway/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:55:51 +0000 Dan Bailey http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=8191   Get ready for the Dan Bailey Photo Spring Photography Giveaway!! To celebrate the onset of the new season and the promise of rebirth and warm weather outdoor photography, I’ve decided to hold a sweepstakes and give one lucky winner … Continue reading →]]>


 

Get ready for the Dan Bailey Photo Spring Photography Giveaway!!

To celebrate the onset of the new season and the promise of rebirth and warm weather outdoor photography, I’ve decided to hold a sweepstakes and give one lucky winner a cool selection of photo gear from Lowepro, Manfrotto, Lumiquest and Focal Press, as well as a free copy of one of my eBooks.

Want to try and win this stuff? Come back here on Monday, or find me on Twitter or Facebook for details on how to enter. Or sign up for my Newsletter over there on the right, and you’ll get a friendly email reminder about the giveaway early next week.

Happy Spring!!

The really small print: This giveaway will be open to residents of the U.S. and Canada who are 18 years or older. Entries will be collected for two weeks starting Monday April 2. Buying one of my eBooks before or during the giveaway will, in no way, affect your chance to win, but it will make me happy and it’s likely to make you a much better photographer at the same time. Win win, all around! Have a great weekend. Oh, and don’t forget to share this with your friends. Bye.
]]> http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/get-ready-for-the-spring-photography-giveaway/feed/ 1 Download a Free Excerpt of my eBook, Making The Image http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/download-a-free-excerpt-of-my-ebook-making-the-image/ http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/download-a-free-excerpt-of-my-ebook-making-the-image/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:55:55 +0000 Dan Bailey http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=8001 . You can now get the first two chapters of my eBook, Making The Image: A Conceptual Guide to Creating Stronger Photographs as a free download. This free excerpt contains the Introduction, as well as the two chapters, Light and Color, which which … Continue reading →]]>


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You can now get the first two chapters of my eBook, Making The Image: A Conceptual Guide to Creating Stronger Photographs as a free download.

This free excerpt contains the Introduction, as well as the two chapters, Light and Color, which which begin the exploration of how the human visual system perceives and responds to the world. See how you can use this information to help create stronger imagery of whatever subjects you like to shoot.

This book contains concepts that I’ve leaned and applied to my own image making for nearly two decades. I consider it the defining guide on my own photographic style, as it accurately represents how I see and compose my imagery.

Of course, if you want to continue with the rest creative concepts in the book, and if you think that it’s worth a few bucks, then by all means, purchase the full version. You don’t have to, though. Just click the button below and get your free sample of Making The Image right now and see what it can do for your own creativity, inspiration and composition.

Get the free download:

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Don’t forget to share this offer and and pass it along to your other photography friends!

]]> http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/download-a-free-excerpt-of-my-ebook-making-the-image/feed/ 1 My First Photoflex LightingSchool Lesson – Now Online http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/my-first-photoflex-lightingschool-lesson-now-online/ http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/my-first-photoflex-lightingschool-lesson-now-online/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:29:04 +0000 Dan Bailey http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=7592 I celebrate my birthday today with two great professional notes. First of all, I’m the featured photographer this month in the Photoflex Pro Showcase. As someone who’s been using (and sometimes abusing) Photoflex gear for 20 years, I’m honored to … Continue reading →]]>


Photoflex featured pro Dan Bailey

I celebrate my birthday today with two great professional notes. First of all, I’m the featured photographer this month in the Photoflex Pro Showcase. As someone who’s been using (and sometimes abusing) Photoflex gear for 20 years, I’m honored to be recognized in the same category with so many other talented shooters.

Also, I’m excited to announce that my first lighting tutorial is now online over at the Photoflex LightingSchool. In this lesson, I break down a skate skiing photo shoot that we did last month in sub zero Alaska weather with the TritonFlash battery powered strobe.

See how I go cold and fast with light at sunset while shooting action. See how the TritonFlash performs in extreme winter conditions. See just how much we suffered and nearly froze solid in order to get the shot. The lesson includes nearly every single detail of the shoot, including location scouting, gear selection, setup, specific exposure information, light placement and overall approach for getting the final image.

]]> http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/my-first-photoflex-lightingschool-lesson-now-online/feed/ 4 Get All 3 of My Photography eBooks for only $17 http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/get-all-3-of-my-photography-ebooks-for-only-17/ http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/get-all-3-of-my-photography-ebooks-for-only-17/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:02:11 +0000 Dan Bailey http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=7441 How’s this for a deal? Right now you can get ALL 3 of my photography eBooks for only $17. I’m offering this limited time deal through PhotoWhoa.com, who has bundled together all three of my books at a 48% discount off … Continue reading →]]>


How’s this for a deal?

Right now you can get ALL 3 of my photography eBooks for only $17.

I’m offering this limited time deal through PhotoWhoa.com, who has bundled together all three of my books at a 48% discount off of the regular price.

