The photography industry is going through some pretty significant changes. If you want to read an interesting New York Times article about the changes in the photography industry, go here For Photographers, the Image of a Shrinking Path - NYTimes.com
And to read some great comments on the article, from amateurs, professionals and everyone […]

One of the problems with digital photography is that there are no consequences for being a sloppy photographer, or just bad. You can shoot hundreds of images, and delete them all, and it doesn’t cost you a penny. There’s no monetary incentive to improve. 
I went digital two years ago, but for the 33 years before […]

Lately, people have been asking me the same question over and over, “Should I buy a digital camera?” And for everyone that asks, I have the perfect answer, “Maybe.”
There are many factors that go into the decision about going digital, not the least being whether you are a professional or amateur photographer. You need to […]

Photographs can add a whole new dimension to your writing. Magazine editors often prefer to have photographs to go along with an article, as they will attract readers that may otherwise not read that particular item. Having photographs available not only makes your writing more sellable, but editors will sometimes pay more for the photographs […]

Do you want to improve your portrait, photojournalism, sports, or almost any other kind of photography? Then get in closer. One of the main problems that photographers, both new and not so new, have is that they are too far away from their subject.
One time I went to a Renaissance Faire with a friend of […]

In plain English, depth of field is the area in front of, and behind, your subject that is in focus. Your subject can be anything from a mountain to a person’s eye.
There is no sharp delineation between a photograph being “in focus” and “out of focus.” Instead, a picture will gradually go from sharp to […]

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Jeff Colburn
Photographs can add a whole new dimension to your writing. Magazine editors often prefer to have photographs to go along with an article, as they will attract readers that may otherwise not read that particular item. Having photographs available not only makes your writing more sellable, but editors will sometimes pay more for the […]

As you may remember, in my last article about my neighbors I talked about my Naked Neighbors. Now I want to show you some pictures of even wilder critters. All of these pictures were taken on or near my house. All photographs © 2008 Jeff Colburn

Here’s a freshly molted Cicada on the top, and […]

Hi All,
This is the first in a series I’ve been thinking of doing for a while. I live in a house in Sedona, Arizona (which is for sale) that backs up to the national forest, and I can walk to Oak Creek in 15 minutes. With all this nature around me I see all kinds […]

 
by Jeff Colburn
Many people feel that attending the Arizona Renaissance Faire is nothing more than a time for adults to play, but this is not so. Attending the Faire gave me the needed skills to save my Lady and her infirmed mother from grievous bodily injury and possible death.

My Lady and I have been […]