Last week, I spent four days filming an interview with the crew from The Luminous Landscape website. For years, they have offered excellent videos such as the Luminous Landscape Video Journal which features interviews with photographers such as Jay Maisel,… 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 →
During Sierra Art Trails this past weekend, we had three ladies walk into my living room display of prints. One of them looked at the first print by the door, a 30×40 inch print of this image, gasped, and… 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 →
Greetings from the Sierra Nevada, In my past two blogs posts, I’ve shared new work from this spring and early summer. Here are four more, with comments and details below each image. If you have a favorite image from below,… Continue Reading →
One of the main dilemmas for nature photographers is how to frame an image. The choice of camera position and lens angle greatly affects the image design. Nature often provides us with chaotic lines, shapes and colors from which we… Continue Reading →
Here are a few new winter images made in Yosemite! I had a wonderful day with a private student in Yosemite on Wednesday. There were no clouds, no interesting weather, but the ice was fabulous. I helped Shauna find simple… Continue Reading →
I am finally pulling together my favorite photographs from 2012. It is always helpful to take the occasional assessment of our own creative progress. The annual ritual of posting a “best of” has gone viral. You might be interested in reading an essay… Continue Reading →
By Appointment “I also offer fine art print viewing in my living room gallery. I will discuss my photographic prints from both an artistic and technical viewpoint. It will greatly benefit you to see actual, gallery-quality photographs, in order to… Continue Reading →
Forest Reflections, Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California 2012 Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM, 1/10 second at f/16, ISO 320 Copyright © 2012 William Neill Last week, I drove up Yosemite Valley (1.5 hrs from my home) to… Continue Reading →
Here is another image from last week, taken next door to my son’s school in Ahwahnee. The fog was gone a few minutes later… Oaks and Sunbeams, Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park, Ahwahnee, California 2012 Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, EF24-105mm f/4L… Continue Reading →
Last week, we had some wonderful mornings of fog at sunrise. After dropping my son off at school, I walked into the nearby field of Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park. This image continues my Morning Light series, most of which I’ve… Continue Reading →
Last week, I was photographing in Zion while traveling with my family. I returned to a favorite location and was thrilled to find favorite red maples in fine autumn dress. My kids loved the spot, and they spent about an… Continue Reading →
I made this image yesterday. I’ve been driving by this spot almost daily and had decided that I would need my Tilt Shift lens to achieve sharpness from front to back. The morning was overcast so now I had the… Continue Reading →
On a recent trip to Yosemite Valley, I spent some time photographing waterfalls. The water levels are still very high for this time of year, but they are down quite a bit from the highest levels earlier this spring. I… Continue Reading →
Practice, practice… I’ve been very frustrated lately because I haven’t been able to get out of the office and up to Yosemite for waterfalls, reflections in the meadow, corn lilies in the high country. Fortunately, my water lilies are in… Continue Reading →
I have been very overwhelmed with work and thus have a large backlog of images to process. I made this image last month at Happy Isle in Yosemite, which is an amazing place anytime but especially during high water. This… Continue Reading →
I am happy to let you know about a new Fine Print offer just announced by The Ansel Adams Gallery. I have been honored to be the first artist for this exciting new series among the elite group of photographers… Continue Reading →
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