Excerpt from Light on the Landscape Photographs and Lessons from a Life in Photography Mudcracks, Zion National Park, Utah 1983 Camera: Wista 45, Lens: Rodenstock Sironar-N 210mm f/5.6 The Magic Element: Emotion Let You Heart Show the Way An… Continue Reading →
Greetings from the Sierra Nevada, Happy New Year! I hope your year ahead is happy, healthy, and artistically productive! I’ve always thought that tight editing was a prime skill for any photographer and that I was good at it. Well,… Continue Reading →
I am happy to announce my next book! LIGHT ON THE LANDSCAPE: Photographs and Lessons from a Life in Photography. To be published by Rocky Nook in the spring of 2020. A collection of photographs and essays based on my… Continue Reading →
Published January 17, 2013 Updated July 27, 2016 I began teaching photography 40 years ago. So much has changed since then. Cameras. Software. Digital printing. It’s such an exciting time for photographers, but it can be difficult to keep up… Continue Reading →
NOTE: Five new images have been added at the bottom of this post after the initial upload. The Impressions of Light images were taken during the last light of 2018. Greetings from the Sierra Nevada. It is that time of… Continue Reading →
Working with a theme can help you create a unique collection of images By William Neill | September 25, 2015 | With autumn photography season here, I want to share some ideas that may help you develop an excellent portfolio… Continue Reading →
NOTE: This article is reposted from the original essay in 2012… Today, I had a request from my long-time friend and master photographer Michael Frye to post the essay in which I tell the story of making my… Continue Reading →
Focus Your Fall Portfolio Below is an essay I wrote last year for my On Landscape column published in Outdoor Photographer Magazine. I would love to hear feedback on your favorite images, and share links to any “epic day” images you wish… Continue Reading →
During late October and early November, I spent seven days in Yosemite Valley working with private students. We explored many of my favorite locations along the Merced River and in the many meadows around the Valley. During these sessions, I worked… Continue Reading →
Last week, I spent three days in Lee Vining working with a private student. We explored the local canyons where the aspen were showing good color, as well as photographing at Mono Lake for two sunrises. Here is a small… Continue Reading →
As many of you might have noticed, I returned three weeks ago from an amazing adventure: Antarctica By Air – A Unique Luminous Landscape Photographic Workshop with Michael Reichmann and Kevin Raber. Here is a set of ten new images. In spite of all the… Continue Reading →
Antarctic Dreams – a developing portfolio I recently returned from an amazing adventure: Antarctica By Air – A Unique Luminous Landscape Photographic Workshop with Michael Reichmann. Only three weeks before departure, I was asked to replace an instructor who was unable to… Continue Reading →
Happy New Year! I have finally put together my favorite photographs from 2013. It is always helpful to take the occasional assessment of our own creative progress. The annual ritual of posting a “best of” has now gone crazily viral. You might be… Continue Reading →
Will you be posting your Best Of 2013 online? I am still working on mine, hoping to finish this week… Here is my Best of 2011: http://www.williamneill.com/blog/index.php/2011/12/william-neills-top-forty-images-for-2011-11/ For some thoughts on the subject, here is my essay from Outdoor Photographer Magazine… Continue Reading →
We had a very successful weekend during +Sierra Art Trails (https://www.facebook.com/SierraArtTrails). It is the greatest honor to share my art with visitors. I especially enjoyed that my favorite and best-selling image found two good homes with local art collectors. This… Continue Reading →
If you have dreamed of photographing Yosemite Valley during the best autumn color, now is time to reserve a private Yosemite workshop with me. I welcome single students, as well small groups for 1 or 2 day sessions. The dates… Continue Reading →
Announcement: I have a solo exhibit of my photographs at The Ansel Adams Gallery later this month! Many of my new images will be included, as well as some of my classic Yosemite images. It is always an honor… Continue Reading →
My latest On Landscape column for Outdoor Photographer Magazine is now on the OP website! The article features this image. Check it out and let me know what you think. A Dance on the Beach
Black oak forest, autumn, Yosemite National Park, California 2012 Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM, 1/8 second at f/16, ISO 100 Copyright © 2012 William Neill Happy Thanksgiving! Today I am thankful for all of my… Continue Reading →
Greetings from the Sierra! I have been slowly catching up with post-processing new images taken this autumn in Yosemite. What glorious light we found! Here is a set of my favorites, and I’d love to hear which one(s) you like… Continue Reading →
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