This offer is only good through February 7, and it will likely happen again, at least not any time soon.

How to Become a Pro Photographer

You want to take the next step from amateur to pro, but you have no idea how you can start earning a living from photography. This e-book answers many of your questions about the industry and the business-side of photography.

With this e-book, you will learn the ins and outs of the photography business. This book isn’t about how to take better photos, it’s about taking your hobby into a full-time career. This is the book to read if you need to know about the business and logistics side of a photography career.

Making the Image

Making the Image is a conceptual guide to have you thinking outside of the box so you can start creating beautiful images. With this guide, you’ll be able to learn how you can take beautiful photos in order to create true emotional impact with your audience.

Bailey utilizes beautiful imagery from his own portfolio so you can easily grasp the concepts that he’s teaching. For your convenience, the book is horizontally formatted, making it easily readable on computers and iPads.

Going Fast with Light

Going Fast with Light teaches you the nitty-gritty technical details so you can properly use your tools to take better photos. Specifically, you’ll learn about using off-camera flash in outdoor settings, where even the best photographers have trouble against the elements of nature.

With the techniques used by Dan Bailey, you’ll be able to efficiently take control of lighting situations even when you face great challenges such as the sun, and you’ll be able to do it without having to lug cumbersome, heavy lighting equipment.

Click Here to Get All 3 of These eBooks for Just $17

Again, this offer ends on February 7. Consider signing up for my Adventure Photography Blog Newsletter to stay informed about future deals and get exclusive content delivered right your inbox.

]]> http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/get-all-3-of-my-photography-ebooks-for-only-17/feed/ 0 Now a Featured Photoflex Pro Showcase Photographer http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/now-a-featured-photoflex-pro-showcase-photographer/ http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/now-a-featured-photoflex-pro-showcase-photographer/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:26:26 +0000 Dan Bailey http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=7395 I’m proud to announce that I’m now officially featured as a Photoflex Pro Showcase Photographer. As someone who’s been using Photoflex gear for over 20 years, (I still have the 12″ LiteDisk that I bought in 1991 and my Photoflex Galen … Continue reading →]]>


Dan Bailey is a featured Photoflex professional showcase photographerI’m proud to announce that I’m now officially featured as a Photoflex Pro Showcase Photographer. As someone who’s been using Photoflex gear for over 20 years, (I still have the 12″ LiteDisk that I bought in 1991 and my Photoflex Galen Rowell Chest Pouch), I’m excited and extremely honored to be included among a group of very talented and accomplished shooters, who Photoflex feels are “masters of shaping light and capturing the perfect image.”

In my Going Fast With Light style of adventure and action strobist photography, I need gear that’s lightweight, durable, quick to set up, and that performs in all conditions outside. Let’s face it, I’m highly energetic, and frankly, kind of a spaz at times. I’ve been known to drop things, bang into stuff, and on occasion, even fall down with my gear in hand. I need tools that get the job done and that won’t break, or at least that I can bend and cajole back into shape with a set of Leatherman pliers and some duct tape.

Photoflex gear fits that very strict set of criteria for me. Lately, I’ve been posting some of the photos that I’ve been able to create with my favorite Photoflex tools, such as the Octodome NXT and the WhiteDome softboxes and the TritonFlash battery powered strobe. Very simply, I’m excited about the gear and I’m excited about the imagery that it helps me make.

Check out my profile page on the Photoflex Showcase site and look for the first of my Photoflex LightingSchool Tutorials later this month.

My sincere thanks to the great folks at Photoflex for making kick ass gear, for recognizing me and my photography and for including me in their lineup of professional image makers.

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Following up from yesterdays post, My 10 Favorite Photos of 2011, I continue to look back at 2011 with fondness and excitement for what the year brought me besides money, fortune and fame, or at least a little bit of all three.

Here are my Top 10 Photography Highlights from the past year, in somewhat chronological order. I’m sure that as soon as I finish writing this, I’ll remember a few more…

1. Trail Runner Magazine, January 2011 Issue

I kicked off the year with a great publication, the TOC page and an inside feature in the January issue of Trail Runner Magazine.

I’ve known the guys at Trail Runner for years, having worked with some of them back in their Climbing Magazine days, but this was my first time being published in Trail Runner, and it was a great way to begin 2011.

Stay tuned for another Trail Runner kick-off for 2012…

2. Making The Image

In February I released my second eBook, Making The Image, a 50 page conceptual guidebook that is geared towards helping photographers create stronger images. Making The Image brought forth nearly two decades of creative and visual ideas that have been integral elements of my own style into a highly focused, and concise manual. Accessible to photographers of all levels, Making The Image sold very well out of the gate and continues to find new audiences each month.

However, as every area of my photography, the driving force behind this eBook was creating, not just selling, and I’m extremely proud of the effort and content that I put into this volume. It has certainly set the tone for my writing, which has only continued to grow in the past couple of years.

