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- Challenges
- Fireside Chat: Developing An Artistic Style
- Camerapixo No.25
- Happy New Year!
- Happy Holidays!
- Varina and Jay at the NFRCC Annual Fall Seminar
- Home in the Barrio – Part 2
- Home in the Barrio
- Empowering Kids through Photography
- Ekatva – Oneness
- What the Heck is a Histogram? – Now Available at Flatbooks.com
- We’re on Pinterest
- Google+ Photo Walk : San Gregorio Beach
- Having Fun with Wildlife
- Find us on Google Currents!
- 2012 Haiku Diem Calendar
- Online Publication: CameraPixo
- The Giving Lens Holiday Giveaway
- Review: Easy Canvas Prints
- Iceland: Day 8
- Iceland: Day 7
- Iceland: Day 6
- Iceland: Day 5
- Iceland: Day 4
- Iceland: Day 3
- Iceland: Day 2
- Iceland: Day 1
- Circles Project
- Yin and Yang
- New Price: iHDR Webinar Series
- Iceland: Unmatched Majesty – by Robert Beideman
- FREE Webinar: Photographing Death Valley National Park
- Back Up and Running
- Google+ for Photographers?
- Teaching Photography to Kids
- Featured Photographer: Mike Moats Blog
- Review: Guru from F-Stop
- New Images: Columbia River Gorge
- Columbia River Gorge
- New Images: Spooky Canyon
- Homeless Stand Down
- New Book from Light Harmony!
- Student Showcase: Robert Beideman
- Interview with the Visual Wilderness Team
- Contest #3: American Landscapes – The Results!
- Student Showcase: Elizabeth Dizon
- New Images: New Mexico
- Interview with Aperture Acadamey
- Contest: United States Landscapes
- A Week in The Life of a Landscape Photographer
- New Images: Florida Jan 2011
- New Images: Escalante Nov 2010
- Joby
- SmugMug Pro – 20% Discount Code: SMUGMUGPATEL
- F-Stop Gear
- Thank You, Cleveland Photographic Society!
- Snow Day!
- Visual Wilderness Contest: Your Best of 2010
- So, What’s your Excuse?
- Good Times in the Southwest!
- Congratulations!
- Contest Ends Tomorrow!
- The Finished Product
- Featured eBooks – and Your Discount Code!
- BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
- Contest #2 Winner: Shawn Vogt!
- Upcoming Lecture: Composition & Gestalt Principles
- Contest #2: Final Day!
- Contest #2: Details in Nature
- Upcoming Presentation: Following the Light
- Contest #1 Winner: Frank Lüdtke
- Contest #1: Last Day!
- Contest #1: Reflections in Nature
- Kendall Ledges, Ohio
- NOOOOOooooooo…
- Student Showcase: Shawn Vogt
- Being a Parent who is also a Photographer
- Family Vacation
- Welcome!
- Q and A – Finding the Balance – Part 2
- Check this Out – “Top Ten Doctored Photos”
- Q and A: Should I own a printer?
- Q and A: How to handle color balance?
- Autumn in Ohio
- Nearly Finished
eBook Collections
eBooks
- eBook: The Workflow Series – Details and Macro
- ebook: Learning to See
- eBook: What the heck is a Histogram?
- eBook: Vibrant Colors
- eBook: Composition and Preception
- eBook: The Mask Series-Basic Blending
- ebook: The Workflow Series-Waterfalls
- eBook: The Mask Series-Masks 101
- eBook: The Workflow Series – Mountains
- eBook: Gestalt Principles of Perception
- What happens at a workshop stays at a workshop
- eBook: The Workflow Series–Coastlines
- eBook: Exploring Iceland
- ebook: Following the Light
- eBook: Death Valley – A Land of Extremes
- eBook: How to choose a Tripod
- eBook: Photographing France
- eBook: Hiking Havasu
Featured Download
- Featured Download: Storm at “Sea”
- Featured Download: The Dreaming
- Featured Download: Rain, Rain, Go Away.
