Margins of the Day 2010 Calendar

Now available at Lulu.com is the 2010 wall calendar, "Margins of the Day." This calendar compliments the release of a new, self-published book of the same name and private art reception to be held on the evening of December 11, 2009 in Centerville, Ohio. In addition to the calendar and book several large format prints will also be displayed at the reception.

The calendar can be purchased online for $18.74, and for a limited time Lulu is offering a 15% discount with the code "BUY2010."

New Book Featuring Most Recent Landscape Photography

The most recent self-publishing project featuring landscape photographs taken from late summer through autumn of 2009, "The Margins of the Day" is a 50-page, 8"x10" coffee table-style book that comes in both soft and hardcover versions. All the images within the book are full-color. The introductory text describes my creative approach toward capturing landscapes in those times of day when the "good light" is apparent and the subtle tones and textures of foreground and sky compliment one another for resulting photographs that are serene, peaceful and calm. Many of scenes represented in the book are from the Hocking Hills of Southeastern Ohio, however, landscapes in the Colorado Plateau of Utah, the Great Smoky Mountains of Eastern Tennessee and the coastline of the Carolina Low Country are also included in this book which is a photographic celebration of the haunting beauty of natural light at dawn and dusk.

The Margins of...

Fine Art Landscape...

By Jim Crotty

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Bryce Canyon in Winter by Jim Crotty

Bryce Canyon in Winter by Jim Crotty, originally uploaded by jimcrotty.com.

Landscape photography of the beauty of light on a winter landscape in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.

Toward Winter by Jim Crotty

Toward Winter by Jim Crotty, originally uploaded by jimcrotty.com.

This past Saturday's workshop - "Digital Editing and Workflow for Nature Photography" - went very well. As I was leaving the classroom at Cox Arboretum following a full-day of fun and instruction this was the scene that greeted me. I quickly unpacked my camera and tripod and captured these beautiful colors of a November sunset.

I am now in the early stages of planning my next photography workshop, perhaps a full-day program on winter nature photography on a Saturday in late January or early February. Once again I will present the program at Cox Arboretum (the Mead-Westvaco Theatre is the perfect classroom setting) and limit the group to 20 attendees. This time the instruction will be more of a balance between basic instruction on field shooting techniques and basic digital workflow. I also look forward to demonstrating the hidden beauty that can be discovered out on the winter landscape of Ohio.

If you'd like to be added to the mailing list of those to be first notified when the date is announced for "Winter Nature Photography," please drop me a note via email.