Winners of the Day 3 – Focus On Nature

Here are the winners of the day for the current Focus On Nature / Iceland workshop. Left to right, top to bottom Jim Graham, Andree Laliberte, Ginette Vachon, Barbara Myriam. Check out more of this week’s Focus on Nature participants with the links above.

Make Time to Review Your Work

Images (left to right, top to bottom) – Jim Graham, Andree Laliberte, Ginette Vachon, Barbara Myriam. This week’s workshop participants are all longtime alumni of my workshops. It’s a small intimate group – Ginette Vachon (Swiss based veteran world travel photographer), Andree Laliberte (Canadian installation...

Winners of the Day 2 – Focus On Nature

Here are the winners of the day for the current Focus On Nature / Iceland workshop. Left to right, top to bottom Jim Graham, Andree Laliberte, Ginette Vachon, Barbara Myriam. Check out more of this week’s Focus on Nature participants with the links above.

Get Local Information – Part 3 – Ellert Gretarsson

Focus On Nature’s creator Einar Erlandson enlisted professional photographer Ellert Gretarsson to help guide us on location in Iceland. Ellert recently won the … in the … He’s enchanted with the colors of nature. So, he guided us to his hot spots in Iceland. It...

Winners of the Day 1 – Focus On Nature

Here are the winners of the day for the current Focus On Nature / Iceland workshop. Left to right, top to bottom Andree Laliberte, Jim Graham, Ginette Vachon, Barbara Myriam. Check out more of this week’s Focus on Nature participants with the links above.

Get Local Information – Part 2 – Ragnar Sigurdsson

Focus On Nature’s creator Einar Erlandson enlisted professional photographer Ragnar Sigurdsson to help guide us on location in Iceland. A native of Iceland, Ragnar Sigurdsson, is a highly successful stock photographer (Getty, Corbis, Jupiter ) specializing in arctic images for over 25 years. “If it’s...

Get Local Information – Part I – Einar Erlandsson

One of the things that makes a workshop in a foreign destination great is local knowledge. Focus On Nature’s Einar Erlandson is an Iceland native – his family history in Iceland goes back over 1000 years. Iceland’s more than geography to him. It’s his personal...

Focus On Nature Begins

15 years ago, Einar Erlendsson had a dream. Start a photographic workshop program in Iceland. Offer people from all over the world an opportunity to experience a unique land. Immerse them in its culture, history, geology, climate, and biology. Help them make more compelling images....

I Use – LowePro Camera Bags

Nevermind what’s in my bag. What is my bag? It depends on the situation. Often. I walk into the field completely unencumbered with a single camera and lens. But the rest of my gear is back in the car ready and accessible. When I know...

I Use – Opteka HotShoe TwoAxis DoubleBubble SpiritLevel

Alright, now I have to admit it. I like toys. This little item is stylish, inexpensive, and useful. Straight lines are important to me. While I practice refining my eye for seeing when things are level and parallel, in some situations it helps to have...