Author William Neill

Last Friday, my family and I went to Drake’s Beach at Pt. Reyes.  For various reasons, mostly that we were going to hang at the beach with the cousins, we were there in the middle of the day.  I brought… Continue Reading →

Last Thursday, I stepped outside my office and noticed this cloud. For the first time I can remember, I saw the subject in terms of a final BW result, envisioning a “red filter” effect of a black sky. The conversion… Continue Reading →

Yesterday afternoon, I stopped here at an overlook of the Sierra just beyond Oakhurst. Using my Singh Ray Vari-ND, I created this Impressions image. I added contrast and color saturation since the blurring process “softens” the separation of tones. Also,… Continue Reading →

Here is a recent image. Not sure what I think yet… when is an image too simple, or too “open-ended?” Bill Twitter Facebook EBOOKS NOW AVAILABLE! Impressions of Light – Digital Edition Landscapes of the Spirit – Digital Edition Meditations… Continue Reading →

I recently did an interview with a British magazine called DSLRUSER. Here is the interview online. Interview Also, Outdoor Photographer recently posted my latest On Landscape column. They have cut back on the number of columns per month – down… Continue Reading →

Early this morning, the clouds were great above my home. While I composed, a bird flew off of the big Ponderosa pine behind the house. Simple design with the pine adding an accent to the main subject – the clouds…. Continue Reading →

This morning, I made this image in my studio using window light.  My assistant John challenged me to make a new image for posting here, which is a good thing since I haven’t photographed much lately.  So I pulled out… Continue Reading →

Yesterday afternoon, I finally made some new images. I didn’t have far to go. My backyard waterfall flows over this wonderful Yosemite slate, which is the source of color here. In the sunlight, the patterns form graphic little waves. I… Continue Reading →

I was reminded of the great importance of having backups. John was looking for this image above, but only found an empty folder. No master file, no sized files for printing. Couldn’t find it on any of my drives. I… Continue Reading →

I wish I had new images to share, but I don’t! Unusual for me. But I have been busy! Teaching BetterPhoto classes. John is redesign my web site. Looking fabulous… I am also writing captions for my next ebook, a… Continue Reading →

For the month of June, I am offering a Special Edition “Mini” Print from my Meditations in Monochrome series. I’ll be releasing one image at a time as a “Featured Print” which you will be able to purchase directly from… Continue Reading →

Last Sunday, I saw these clouds from a parking lot in Oakhurst where I live. Fortunately, I had my camera. John and I worked on the file, trying both color and B&W, more contrast and less. Here is the version… Continue Reading →

A couple of years ago, I planted a water lily in the small waterfall/pond feature on my back patio. The first flower opened last week! On Saturday, we had a little rain shower pass over us so I set up… Continue Reading →

What do you do when you need to get your creative juices going? I find myself gravitating to some the same subjects over the years. I have photographed salsify seeds often, and love the patterns of the seeds. On Friday… Continue Reading →

Lewis Kemper and I have been close friends since 1979. He just came out with a new book that you all should check out. This is a beautiful collection by an excellent photographer! Here is some info about the book… Continue Reading →