March 30, 2007

Spring Comes to Gettysburg

Filed under: Civil War Photographs, History, Landscape, Photography, Stock Photography — James Crotty @ 1:33 pm

Photography by Jim Crotty of Spring in Gettysburg

Photography by Jim Crotty of Spring in Gettysburg

Photography by Jim Crotty of Spring in Gettysburg

Photography by Jim Crotty of Spring in Gettysburg

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Apple - Small Business - Million Dollar Presentation

Apple - Small Business - Million Dollar Presentation, pg. 2

Here’s an excerpt:
“The close-ups of hand-wrought ironwork and painstakingly chiseled flagstone pathways exude quality. Those shots are pulled into iPhoto, where they’re tagged with keywords for easy retrieval. The Dreyfus team can then use the shots in print materials or send them off to a local web design firm for publication on the Dreyfus website.”

I said it before and I will say it again - if you are marketing yourself, products, services, etc. on the web, image is everything. First impressions are the most important.

A recent client - The Chimneys Restaurant in Miamisburg - hired me to photograph the interior of their facility for an online tour on their web site. Below are a few samples from the shoot. One of the techniques I like to employ when photographing interiors, whether residential or commercial, is the use of my studio strobe lights, triggered wirelessly using PocketWizards. The light produced by these strobes makes all the difference in the world. I also have a favorite lens I use for interiors, and when I notice fine details, I go in for the close-up and use of short depth of field.

Commercial location portrait photography by Jim Crotty of Chimney's restaurant in Miamisburg

Commercial location portrait photography by Jim Crotty of Chimney's restaurant in Miamisburg

Commercial location portrait photography by Jim Crotty of Chimney's restaurant in Miamisburg

Commercial location portrait photography by Jim Crotty of Chimney's restaurant in Miamisburg

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Seth’s Blog: The Joy/cash curve

Filed under: Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life Philosophy — James Crotty @ 7:27 am

Seth’s Blog: The Joy/cash curve

Another excellent observation by marketing guru Seth Godin. How much is too much ? Another way to look at wealth and money is to ask the question - at what amount do you stop controlling your money and your money starts to control you ?

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March 29, 2007

Spring Happens

Or could it be global warming ? Nah, I’m pretty sure it’s just spring.

Little Miami River, above Corwin, Ohio:

Little Miami River photographed by Jim Crotty near Corwin Ohio

Little Miami River, in  Corwin, Ohio:

Flooded playground due to global warming photograph by Jim Crotty

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Texas, right about now

Filed under: Landscape, Nature Photography, Photography, Stock Photography — James Crotty @ 1:47 pm

Spring arrives in the Texas Hill Country

Texas Bluebonnets nature photography by Jim Crotty

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March 27, 2007

A Bit of Wisdom with some Oldies but Goodies

The following was brought to my attention by way of my Franklin Planner:

“A person doesn’t become old until his regrets take the place of his dreams.”
- John R. Noe

Now that’s a quote that made me stop, take notice and contemplate for a while. It’s amazing how one, simple sentence can say so much.

The images posted below were captured at different moments and in different places, but all have something in common - the photographer who’s still striving to keep his dreams ahead of his regrets. Sometimes it feels like a losing battle. But then I head out on the trail with my camera, and the dreams pull ahead like the underdog coming from behind, again and again.

Northern Lights photograph by Jim Crotty

Small waterfall photograph by Jim Crotty

Waterfall in Hocking Hills by Jim Crotty

Little Miami River in Clifton Gorge by Jim Crotty

Northern Lights photography by Jim Crotty

Nature landscape photograph of Aspens in autumn in Utah by Jim Crotty

Aspen tree and mountain wildflowers photograph by Jim Crotty

Photograph of old cemetery in Charleston South Carolina by Jim Crotty

Nature photograph by Jim Crotty of slot canyon in Paria Wilderness Area Arizona

Sunset on Pensacola Beach Florida nature and landscape photography by Jim Crotty

Blue Beech tree in autumn in Hocking Hills photograph by Jim Crotty

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BLACKFIVE: The power of the Friday Freefly

Filed under: Editorial, Uncategorized — James Crotty @ 7:36 am

BLACKFIVE: The power of the Friday Freefly

Behold the power of the blog and what one, single blogger can do to get the attention of the “powers that be.” Thanks Uncle Jimbo, and even more thanks and a shout-out to Theresa, the retired Air Force MSgt who scored a direct bullseye with her comments.

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