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Photography in Washington, D.C.

    
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Photography in the Garden

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
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Nature Photo Workshops in Dayton Ohio for Summer and Fall 2009

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,
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The Very Definition of A Good Product Photo Shoot

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
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The Beauty of Great Smoky Mountain National Park in Spring

div>Spring nature and landscape photography in Great Smoky Mountain National Park. These images were captured during my recent two-day visit to The Smokies. Incredible photographic opportunities around nearly every corner.
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Photographic Moment with Jim Crotty Episode Five Indirect Lighting and Macro Photography

The latest in my ongoing series of video instruction on photography, this time demonstrating the use of indirect lighting with macro photography.
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Images Published in Over the Back Fence Magazine

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

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

The classic tones of the fine art black and white photograph is something that never goes out of style.
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Photographic Moment Video - Shooting in the Rain

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.
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