http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:29:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/journey-steps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=journey-steps http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/journey-steps/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:19:30 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/?p=2270 Introducing "Journey - First Steps," a showcase of 24 photographs from Ralph Nordstrom and a chronicling of his discoveries in photography over the past five years.]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/journey-steps/feed/ 0 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/photography-as-art/what-else-things-are/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-else-things-are http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/photography-as-art/what-else-things-are/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:25:06 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/?p=2266 What do your photographs say - about the things you photograph and about you? What do your photographs trigger in your viewers' minds and imaginations?]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/articles/photography-as-art/what-else-things-are/feed/ 0 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/orange-county-fair-photography-judging/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=orange-county-fair-photography-judging http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/orange-county-fair-photography-judging/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:47:20 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/?p=1909 In this post I share with you what it's like to be a photography judge at the Orange County Fair. It's not that easy.]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/orange-county-fair-photography-judging/feed/ 17 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/2010-in-retrospect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2010-in-retrospect http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/2010-in-retrospect/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:47:19 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/2010-in-retrospect/ Join me as I look back on the accomplishments of 2010 and look forward to the promise of 2011.]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/2010-in-retrospect/feed/ 2 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/art-is-communication/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=art-is-communication http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/art-is-communication/#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:08:04 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/art-is-communication/ Art is communication and slowing down can help us communicate more effectively.]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/art-is-communication/feed/ 0 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/honesty-in-photography/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=honesty-in-photography http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/honesty-in-photography/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:39:48 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/2010/07/05/honesty-in-photography/ I just read a great email from Brian Peterson, founder of The Perfect Picture School of Photography.  He ran an unscientific opinion pole on whether photographers felt it was OK to dramatically alter photographs in Photoshop.  Now, by ‘dramatically alter,’ Brian means to add major elements to an image that were not present in the [...]]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/honesty-in-photography/feed/ 3 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/print-of-the-month-desert-pinnacle-impression/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=print-of-the-month-desert-pinnacle-impression http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/print-of-the-month-desert-pinnacle-impression/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:38:58 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/2010/03/09/print-of-the-month-desert-pinnacle-impression/ A remote area of Queen Valley in Joshua Tree National Park was the location for the next print of the month.  This towering spire defies the imagination.  Besides its imposing beauty, one wonders how it could possibly have formed. After trekking for 45 minutes across the trackless desert, deeper and deeper into Queen Valley, one [...]]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/print-of-the-month-desert-pinnacle-impression/feed/ 0 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/photography-and-art-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photography-and-art-2 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/photography-and-art-2/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:59:27 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/?p=390 A brief account exploring the relationship between photography and art.]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/photography-and-art-2/feed/ 0 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/february-print-of-the-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-print-of-the-month http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/february-print-of-the-month/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:53:14 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/?p=344 Upper Antelope Canyon #4 chosen as February 2009 Print of the Month]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/february-print-of-the-month/feed/ 0 http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/photo-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photo-review http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/photo-review/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:42:16 +0000 doinlight http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/?p=168 Photo Review is a new program offered by Ralph Nordstrom Photography.  It is a way by which photographers can get their photographs reviewed by their peers.  This is unlike most photography sites in that the reviews are anonymous and moderated.  This encourages more honest and constructive feedback.  The results are published on the web in [...]]]> http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/journal/photo-review/feed/ 0