3. The Flash Bus

In March of 2011, I caught The Flash Bus lighting workshop in Denver. Not only was it well worth my time and money, I won some lighting ear, met new friends and of course, leaned a s**t load of awesome flash techniques from two lighting masters, Joe McNally and David Hobby.

I’d already started ramping up my own lighting use at the beginning of 2011, and so the stuff I learned during the intensive all day workshop only stoked the fires of my own creative photography ideas and carried me to new lands of illumination.

If you didn’t get a chance to catch The Flash Bus, you can grab the DVD or downloadable content here.

4. B&H Insights Blog

Earlier this year I was asked by the folks at B&H photo to contribute to the B&H Insights blog. Read by tens of thousands of readers, this only served to increase my online and writing exposure, and it also helped further build a great relationship with the great group of people who work in the B&H social media department.

5. Feature Article on The PocketWizard Blog

A longtime PocketWizard user, I was thrilled to be featured on the PocketWizard blog this year. Following the same week as a feature on sports-shooting giant Dave Black, writer Ron Egaz interviewed me and put together what a think is a really great profile on me and my style. You can read the full article, Dan Bailey’s Big Adventures.

6. Cessna N3102N

As you probably know, I bought my first airplane this year, a 1947 Cessna 120. Aside from fulfilling a life long dream and now having more fun than is legally allowed in many countries, having my own plane of course opens up great possibilities for adventure and photography in Alaska.

From backcountry strips, beach landings, glacier fly-bys, and aerial photography, the little Cessna has already provided me with some awesome opportunities, as is illustrated in this photo below:

7. Pearl Award For Photography in Mariner Magazine

This year, one of my favorite clients, Holland America’s Mariner Magazine won a number of prestigious Pearl Awards, including “Best Use of Photography” for the issue that featured my Denali National Park cover story.

This year, I traveled to Skagway, Alaska on assignment for Mariner and look forward to working with them on more projects in the future.

8. Going Fast With Light

On October 19 of this year, I released my third eBook, Going Fast With Light, a defining guidebook towards using off-camera flash in active and outdoor photography styles.

Having spent much of 2011 experimenting, refining my own style of outdoor strobist type photography, and distilling it all into a style of “light and fast flash,” I wrote Going Fast With Light to show you that “Good light doesn’t have to slow you down.”

Not only has the book sold incredibly well, it has been well received and promoted by companies such as B&H Photo, Lumiquest and PocketWizard and Photoflex, and it has opened up a number of new professional doors. Stay tuned…!

9. PDN PhotoPlus Expo

At the end of October, I attended the 2011 PDN PhotoPlus Expo. As the on-site correspondent for The Photoletariat, I perused the show floor for the coolest new photo gear, which I blogged about in my show-coverage every day. I also met a number of my Twitter photographer friends, like Jack Hollingsworth, Ken Kaminesky, Photo_John Shafer and Dane Sanders, and caught some really informative photography seminars.

10. Nikon Covers

Nikon has been a client of mine for a very long time, but this was the first year I’d made the cover of one of their marketing publications. In October, I had photos on the front and back cover of the Fall 2011 DSLR Comparison Guide, and they’re slated to run again in the Winter 2012 Guide.

Special Mention: You, my readers.

Seriously, without you, this blog, my Facebook Page and my Twitter feed, would be just jumbled bits of unread text and code. You guys make this blog and my social media sites what they are, and you drive me to keep creating the content that fills week after week of posts, article and photography.

So, thank you very much for reading, and look forward to 2012 with me, and with your own photography.

Also, I’d love to hear your feedback. Let me know what you like, what you don’t like or what you’d like to see more or less of on these pages in the coming year.

Finally, leave a comment and share your biggest photography highlight of 2011!

]]> http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/my-top-10-photography-highlights-of-2011/feed/ 5 Winter Photography Tips – Today on MasteringPhoto.com http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/winter-photography-tips-today-on-masteringphoto-com/ http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/winter-photography-tips-today-on-masteringphoto-com/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:36:43 +0000 Dan Bailey http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=6830 Just in time for the Winter Solstice, which comes to Anchorage, Alaska at 8:30PM this evening, check out my Cold Winter Photography Tips post today on the MasteringPhoto Blog. Powered by Focal Press, the publisher of a number of excellent photography … Continue reading →]]>


Just in time for the Winter Solstice, which comes to Anchorage, Alaska at 8:30PM this evening, check out my Cold Winter Photography Tips post today on the MasteringPhoto Blog.

Powered by Focal Press, the publisher of a number of excellent photography and digital imaging books, MasteringPhoto features tips, articles, tutorials, interviews and resources from bestselling authors and industry experts that are geared towards photographers of all levels.

This is my first time writing for Focal Press. I’m excited to be affiliated with such an excellent and reputable publisher of photographer related resources. I hope to contribute more in 2012.

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