{"id":23307,"date":"2019-06-18T10:59:15","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T19:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/?page_id=23307"},"modified":"2024-06-12T12:29:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T21:29:09","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"color: rgb(9, 95, 187); font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;\">Ranked as one of the Best Photography Blogs On The Web.<\/h1>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 172 \/ 172;\" src=\"\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Photography-transparent_1000x1000px-e1473965407847.png\" width=\"123\" height=\"123\" data-width=\"123\" data-height=\"123\" data-init-width=\"172\" data-init-height=\"172\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"BlogBadge_OutdoorPhoto\" data-id=\"20711\" src=\"\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BlogBadge_OutdoorPhoto-e1515380036426.png\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"152\" title=\"seal-best-blogger-photography\" data-id=\"23774\" src=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/seal-best-blogger-photography.jpg\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"125\" title=\"outdoorphoto\" data-id=\"24838\" src=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/outdoorphoto.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 774 \/ 790;\" data-width=\"123\" data-height=\"125\" data-init-width=\"774\" data-init-height=\"790\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartphotocourses.com\/photography-blogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" src=\"\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/photography-blogs-badge-1.png\" width=\"187\" height=\"188\" title=\"photography-blogs-badge-1\" data-id=\"21536\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"140\" title=\"2019OutdoorPhotoBlogBadge\" data-id=\"23786\" src=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2019OutdoorPhotoBlogBadge-e1573157307979.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 657 \/ 750;\" data-width=\"123\" data-height=\"140\" data-init-width=\"657\" data-init-height=\"750\" ml-d=\"0\" center-h-d=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"123\" title=\"Travel-Photography-transparent_216px\" data-id=\"19955\" src=\"\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Travel-Photography-transparent_216px-1.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 216 \/ 216;\" data-width=\"123\" data-height=\"123\" data-init-width=\"216\" data-init-height=\"216\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>                <span>                    Mike Carroll                <\/span><span>                                                    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>I would definitely recommend someone that is interested in photography follow you and your blog and newsletter and anyone that owns a Fuji camera should as a necessity, purchase your X Series Unlimited book. You make learning about photography interesting and easy to understand.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color: rgb(9, 95, 187); font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px ! important; padding-top: 0px ! important;\">Connect with over 50,000 Followers!<\/h1>\n<p style=\"color: rgb(21, 21, 21); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span><strong><span>Subscribe to This Blog&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span><strong><span>for Free Photo Tips, Creative Insight and Exclusive Content.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: rgb(21, 21, 21); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong><span>I&#8217;ll even send you a free Photography eBook to get you started!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: rgb(21, 21, 21); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(246, 248, 249);\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/subscribe\/\"><span>See Wh<\/span><span>y Other Readers Subscribe.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"dan-xt10bio-009small\" data-id=\"17888\" src=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Dan-XT10Bio-009Small.jpg\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"137\" title=\"Quotation_marks_image_03\" data-id=\"41605\" src=\"\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tcb_content_templates\/contentblock\/images\/Quotation_marks_image_03.png\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About Dan Bailey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"\">Hi! I\u2019m Dan Bailey, a 28+ year professional adventure and travel photographer based in Anchorage, Alaska. My work has been published by clients worldwide, including Fujifilm, Nikon, Fidelity Investments, Alaska Airlines, British Petroleum, Outside Magazine, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Adventure, The New York Times, and Patagonia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"\">\n<p style=\"\">As a top rated blogger and author of a number of popular photography books and eBooks, my goal with this site is to provide information, insight and inspiration to other photographers in the hopes that I can help you further your own creativity, technique, confidence and knowledge about the world of outdoor photography.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"1559\" height=\"283\" title=\"BRFFUS0332 X-PHOTOGRAPHER LOGOS 2019_Wide_300dpi Dan Bailey\" data-id=\"23303\" src=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/BRFFUS0332-X-PHOTOGRAPHER-LOGOS-2019_Wide_300dpi-Dan-Bailey.jpg\" style=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.danbaileyphoto.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: currentcolor;\" rel=\"noopener\">Check Out My ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Learn. &nbsp;Be Inspired. &nbsp;<\/span><span>Expand Your Skills and Creativity.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.danbaileyphoto.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"24854\" width=\"1000\" data-init-width=\"1000\" height=\"790\" data-init-height=\"790\" title=\"BrainScreen\" src=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BrainScreen.jpg\" data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"790\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1000 \/ 790;\" ml-d=\"0\" center-h-d=\"false\" data-link-wrap=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"\">In my <a href=\"https:\/\/courses.danbaileyphoto.com\/p\/photography-on-the-brain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Photography On The Brain<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;course, you&#8217;ll develop your own creative brain and explore a wide range of topics that challenge you to think about image making&nbsp;<strong>in a whole new way.