My Photo Guides

Explosion of Sandstone One of my favorites from my road trip this month to Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona. More photos from this place: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2018/05/20/white-pocket-arizona/ I saw the clouds moving so I knew a long exposures would be best. Fortunately it was pretty deep into twilight, so I was able to use a circular polarizer as a 2-stop ND filter to lengthen exposure, cut glare from sand crystals in the rock to get the full color (make the clouds pop a bit), and combine 8, 15 and 30-second exposures in Photomatix HDR software to fully extract rock texture (while blending in in the longest exposure to preserve the cloud movement and not have too much of an "HDR-look"). The f-stop ended up being f/8 and I had to raise the ISO to 640 by this point, but at 16mm there was more than enough depth of field, and the noise wasn't bad after I knocked it down a bit more on the underexposed and 0EV images. That's what's gre...

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument With changes in store for national monuments in the news this week, I can't help but remember the fond memories I have from all my visits to the spectacular Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument in Utah! I hope to lead photography workshops to the area in 2018, stay tuned! www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com #LandscapePhotography #MonumentsForAll #GetOutside #travel #Utah

Eastern Sierra Fall Colors Report, October 5 After seeing a TV news report "Peak Eastern Sierra fall colors, last chance!" referring to this location which frankly looks 80% green and 1-3 weeks from peak to me, I've started a group for crowdsourced reporting of current fall colors conditions in the Eastern Sierra: https://www.facebook.com/groups/easternsierrafallcolors/ Being a relatively high location for aspen in the area, Conway Summit can be a good indication of what's coming over the next couple of weeks. You can see in this photo from Thursday 11/5 one nice patch of yellow near the top. The rest has some lightening green with some nice burnt orange tips that developed after the September storms. It could be great by the end of next week. The rest of the area is similar: pockets of color when you search, but plenty of green trees in reserve for the next 1-3 weeks (barring storms and major wind events). I covered Mono County from June Lake Loop to Walker last week...

Marketing Efforts Benefit From Using Competent Photography This may be a "news flash" for some, for people who try to cut corners at everything. This may be a "news flash" for some, for people who try to cut corners at everything. Many people know by now that using a photo is useful, even critical, but what impression are you forming with that photo, are you making the most of the opportunity? - Posts that include images produce 650 percent higher engagement than text-only posts. - People form a first impression in a mere 50 milliseconds. Source: https://www.inc.com/larry-kim/visual-content-marketing-16-eye-popping-statistics-you-need-to-know.html If the people you are trying to reach are forming their impression within 50 milliseconds, when you need photography for your marketing efforts or online activity (social media posts, ads or Web site), use the highest quality photographs. If you're not a photographer, work with a professional who can help you capture...

Grand Grape Celebration Wine Tastings in Yosemite I signed up for a wine tasting in Yosemite right after my Fall Colors workshop November 12-16, featuring Silver Oak Cellars, Twomey Cellars , Martinelli Vineyards,  and Tablas Creek Vineyard The wines were outstanding, and both Silver oak and Tablas Creek poured verticals going back to 2001 so you could see how they can develop over time. This was overall schedule: Session #4 ~ November 16 - 18 2016 Moderator ~ Dan Berger, Wine Journalist & Judge Wednesday, November 16 1:00 PM “Tasting Nuances Between Site Specific Single Vineyard Wines” Martinelli Vineyards & Winery Regina Martinelli 3:30 PM “Esprit de Beaucastel: The Evolution of a Flagship Rhone Blend” Tablas Creek Jason Haas 6:00 PM Meet the Vintners Reception Thursday, November 17 1:00 PM “A Deconstructed Tasting of 2016 Sauvignon Blanc” Twomey Cellars David Duncan 3:30 PM “A Brief History of (Silver Oak) Time through Selected Wines” Silver Oak Cell...

The Pinnacles, Crater Lake The Pinnacles, eroded volcanic vents on my 3500-mile road trip in September, photographed in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. #travel #photography #traveloregon #landscapephotography

Morraine Lake, Jasper National Park Morraine Lake in Lake Louise, Alberta was a fun stop on my 3500-mile lap of the Western U.S. and Canada in September. It had just snowed, and it was snowing on and off again while I was capturing shots. #explorealberta #landscapephotography #travel #Canada

Top 100 Travel Photographers 2015 Fun list, I'm named sixth! http://www.chillisauce.co.uk/blog/top-100-travel-photographers-in-the-world/ #travelphotography   #travel   #photography   http://www.chillisauce.co.uk/blog/top-100-travel-photographers-in-the-world/

Priceless! Kudos and thanks to Amazon.com for leaving no stone unturned! More on the book: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/photographing-california-travel-guidebook/ Sample photos/locations, including chapter header pages:  https://plus.google.com/photos/107459220492917008623/albums/5870295048430764817 #travel   #guidebook   #visitcalifornia   #author

