Tag: Death Valley

How To Make Money as a Landscape Photographer

Recently I’ve been poking around at how many pro Landscape photographers have made their money. It seems to be one big mystery with many different opportunities. Some old-school landscape guys recommend that people looking to get into it just pick a different career. But what’s funny is they all say the same thing: stock photography…
Afar – Death Valley

This is another B&W print from the Mesquite Dunes of Death Valley. For some reason, I get a strange grain structure when converting my images taken with a 5Dmkii to Black and White. It gives this very digital-grain look. I’m unsure if it’s a combination of noise reduction, sharpness, and clarity mixed with a ton…
Pinnacles of Trona

The Pinnacles of Trona are just outside of Death Valley, California. This was once an ancient lake bed. The pinnacles are formed from ancient hot sprints that crack through the lake floor to combine with the mineral-rich waters, forming calcium carbonate. The Pinnacles are huge! This was a very popular location for sci-fi movies before…
Rolling Mesquite Dunes of Death Valley

The Mesquite sand dunes in Death Valley, California, are quite the sight. I really enjoyed my time there wondering around these dunes in the heat. It really is hard to walk around in these dunes. The sand is always sliding out from beneath your feet, and it takes so much more energy just to get…
The Wife and Me in Death Valley

This was taken at the Mesquite Dunes in Death Valley. This is one of those: frame the camera, set the timer, and run. It was a lot of back-and-forth to get it just right, but I had fun. It’s now one of my favorite photos of my wife and me. It was all her idea,…
Golden Mudstones of Death Valley

These eroded mudstones are located in the Badlands of Death Valley. The actual location for these is at Zabriskie Point. It’s amazing what nature is capable of. These mudstones look almost like a close-up of an insect’s shell or an alien structure. Walking on them even feels weird—almost like the ground is hollow or very…
Mesquite Dunes – Death Valley

This is one of my first photos from Death Valley that popped out to me while going through my Lightroom catalog. I wasn’t planning on visiting the Mesquite Dunes, but since they were just right off the road, we stopped by. It actually took a bit of wandering around to find some peaks that hadn’t…
Yumiko Lost in the Dunes

This is of Yumiko (my wife) in the Mesquite Sand Dunes of Death Valley. We just returned Monday night, and I’ve finally started processing some of the photos. It’s a pretty awesome place. Some of the photos I got here are my favorite ones so far. This time of year seems good to go since…