You never know where you’re going to find an interesting artist. Over the weekend I went to visit my great grandfather in the hospice home he was in, and as I was walking around the halls I saw a series by Bonnie Jones. Her art is staged but extremely creative. There was a particular piece that really caught my eye. It was of an army uniform and a military journal. In each of her works she places real journals that she has bought from garage sales or antique stores and tells their story in the photo. Each of her photos in the hall were on sale for $350 a piece. Check her out!

Website:http://www.bonniejonesphoto.com/

Texan photographer Jeremy Powell is an aspiring wedding and portrait photographer and he happens to be my uncle. He’s really good with his lighting set up and he’s what got my interested in purchasing my own portable lights.

WEBSITE: http://www.jeremypowellphotography.com/galleries/portraits/

Linda Treash Is an alternative processes and fine art black and white photographer. I was doing a little research being in the spirit of our final project and stumbled across her website. Her work is pretty great!

WEBSITE: http://www.lindatreash.com/cyanotypes.htm

Pictures from Ski to Sea, The Bellingham Festival of music, Northwest Washington Fair, or any of your favorite local event are welcome to be entered into this contest.

Submission Dates: April 28, 2011 – June 29, 2011

Voting Dates: June 30, 2011 – July 31, 2011

WEBSITE: http://www.bellingham.org/photo-contest/

June 11-12 Glazers Camera will shut down their street in Seattle  from 10-5pm and represent 30 different vendors including Nikon and Cannon. There will be photo seminars and plenty of opportunities for questions and learning.

For more info:

http://WWW.GLAZERSCAMERA.COM/PHOTOFEST

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-tips/macro-photo-tips/#/small-reptile-macro_26207_600x450.jpg

This site has great macro shots with a little tip in each caption.

WEBSITE: http://www.peterlik.com/photography/horizontal

This Australian photographer is a panoramic master. Check him out.

Another blog I found about Peter Lik:

http://nicholasalvarado.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/peter-lik/

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d7000/users-guide/

Here is a photographer that I found that uses a D7000 just like myself. He lets people download the exact settings that he has on his camera to use on their’s as well. I thought this was an awesome capability. If you find a photographer you like and are having trouble getting the same effects in your photos, this would be the best way to do it. I’m sure there are other photographers like Ken Rockwell that allow fans to do this!

His photos really stand out to me as some of the best wild life photographs I have ever seen. The shots he is able to take amaze me.

HIS WEBSITE:

http://www.nickbrandt.com/