September Road Trip, Over 3500 Miles! I'm starting to get a fair number of photos uploaded from my road trip last month, to Mount Rainier and Port Townsend Washington, across to Lake Louise, then down the Rockies to Glacier, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com #landscapephotography #Canon #roadtripusa #travel

I have the first 2 blog posts up on my road trip... before and after my SUV died at the end: End of the Road for My SUV! http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2015/10/22/end-of-the-road-for-my-suv/ Final Leg Home, Without My SUV! http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2015/10/22/final-leg-home-without-my-suv/ I'll continue to post them in reverse chronological order. www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com #roadtrip #USA #travel #photography

Final Leg Home, Without My SUV! Not long before this 3000-mile trip I had just bought new tires, completed some repairs and had the oil changed, but you just never know what's going to happen on the road.  Here's how the story ends, as I head home in a rental minvan: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2015/10/22/final-leg-home-without-my-suv/ I'm posting the story of this trip in installments, in reverse order, so that once they are all posted on my blog, they can be read straight through in chronological order to the end, no matter what section new readers may arrive in.   Here's the new post describing the prior day, leaving Grand Teton and the loss of my SUV: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/?p=90322 www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com/blog #roadtrip   #travel   #photography   #blogger

I'll sign the first box of books that I ship! http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/photographing-california-travel-guidebook/ #california   #landscapephotography   #travelphotography   Originally shared by Jeff Sullivan "Photographing California" pre-orders open today! Pre-orders open today for my new guidebook to California landscape photography locations: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/photographing-california-travel-guidebook/   Pass on the news!   This 320-page guide to California from Yosemite south is the latest volume in the popular collection of books by travel guide publisher Laurent Martres, who wrote the first three "Photographing the Southwest" books.   Hopefully this first book of mine will sell well, so I can start another! http://us11.campaign-archive2.com/?u=09cd819267740d5290b9a14fa&id=538514bac3&e=1f154d61ea #california   #photography   #travel #book #landscapephotography

"Photographing California" pre-orders open today! Pre-orders open today for my new guidebook to California landscape photography locations: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/photographing-california-travel-guidebook/   Pass on the news!   This 320-page guide to California from Yosemite south is the latest volume in the popular collection of books by travel guide publisher Laurent Martres, who wrote the first three "Photographing the Southwest" books.   Hopefully this first book of mine will sell well, so I can start another! http://us11.campaign-archive2.com/?u=09cd819267740d5290b9a14fa&id=538514bac3&e=1f154d61ea #california   #photography   #travel #book #landscapephotography

Revisiting the Original G+ It's nice to see the engagement and dialog that was present and possible early on on G+, like this post from August 30, 2011.  What might have become of G+ if content, engagement and friendships had been allowed to grow organically? This was one of three albums of photos I assembled from a month of travels around Turkey the year before, in Istanbul, along the coast, and to ancient sites away from the coast.  The trip was a wonderful experience, fueling my desire to travel more as time and finances permit. #travelphotography   #adventure   #travel   #Turkey   www.MyPhotoGuides.com Originally shared by Jeff Sullivan Istanbul, Turkey I've been to Europe, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand, so I wanted to try something a little more adventurous this time. I heard a fair amount of warnings before the trip (given all the propaganda Americans have been fed over the past 10 years, plus State Department warnings), but the people were very welcoming and...

New Photographing California Guidebook Here's the preview copy I received over the weekend, with other books in the series by the same publisher.  Sign up on my blog to hear when hardcopies and ebooks are available, including author-signed copies: http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/07/new-California-landscape-photography-guidebook.html Thanks to Lori Carey Phillip Colla Tom Grubbe Lori Hibbett Daniel Leifheit QT Luong Garry McCarthy John H. Moore Elena Northroup Steve Sieren Sairam Sundaresan for supplying photos for the book, and to J. Rae Chip for Salton Sea area guidance.  You're all mentioned in the book in the Acknowledgements section. I met many of the contributors in my travels and/or through photowalks.  This would have been a different, probably harder and less fun project without the camaraderie of meeting new and old friends along the way.  Both the photowalks I announced on G+, and G+ as a communication platform in general, facilitated that process, so I owe Google...

New California Photography Guidebook, Chapter Covers I received a preview hardcopy of my new 320-page guidebook to California landscape photography locations.  If you'd like to be notified when it goes on sale soon, you can sign up via the form in this blog post:  http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/07/new-California-landscape-photography-guidebook.html I'll offer both fast-shipping copies as well as author-signed ones, and an ebook version will be available as well. #California   #landscapephotography   #travel   #book   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Mobile Phone Images from a Visit to Bodie I added over a dozen more photos from my workshop in Bodie last weekend to my LG G4 album. #LGG4   #mobilephotography   #travel   #photography   #workshop   Bodie Photo Workshops