- Featured Download: ‘Twixt Autumn and Winter
- Featured Download: St. Mary’s Sunrise
- Featured Download: Between a Rock and a Trillium
- Featured Download: Frosted Maple
- Featured Download: Autumn Wanderings
- Featured Download: Aspen Glen
- Featured Download: The Fawn
- Featured Download: Grand Saut
- Featured Download: Swimming in the Sky
- Spring Bloom @ Iceberg Lake
- Featured Download: Wyoming Summer
- Featured Download: Morning Glory
- Featured Download: Colors of Glacier
- Featured Download: Distortions
- Featured Download: Lost in Thought
- Featured Download: The Smokies
- Featured Download: All Dressed Up
- Featured Download: Once in a Lifetime
- Featured Download: Rainbows in the Mist
- Featured Download: Iceberg
- Featured Download: Iceland Blues
- Featured Download: Rhododendron in the Mist
- Featured Download: Morning Light on Moloka’i
Fine Art Prints
Locations
Photo of the Day
- Havasu Falls – The Swimming Pool
- Spring Snowflake
- Echoes in Yellowstone
- Treasure
- The Shelter
- Dragon’s Tears
- Ink on Parchment
- Cascades at the Bottom
- Spring Bloom
- Liquid Sky
- In the Mood
- Twin Lake Storm
- The End of Days
- Utah Skies
- Life on Another Planet
- Impressionism
- The Artist
- Eruption of Masaya
- A Pig for the Feast
- Garden of Eden
- Sisters
- Deep Blue Sea
- The Boy in the Cart
- The Portal
- Honu at Liliuokalani
- The Road Less Traveled
- A Waterfall No More
- Geology Unleashed
- Creating a Splash
- A Matter of Perspective
- The Dog
- Armageddon
- She Smiles
- Peek-a-Boo
- Do You Have Everything You Need?
- Siesta
- Nicaragua with Empowerment International
- Streaking
- The Last Green
- Sauna
- Born of Fire
- Cloud Forest
- Spring Time
- Imperfections in Nature
- The Storm at Twin Lakes
- Silver Streak
- Where the Ocean Meets the Sky
- Lumahai Reflections
- Once a Mighty King
- The Monolith
- Just a Dream
- Dolly Sods Wilderness
- Illumination
- Echo
- The Color of the Glacier
- Creating Clouds
- Winter is Coming
- Sandstone is Awesome
- A Tale of Two Falls
- Hey, Dad… Is This Close Enough?
- The Inner Chamber
- Stay Warm and Dry this Winter!
- Looking into your Soul
- Mine is bigger than yours!
- Sunny Lake
- Red River
- Pearl in the Storm
- Fireweed
- Storm Surge
- The Keeper of the Pond
- The Last Light
- Aspen Leaf on Marble
- At the Bottom
- Saltworks
- Which photo do you prefer?
- Echoes of the Wave
- Spots
- What is a Desert?
- Mirror, Mirror
- Circles in the Sand
- Into the Light
- Rock Garden
- Lower Grinnell Lake
- My Tiny Island
- Submerged
- The River Wild
- Great Blue
- Reflections of Beauty
- Frost
- Rainbow in Yellowstone
- Rialto Beach
- In Bloom
- Simplicity at Ruby Beach
- Curves
- Simply Hot!
- A Fern in the Making
- Pine Glades Lake
- Desert Sunrise
- Ke’e Beach
- Geyser Land
- Coloring Book
- Cloud Burst over Saint Mary’s Lake
- Portrait Photography – Baby Lucas
- Once They Were Giants
- Sand Glass Beach
- Dreaming in Color
- 5 Minutes a Day
- Douglas Falls
- Make ‘em Laugh
- Sleepy Beauties
- Shades of Turquoise
- Alive
- Bowtie Arch at Midday
- Chasing Dreams
- Minimalism
- Catching the Last Light
- Pulse of Rain
- Photographing a Splash
- Mountain Light
- “Camera Awesome” iPhone Art
- Smooth Curves
- Flight of the Phoenix
- On the Lonely Shore
- Bells after the Rains
- The Calla Lily
- Stranded
- Summer in the Tetons
- What are you thinking when you shoot?
