Number four of the five-part series on getting your photo book into print from my photographer friend Sara Frances. Start with Part One. You are Designer and Editor Paying outside services for book consultation, editing, cover, and design are the … Continue reading
Texas School The Best Little Photography School in the World I spent last week in Addison Texas attending Texas School. This was my first time at this week-long orgy of photography education. It is intense. You spend a week with … Continue reading
It’s Good To Have A Muse muse2/ mjuːz/ noun 1.a goddess that inspires a creative artist, esp a poet Word Origin: from Old French, from Latin Mūsa, from Greek Mousa a Muse Having a fellow artist who encourages you to … Continue reading
Photography of Musicians at Sound Bites Grill The Black Market Trust Photographing musicians during a live performance can be a bit of a challenge. But I dig it! If you follow this blog you know I am charged with creating … Continue reading
Tuesday Painterly Photo Art Julieanne Kost – Adobe Photoshop Evangelist – Part One One of my heroes, Kost, has been an inspiration from the first time I saw her give a presentation on Photoshop. Knowledgeable, talented, giving, humble, and funny … Continue reading
Honored… That’s what I am when I am asked to help fellow artists, in this case musicians, to photograph and create images and packaging to help them sell their CD. Eric Miller and Ralf Illenberger are releasing a new music … Continue reading
Exercise. Makes you stronger. Exercise makes you better. Exercise doesn’t have to physical to be helpful to you. As part of a workshop I conducted for the Photographic Society in Chattanooga, Tennessee we all went down to the aquarium and … Continue reading
Received a wonderful email today! Thought I’d share with you. Hi Bob: Just a quick note to let you know that Smokin’ Blues won Best Acoustic Blues Album 2014 at the BBMAs (Blues Blast magazine Awards) last week. I went … Continue reading
As usual I am chasing birds with my camera… Adding a twist I turn the pelican, yes these images are based on a pelican. I call these mandalas… Pelican Mandala fine art image by yours truly, Bob Coates Photography Pelican … Continue reading
“Do you mind if I share an idea?” said my wife. “Oh, Oh.” thought I. This means she doesn’t like what I’m working on and wants to make a suggestion… I’m not always overly receptive. But, I know she often … Continue reading