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Joseph Rossbach is a full time professional nature and landscape photographer living in Maryland. Joe's images and articles have appeared in many publications, calendars, books and galleries including Outdoor Photographer, Photo Techniques, Blue Ridge Country, The Nature Conservancy, Mountain Connections, Digital Photo, Natures Best Magazine, Photographer (Ukraine) and Digital Camera (UK) to name a few. Joe is also the author and photographer for two print and three digital books including The Ultimate Guide to Digital Nature Photography, 50 Amazing Things D.C., Crafting Compelling Compositions and Five Landscape Challenges 2. Every year Joe leads several photography workshops and tours around the country as well as teaching classes on Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. To view more of Joe's work, and for information on all of his workshops and classes, please visit www.josephrossbach.com.

April 24th, 2012

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Don’t Think, Feel

Posted By Joseph Rossbach

Photography is often thought of as a literal process. Point the camera at something interesting and shoot. Wait for the right light, find an interesting composition, expose the image properly and so on and so forth. All true! Even the most creative photographers need a solid foundation in the technical aspects of the craft. In

Tags: botany bay, eastern, landscape, philosophy, photo, photography, sout carolina, thought

March 15th, 2012

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Taming the Light: The art and technique of exposure blending

Posted By Joseph Rossbach

I am often asked about my post processing and the one question that always comes up is, “Did it really look like that”, asked with a good deal of skepticism. And rightly so! In the age of digital capture, and Photoshop it is nearly impossible to tell the difference between what is

Tags: blending, digital darkroom, exposure, Joseph Rossbach, lightroom, photoshop, workflow

March 6th, 2012

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Sandstone Gone Wild, Valley of Fire State Park

Posted By Joseph Rossbach

Valley of Fire State Park, is a little known gem of amazing sandstone, only 50 miles from Las Vegas and bordering Lake Meade burning under the burning sun of the Mojave Desert. I was turned onto this park five years ago, while traveling back and forth between Zion National Park and Las Vegas. It served

Tags: desert, landscape, majave, nevada, photo, rocks, Sandstone, slots, southwest, state park, valley of fire

February 18th, 2012

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New eBook: West Virginia: Adventures in Light

Posted By Joseph Rossbach

I am excited to announce my fourth eBook, West Virginia: Adventures in Light. West Virginia holds a secret! Its mountains offer up some of the most beautiful landscapes in the United States. From the rugged and windswept plateau of Dolly Sods to the roaring waterfalls of Blackwater Falls State Park, the

Tags: ebook, education, guide, Joseph Rossbach, landscape, location, nature, photography, seasons, west virginia

January 18th, 2012

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Deaming of Spring

Posted By Joseph Rossbach

Every winter I get this feeling about halfway through the month of January, I am ready for spring! This year winter feels especially long, and in fact it has rather felt like spring most of the winter. It’s been mild, way too mild. No ice, no snow, no frozen waterfalls. Without

Tags: Joseph Rossbach, penvania, ricketts glestat park, spring, waterfalls

January 10th, 2012

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Behind the Falls, Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia

Posted By Joseph Rossbach

Last spring I had the chance to visit a little known waterfall in West Virginia. I have been down to this location twice before, but the conditions were never right and thus I was unsuccessful in capturing a compelling shot. This waterfall and a series of several others are in Blackwater

Tags: blackwater falls state park, Joseph Rossbach, landscape, nature, photography, spring, waterfall, west virginia

January 6th, 2012

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Coral Cove Sunset, Jupiter Island, Florida

Posted By Joseph Rossbach

Arriving on Jupiter Island in the early afternoon I went straight to Coral Cove to scout out this location. I was surprised at how little an area of rock it was. I’m not sure exactly what I was expecting, but it seemed like it would have been more expansive. At any rate,

Tags: coral cove, florida, Joseph Rossbach, jupiter island, landscape, photo, photography, seascape, sunset

November 18th, 2011

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Perspective, Perspective, Perspective

Posted By Joseph Rossbach

This past November I visited and photographed one of the Southwest most beautiful locations, the Subway in Zion National Park. It wasn’t my first time. About ten years ago I camped down in the Right Fork of Left Creek and spent two days hiking to the Subway from my camp. It

Tags: arch angel falls, famous, iconic, Joseph Rossbach, location, november, southwest, the subway, Utah, zion national park

September 26th, 2011

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Grand Prismatic

Posted By Joseph Rossbach

After my Grand Teton Workshop ended last week I encountered crystal clear skies on what was to be my last shoot before catching an early flight the next morning. Not wanting to waste any opportunities to make an image, myself and Richard Bernabe headed north into Yellowstone National Park to work

Tags: Active, Geothermal, Geyser Basin, Grand Prismatic, Joseph Rossbach, landscape, nature, photo, USA, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park

September 18th, 2011

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Autumn Sunrise from Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Posted By Joseph Rossbach

Richard Bernabe and I just finished up our Tetons workshop this morning. We had a great time shooting landscapes, fall color intimates, Moose, Bison and Antelope. The weather was chilly and many mornings were filled with fog. We had a few sessions with incredible light and a great time was had by all! here’s one

Tags: autumn, colorful, dramatic, fall, Grand Teton National Park, Landscape photography, photography workshops, reflections, scenic, Schwabacher Landing, Snake River, sunrise