Author Archives: Lorelle VanFossen
The VanFossens in the Holy Land for the Millennium and Intifada
PRESS RELEASE DATE: March 2001 SUBJECT: The VanFossens in the Holy Land for the Millennium and Intifada VanFossen Productions, Lorelle and Brent VanFossen “Taking Your Camera on the Road” www.cameraontheroad.com lorelle@cameraontheroad.com Tel Aviv, Israel Tel Aviv, Israel – The idea of spending the eve of the Millennium in the Holy Land was very exiting for […]
The Nature of Composition – Creating PhotoQuilts
As a child, I was among the millions of children fascinated with a long tube that would bring dazzlingly brilliant colors and designs to my eye with a simple twist of the wrist. As I grew older, I began a small collection of unique kaleidoscopes filled with beads, crystals, and colored paper. These periscopes into […]
Photographing Your RV
Open the scrapbook of a trailer or motor home lover and you will see a few photographs of grandchildren, friends and family, and the occasional candid picture of life on the road. Here’s a picture of Brent and me in front of the trailer in Alaska. Here is a picture of the trailer in Santa […]
Links and Resources on Nature Photography, Travel, Israel, and Life on the Road
We currently have more than 2000 links within our almost 500 web pages articles. That’s a lot to keep track of. We want to give you as much information as possible related to the many topics we cover on our web site, so we have a lot of external links to help you. We try […]
Book Recommendations on Stock Photography Agencies and Stock Sales
Stock photography is the business of selling the use of your images to agencies which market your work to buyers. They are also known as “photo libraries” and come in many sizes, shapes, and forms. You may most commonly know some of them as the buyers of images to load up onto CDs and sites […]
Books for Inspiration and Motivation
Everyone has their own sources for inspiration. In working as a corporate consultant with a variety of professional people starting or revitalizing their businesses, I created a list of reading material to help get them moving forward in their personal and professional life. The list covers the gamut, as it should. No book is perfect […]
Update and Expansion of the Website “Taking Your Camera on the Road”
PRESS RELEASE DATE: September 2000 SUBJECT: Unleashed web site: Taking Your Camera on the Road VanFossen Productions, Lorelle and Brent VanFossen “Taking Your Camera on the Road” www.cameraontheroad.com lorelle@cameraontheroad.com Tel Aviv, Israel Tel Aviv, Israel – Known for their unconventional lifestyle, Lorelle and Brent VanFossen have put their life out for everyone to see on […]
Splish Splash – Photography in the Rain
Splish Splash Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion…but when the rain starts pouring, even the bravest of photographers runs and hides. Nothing can be more miserable than working in the rain. Or so we let everyone think! As long time residents of Washington state, […]
Books on Travel Writing
As writing photographers who travel, often our articles are about the places we visit, helping our readers learn more about how to maximize their own experiences when visiting a new locale. Travel writing, and travel photography, is different from normal writing and photography in that you are presenting work that leads a viewer to a […]
Books on the Business of Photography
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Image Concepts – Emotion and Symbols Behind Photographs
Photography can be represented by subjects, or by the concepts they represent. Here is a list of emotions which can be represented through symbolic use of photography, specifically nature photography. Human beings like things that are familiar and recognizable. Anthropomorphizing wildlife is one way of imposing our context on animals to find some commonality and […]
Hire Yourself – Restarting Your Creativity and Motivation
The Peter Principle. Guerilla Marketing. The Glass Ceiling. The Corporate Ladder. In corporate business, these phrases describe the drive upwards through the hierarchy, achieving more and more success as you climb to the top. As a nature photographer and sole business owner, you are probably already at the top of your corporate ladder, but you […]