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"\">Drawing on my 28+ years of experience,<strong>&nbsp;these short, concise lessons<\/strong> are designed to inspire, get you thinking more deeply about aspects like <em>creativity, approach, method, technique, composition&nbsp;<\/em>and<em>&nbsp;vision<\/em>, and motivate you to try and apply these concepts to your own image making.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(46, 154, 224) !important; --tcb-applied-color: rgb(46, 154, 224) !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.danbaileyphoto.com\/p\/mastering-the-fujifilm-autofocus-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: rgb(46, 154, 224) !important;\">MASTERING THE FUJIFILM AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.danbaileyphoto.com\/p\/mastering-the-fujifilm-autofocus-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"26355\" width=\"622\" data-init-width=\"622\" height=\"606\" data-init-height=\"606\" title=\"Screen Shot 2023-01-30 at 12.15.39 PM\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-30-at-12.15.39-PM.png\" data-width=\"622\" data-link-wrap=\"1\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 622 \/ 606;\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span>DO YOU STRUGGLE WITH AUTOFOCUS?<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><strong>DO YOU HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING SHARP IMAGES?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><strong>DO YOU FIND IT DIFFICULT TO CAPTURE MOVING SUBJECTS?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><strong>ARE YOU CONFUSED BY ALL THE FOCUS SETTINGS ON YOUR FUJIFILM CAMERA?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span>DO YOU WANT TO BE A MORE CONFIDENT AND PROFICIENT SHOOTER?<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong><span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 25px; color: rgb(46, 154, 224);\">Then this course is for you!!!&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(46, 154, 224);\"><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: rgb(46, 154, 224) !important;\"><strong>Let me help you become more proficient with your X Series focus system,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 25px; color: rgb(46, 154, 224);\">so that you can get the shots that you want.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 21px; color: rgb(46, 154, 224);\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(242, 45, 10) !important; --tcb-applied-color: rgb(242, 45, 10) !important;\"><strong><em>&#8220;Hi Dan- Your auto focus course is brilliant. It takes a single aspect of photography, albeit an important one, and provides a detailed understanding of how it works, and how best to work it. You are a great teacher, providing solid examples, good real, everyday down-to-earth advice and tips&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center; color: rgb(46, 154, 224) !important; --tcb-applied-color: rgb(46, 154, 224) !important;\"><strong>-Marty G.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Subscribe to my YouTube Channel<\/h2>\n<p>                    <span style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/danbaileyphoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"169\" title=\"VideoThumbs\" data-id=\"24278\" src=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/VideoThumbs-e1588355974359.jpeg\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1200 \/ 203;\" data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"169\" data-init-width=\"1200\" data-init-height=\"203\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Featured Blog Posts<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Recent Blog Posts<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/posts\">View All Posts<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Recommended Resources<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"322\" title=\"BookCover\" data-id=\"15620\" src=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/BookCover.jpg\" style=\"\" data-link-wrap=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Books &amp; Tutorials<\/h3>\n<p>Learn outdoor photography skills and techniques with my highly informative how-to books, eBooks and video course.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/photography-workshops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" title=\"Aerial photo of the Chugach Mountain peaks at sunset, winter, Alaska\" data-id=\"23124\" src=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AK-AERIAL-CHU-01260.jpg\" style=\"\" data-link-wrap=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Workshops<\/h3>\n<p>Information about my upcoming photography workshops, photo tours and Fujifilm X Series presentations.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>I also have a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/instruction\/upcoming-presentations-and-camera-store-events\/\">upcoming camera store events<\/a> in 2019 as well.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/master-your-fujifilm-camera-with-my-x-series-unlimited-ebook\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"325\" title=\"XSeriesUnlimitedCoverSidebar\" data-id=\"19907\" src=\"https:\/\/danbaileyphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/XSeriesUnlimitedCoverSidebar.jpg\" style=\"\" data-link-wrap=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>X SERIES UNLIMITED<\/h3>\n<p>My bestselling eBook is considered to be the Go-To guide for the Fujifilm cameras. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Join thousands of other X SERIES shooters and learn how to get the most from your Fuji camera!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Are You Ready to Start Learning?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sign up now and give your photography the creative and energetic boost it deserves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ranked as one of the Best Photography Blogs On The Web. 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