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Travel is an inherent benefit of being a landscape and wildlife photographer and tends to be a driving force behind his passion for photography. When Nathan isn't in the field, he might be leading a class or writing an instructional blog as he enjoys helping others along in their sharpening of photographic skills. Nathan draws inspiration from artists: Marc Adamus, Peter Lik, Michael Frye, QT Luong, Ron Niebrugge, Phillip Colla, Tony Wu, and Thomas D. Mangelsen among others.
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A R T I S T S T A T E M E N T
In my pre-teen years my parents and I occasionally vacationed in various Mexican beach resorts where, through snorkeling, I was exposed to what lay beneath the surface of the ocean. I fell in love with it. I was certified to scuba dive in 2003 and now as a Certified Padi Rescue Diver, I love to be underwater every chance I get. As a direct result of my passion for the underwater world and to see it preserved for future generations, I’ve become an advocate for marine resource conservation.
While my passion for photography was birthed out of an appreciation for capturing the underwater world, as I've grown in the art of photography, my photographic interests have grown to include, portraits, narratives, commercial-use images, and teaching. I love what I do, partially because it requires a certain degree of travel to places sometimes rarely seen by the general public in order to bring back unique experiences to share with people. Travel has become an equal passion to photography and I've become an ambitious road-tripper.
My approach to photography differs by location and assignment. On some projects, I find it is more appropriate to aim for a very natural, true to life, look, where on others I enjoy aiming to create art by marrying the photographic discipline to digital artistry to make a really distinct image. I find some photographers to be a bit dogmatic about how much "photoshopping" is enough vs. too much. I find that the artist is the best judge of this since, after all, it's their creation.
A short note on this...
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earlier on in my learning process, I fell upon some strong opinions on the matter of Photoshop usage and felt I needed to understand the crux of the argument better. I found some writings on a very famous landscape photographer named Ansel Adams. His work is beautiful and inspiring and finds itself at the top of a very exclusive list of some of the finest works ever made of U.S. National Parks...truly epic work. I learned that Ansel spent a great deal of time in the darkroom editing his images. One source stated 90% of his image creation process was spent in the darkroom compared to the 10% spent actually capturing the image to film in the field. I was astonished to learn this, feeling validated to continue making images my own way knowing that modern digital tools are merely replications of darkroom tools with decades of technological advancements applied removing the need for chemicals and funny darkroom odors while replacing them with computer chips and keyboards. |
I hope you enjoy browsing my site and that you find my images to be unique and interesting. I thank you sincerely for visiting.
Courtesy of Seriously Photographic Jim on Creative Commons
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S E R V I C E S
Commercial-Use Stock Photos - Do you need to purchase stock photos to use in your publishing project? All of the photos shown in our Galleries are available for license. We offer both royalty-free and rights-managed licenses, all in a variety of sizes enabling you to maximize your purchase. Not only do we offer a generous supply of images for your project, but we've also enabled some of the most sophisticated technology to assist you in selecting the best image(s). Use our thumbnails, full-screen view, and slideshow functions to view our images and save prospective finalists to your own Favorites folder for final culling. At the time of purchase, an email is sent to you directing you to a page on our site to download your images. There, they remain available for download for one month. Finally, don't forget to take advantage of our fantastic bulk discounts.
Family, Baby, and Engagement Portraits - Why are portraits so important? In the frenzy of our daily lives, important moments and milestones often pass by us without notice and escape us forever. Portraits are essential to capturing precious moments for posterity. I'll capture images of you that you'll be proud to share with friends, family, and future generations. We can shoot your portraits in a public place within greater London or I can come to you and hold your shoot in the comfort of your own home. Interested in having a destination shoot in a location like Paris or Bruges? Inquire for prices and details. We offer a fantastic assortment of prints and album options that you can take advantage of or you can take your digital images and source prints and albums on your own. Book your shoot today!
Blog - I write a blog that includes a wide array of topics including free photography tutorials, photos of my latest projects, travel locations for great photography, photography gear announcements, and conservation. Are you the owner or editor for a photography or travel blog looking for a guest blogger to swap articles with? We're looking to network with other writers for content sharing and link building. If you share these goals, inquire with us detailing the goals of your site and the target audience you write for and we'll evaluate your inquiry to determine if we're a good fit.
Commissioned Work - If you don't find exactly what you're looking for in my galleries, I accept work on a commission basis so please inquire about bespoke packages for both personal and commercial use.
Classes - Are you a budding photographer interested in sharpening your skills? Consider taking one of my classes. Currently, I'm offering the following topics: Level I - Introduction to Photography, Level II - Intermediate Photography, and Night Photography. Classes are one session each lasting 3 hours and cost £65 per person.
Photojournalism - looking for a dedicated professional photographer to capture news material of your event for online or print publication? I can provide you with the highest quality photos ready for publication. Having shot for an Oscar's Party Red Carpet Event, Occupy London Stock Exchange at St. Paul's Cathedral, and a Livestrong fundraiser and subsequently been published on the national news website MSN.com, provides me unique qualifications and experience for working with you on your project. Whether it's narrative that you're after or red carpet event photos, we have a solution for you. Inquire for rates.
Another great way to stay connected with Sensory Escape Images is to create an account with us on the "Login" page so that you can save images to your "Favorites" list. The account is free and we don't sell your information or use your information to spam you with unsolicited newsletters. It's kept private just the way I'd like my own details to be kept. You'll find the "Login" link in the footer and title bar of most pages.
Finally, if you're into RSS feeds, we've got 'em for you. Check out our blog (upper right hand corner) for an RSS feed that will keep you up-to-date with the happenings there and look for the RSS feeds in our galleries that will update you anytime a new image is added to a gallery to be offered for sale.
E Q U I P M E N T
R E C O M M E N D E D R E A D I N G
Digital Landscape Photography: In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams and the Masters - by Michael Frye
Understanding Shutter Speed: Creative Action and Low-Light Photography Beyond 1/125 Second - by Bryan Peterson
Digital Landscape Photography - by John Gerlach
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Classroom in a Book - by Adobe Creative Team
The Digital Photography Book - by Scott Kelby
Adobe Photoshop for Underwater Photographers - by Jack Drafahl, Sue Drafahl
The Underwater Photographer, Third Edition: Digital and Traditional Techniques - by Martin Edge
Photographer's Market - by Mary Burzlaff Bostic