- Moonlit Madness
- Beautiful Iceland
- T’ai Chi
- Fleeting Moments
- Aperture and Composition
- Arc of Life
- Reflections at Beauty Creek
- Twilight Blues
- Let it Burn
- Capturing the Last of the Light
- I Will Fly Away
- Simplifying an Image
- Man versus Nature
- Red Rock Lichen
- Shades of Turquoise
- Fangorn
- Hoodoos!
- Douglas Falls
- Singin’ the Blues
- Aperture and Composition
- Sol Duc Falls
- Waiting for the Night
- Serenity
- Bird on a Stick
- Bryce Canyon
- Morning Rainbows
- Fire in the Valley of Fire
- Second Beach Sunset
- Enlightenment
- The Blue Lagoon
- Grand Saut Falls
- Beaming
- September Sky
- Graveyard Flats
- Ahhh… Paradise!
- Jigsaw Puzzle
- Rainbow in the Mist
- What the…?
- Strike A Pose
- Moon Rise
- Calm
- Glow of Life
- Salt and Sand
- In the Spotlight
- Days Gone By
- Simplicity
- Solitude
- The Road Less Traveled
- Sunbeams
- The Promise
- Day Break
- Hold Your Breath
- Hourglass
- Remains of Water
- Ten Seconds To Takedown
- Badwater Light
- Sanctuary
- The Gloaming
Q and A
- Brent Mail with Varina and Jay – Part 2
- Brent Mail with Varina and Jay – Part 1
- Is it Time to Quit your Day Job?
- Interview with TWIP – Episode #302
- How Can I Simplify an Image?
- Q and A: Should I Major in Art in College?
- Am I An Effective Landscape Photographer?
- Q and A – Do I like my Graphics Tablet?
- Can a “Photoshopped” image match reality?
- How much time do you spend in Photoshop?
- Mediocre Skills or Being Artistic?
- Is it ok to “Manipulate” your Photos?
- How to Process a Moody Photograph
- Interview with The Candid Frame
- Is it “Photoshopped”?
- What Makes a Pro Photographer?
- Varina and Jay Patel on Nik Radio
- What’s it like to shoot with your better half?
- How do we determine proper exposure?
- Photo How-To: Are Technical Skills Enough?
- How do you deal with extreme tonal range?
- Why do you need Photoshop Layers and Masks?
- Do the rules matter?
- How many Megapixels do you need?
- How much detail is enough?
- Full Frame or Crop Factor?
- Finding the Balance
- RAW versus JPG
- Where does an image end up?
- How many shots is too many?
- What Makes a Winner?
- Do you prefer HDR or GND Filters?
- Is This Photograph a Lie?
- How do you organize your Photos?
- How do you organize your photos?
- To Stage or Not to Stage?
- Does equipment really matter?
Quick Tips
- Flower Portraits
- Focus as a Creative Choice
- Goodbye to Winter
- You’ll have to get the Black Belt on your own.
- Playing with Shutter Speed
- Light and Layers
- Photographing Rainbows with a Circular Polarizer
- Color or Monochrome?
- LOOK Before you Shoot.
- Light Matters
- The Spider’s Pearls: Tips for Shooting Tiny Things
- Capturing Reflected Colors
- Making Targeted Adjustments with Masks
- Outdoor Photography – Being Flexible
- Using Foreground in your Photos
- Photographing Reflected Light
- Simplifying a Cluttered Composition
- Composition: Why Size Matters
- Quick Tips: Leading the Eye with Focus and Blur
- Photo Processing: Specialization vs. Basics
- Tips for Smart Phone (or Point-n-Shoot) Photography
- Cold, Wet, and Windy…Tips for Miserable Nature Photographers
- Selecting the Best White Balance
- Quick Tips: Competing Background Elements
- Quick Tips: Foreground Objects
- Quick Tips: Targeted Adjustments in Photoshop
- Photography Tips: Dealing with Compositional Distractions
- Long Exposure and Windy Conditions
- Quick Tips: Waiting for the Light
- Quick Tips: Photographing People in Nature
- Quick Tips: What NOT to shoot
- How to Simplify a Photo with Color
- Quick Tips: Colors
- Quick Tips: Leading Lines
- Quick Tips: Reflections
- Quick Tips: Point of Interest
- Quick Tips: Using a Long Lens
- Quick Tips: Cropping
- Quick Tips: Capturing the Glow
- Quick Tip: Color Balance
- Quick Tips: Monochromatic Color Scheme
- Quick Tips: Analogous Colors
- Quick Tips: Complementary Colors
- Quick Tips: Side Lighting
- Quick Tips: Moody Shots
- Quick Tips: Stormy Weather
- Quick Tips: Low Contrast Light
- Quick Tips: Tonal Contrast
- Quick Tips: Color Processing
- Quick Tips: Change in Perspective
Reviews
- Review: Induro Tripod and Ballhead
- Snapseed is Smart – and Fun!
