Photography in Washington, D.C.
Wed, Jul 1 2009 02:50 PM | Jim Crotty photography Washington D.C. capitol tourism travel | Jim Crotty Photography News
Photography in the Garden
Fri, Jun 26 2009 08:07 AM | garden photography Jim Crotty Dayton Ohio photographer published images Housetrends | Jim Crotty Photography News
The July 2009 issue of Housetrends Magazine for Dayton Ohio features the images I shot of a garden and landscape, located in Huber Heights. I had a lot of fun doing the photography for this assignment, primarily because it included some of my favorite subjects - gardens and natural landscaping. It was also like discovering a visual treasure in an area where I've assumed none existed. During one
Nature Photo Workshops in Dayton Ohio for Summer and Fall 2009
Mon, Jun 8 2009 09:49 AM | photo workshops photography Dayton Ohio photographer nature Jim Crotty Cox Arboretum | Jim Crotty Photography News
I'm excited to announce three local photography workshops that I will be presenting, for summer and fall 2009.The first two are free, one and half hour sessions on the basics of macro photography in the garden, sponsored by Five Rivers MetroParks. Titled "Summer Shots," these Saturday morning programs will be presented at the Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark in Dayton, Ohio on July 11 and August 8,
The Very Definition of A Good Product Photo Shoot
Fri, May 29 2009 10:02 AM | product photography commercial freelance travel laptop photographer Dayton Ohio Jim Crotty | Jim Crotty Photography News
There's a lot of variety in what I do. Commercial photography assignments come from all types of businesses and organizations, both big and small. I walk away from each photo shoot with just a little bit more knowledge about a particular industry, process or product that I otherwise would not have been exposed (no pun intended) to had I not been working as a freelance photographer.About three
The Beauty of Great Smoky Mountain National Park in Spring
Tue, May 26 2009 02:50 PM | Great Smoky Mountain National Park nature landscape wildlife photography photographs prints Ohio Jim Crotty | Jim Crotty Photography News
Photographic Moment with Jim Crotty Episode Five Indirect Lighting and Macro Photography
Sat, May 23 2009 02:18 AM | Jim Crotty Photography News
Images Published in Over the Back Fence Magazine
Tue, May 12 2009 08:09 AM | photography stock images Jim Crotty Dayton Ohio Photographer, editorial | Jim Crotty Photography News
My most recently published photographs, which were included with an article about western-style ranches and rodeos in Ohio, appearing in the May/June 2009 issue of Over the Back Fence Magazine.
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Starting Anew
Fri, May 8 2009 02:58 PM | birds, nature landscape wildlife photography photographs prints Ohio Jim Crotty | Jim Crotty Photography News
I knew there was a reason I didn't throw away those old planter liners last fall.As it turns out these liners, made of thin straw, offer the perfect material for nest-building birds, especially after being left out all winter. Each morning now I have a steady parade of Cardinals, Robins, House Finches and Sparrows, taking what they can as they go about the business of starting life anew.
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Beauty in Black and White Photography
Tue, May 5 2009 08:10 AM | black and white photography, black and white photographs | Jim Crotty Photography News
Photographic Moment Video - Shooting in the Rain
Mon, May 4 2009 08:48 AM | video, photography, instruction | Jim Crotty Photography News
The following video is the fourth in my "Photographic Moment" series, providing some basic tips and instruction on photography. In this video I'm on location in Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio, talking about the advantages of photographing nature and landscape subjects in wet weather as well as the digital technique High Dynamic Range Photography.