Comments for the life of a nature photographer

Comment on Is Your Photography Art? by Mark Koop

Mark Koop — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:51:37 +0000

Best opinion on art I’ve heard since Mona Lisa Smile.

Comment on Sleeping by the Tracks by Joel

Joel — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:43:28 +0000

I checked them out, and they look awesome. We ended up with an all-wheel drive minivan, mostly because it was super cheap, but it also has loads of room for camping and hauling stock and gridwall to shows.

Comment on Sleeping by the Tracks by Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:48:46 +0000

Nice shot, looks good and wet/foggy. I would highly recommend a Toyota Hilux Surf…

Comment on Wildlife and Wedding Photography by Wildlife Photographer

Wildlife Photographer — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:02:58 +0000

Hi,

Great blog fantastic photos, Really I appreciate your good work. Thanks a lot!

Comment on Wildlife and Wedding Photography by Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:08:13 +0000

Great backlighting on the velvet, and I like the overall low contrast—it really looks like you’re squinting into the sun, which, I guess you were…

Comment on Floating On a Bank of Clouds by Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:01:53 +0000

Great shot, Joel—very ethereal—and I love the toning.

Comment on Wildlife and Wedding Photography by Leah

Leah — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 07:30:36 +0000

I vote that for that being a great photo. I love the lighting. Seriously. That’s ethereal and gorgeous. You’re brilliant Joel!

Comment on Rare Fog in the Prairies by Elle

Elle — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:33:39 +0000

beautiful photo

Comment on Rare Fog in the Prairies by Rick

Rick — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:34:41 +0000

Wonderful image and the Holga really does make this dreamlike!

Keep up the good work!
Rick @ HolgaDirect

Comment on Rare Fog in the Prairies by Joel

Joel — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:01:57 +0000

Lomography is photography using really crappy cameras, often with 120 film (which is much larger than the normal 35mm film), and it often has a snapshot aesthetic. Holgas are a common camera to use in lomography. In these cameras the lenses are purposely de-centered to make some parts of the image out of focus. Most of them have plastic lenses which create wacky flare. There are cracks in the camera, which fog the film and create spots and streaks. It’s often considered the hipster form of photography, although the iphone (with associated apps) is gaining popularity in that category too.

I’ve seen awesome stuff done with lomo cameras, but like anything there’s a lot of crap out there too.