- SmugMug Makes us Happy
- Gorillapods for Pros? Awesome!
- Summer Photography with the Kids
- Review: Easy Canvas Prints
- Review: Canon 24mm TS-E F3.5L II
- Review: 90mm F2.8 TS-E lens
- Review: Canon Telephoto EF 300mm f/4.0L IS Lens
- Review: Mike Moats Macro Light Control Kit
- Review: Black Rapid RS4 Strap
Tutorials
- How to Clean Your Tripod
- Put Your Brand On It!
- Tiny Planets
- Developing Creativity
- Peeling Back the Layers
- Photography Workflow: The Portal
- Pay Attention to ME!
- Before and After: Grand Tetons
- How to Choose the Right White Balance
- Shooting the Moon at Twilight
- HOT! HOT! HOT! – Shooting Lava in Hawai’i
- Critique Your Own Work
- A Complicated Blend: The Coming Storm
- Photoshop Blending Modes: Lighten
- Do you Think Before you Shoot?
- Are you mobile friendly?
- Leading the Eye
- Using Human Elements in your Photos
- Shooting Wildlife. With a camera. Jeez.
- Aperture and Depth of Field – A Simple Comparison
- Post-processing with a Histogram – Highlights
- Manual Blending Workflow
- Selective Sharpening Workflow
- Teaching our Kids to Shoot
- Photographing Bright or Dark Subjects
- How to tame the Social Media Monster
- For the Love of the Islands
- Photographing Water Droplets
- Shooting Abstracts
- Filters and Fieldwork
- FREE Actions: Creating Frames and Watermarks
- Photographing Fall Colors
- Finding Foreground
- When Opportunity Knocks…
- Moment in Time
- A Tale of Two Nights
- Beam Me Up, Scotty!
- When the GND Doesn’t Help
- Are your Colors Manipulated?
- Fleeting Moments
- Vignetting
- Stand By Me
Videos
- Exploring Your Photographic Style
- Varina and Jay Patel with Nik Software
- Composing with Intent
- TWiP: Varina and Jay Patel with Frederick Van Johnson
- TGL Travel Photography Hour – Varina and Jay Patel
- Varina Patel on The Candid Frame
- Composing Photos with Leading Lines
- Waterfalls… just because.
- Bowtie Arch – A Lesson in Light and Composition
- From Living Room to Studio – Here’s How We Do It
- Fine Art Prints Workflow
- The Evolution of a Photographer
- Photography Tips: Shooting Waterfalls
- Google Currents for Photographers
- Shooting in Canyons at Midday
- What’s in your camera bag?
- Photoshop How To: Lower Contrast Images
- Photoshop How To: Layers and Mask
- 2011: A Year in Photographs
- All About HDR
- Photoshop Actions
- iHDR Workflow Overview
- RAW Image Processing: Basic Tab
- Camera Bags: High and Dry
What Sells
- What Sells: Collections
- What Sells: Electronic Content
- What Sells: Vertical or Horizontal
- What Sells: BIG Canvas Prints
- What Sells: Local Images
- What Sells: Beauty in the Details Screen Saver
- What Sells: Into the Light Screen Saver
- Publication: Landscape Photography Magazine
- What Sells? Fine Art Wall Calendar
- What Sells? Graphics Company Calendar
- What Sells? National Park Magazine
Workshops
