For the next two weeks (until the end of May), get 10% off my Iceland photographic adventure workshop!! This is not cheap because it costs to put on such an event in such a wonderful part of the world, but it will be the photographic adventure of a lifetime! It covers all the hotels and travel throughout Iceland for our group, as well as personal and group instruction from me. I’ll be talking, teaching and helping everyone get the absolute best images possible as we move and travel to the best places possible.
Twilight is one of the most beautiful times of day for me for light. But in Utah, it only lasts about 10 minutes at the end of the day. But in Iceland, the sun rises and sings on an angle so twilight lasts 4 to 5 hours each day! We will utilize this amazing time of day to create fantastic images all over Iceland. We will travel during the down times, charge equipment, and critique images, then get set up so that we can shoot again when the light is amazing! We will have local photographers guiding us through their terrain and country, constantly watching the weather for us so that we can be in the right places at the right times. We will adapt, change directions, and go where we need to create the best photographs possible. This is not a trip you could ever do on your own.
Have you ever been on a trip with non-photographers and you see something you want to stop and photograph? Perhaps you are able to talk everyone into stopping once or twice, while you set up and create a few images, and perhaps you need to wait for the light to move and get better. But no matter what, your constant need to stop and look, and feel your surroundings begins to anger your group and you feel them grow restless throughout the trip. Eventually you either give up and just travel alone or you stick with the group and give up on creating great images. Sadly, the photos you do end up taking simply become ‘documentary’ images of your trip — but they’re not fantastic.
Well come have the photographic adventure of a lifetime! Come travel and have fun with a small group of photographers who think like you and want to stop and create great images. Come travel for the sole purpose of experiencing Iceland and the wide gamut of photographic opportunities that it offers: the shores, the mountains, the villages, the meadows, and everything in between, and do so with people that think and feel like you. There is no set agenda because we’ll be moving as we need to, to get to the right places for the week we’re there. We’ll be making the absolute most of our time there.
During our down times, we will review what we’ve each created and then critique and fine-tune our images so that we can create even better images at the next spot. We will constantly be looking for composition, point of view, and impact. I will even show you some tips and tricks for digital workflow as well as digital enhancement so that your images look their best.
This workshop is limited to a small group of people, and we already have someone signed up from Egypt as well as others from around the country. I love knowing that we will work and create art with people from all over the world, each with a different way of looking at the world with their lens. Yet we will find commonality and camaraderie in being artists working together to create wonderful and inspiring images.
If you know someone that would be interested, please pass this info along. The 10% off is good for bookings through the end of this month. This is for photographers who love adventure, but it’s not limited to professionals. This is open to anyone who loves photography and adventure and wants to come with me, learn, and create some of the best photographs of their life.
For more info go to the official Focus On Nature website. To book your slot on my tour, click here, and check the box next to my name and workshop (Bry Cox). And contact me with any questions you may have. I’d love to see you in Iceland with me!! Come get lost in Iceland with Bry Cox!
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[The photographs in this post were created in Iceland and are used by permission.]
The idea was a hallway of photographers, each posed doing something else that they loved besides photography. Aside from photography, I really love guns, music, and I guess I could add girls to that list too. But not having any props prepared, I used my ipod as a substitute for a musical instrument. I also really like comedy and so I over-posed in a fun way, really low. This was the resulting image.
Then, as it shows in the video (starting at 1:55), we climb into this cool rock garden. A sign in front of this spot says, “Please do not allow children into this area.” The video editor caught me saying as I helped Angelina over the fence, “We’re not children — we’re adults!” But as you can see, this place worked out perfectly for the rest of our shoot!
This was such a fun shoot, and I appreciate Angelina coming and being my model, yet again.
Then later in the book, this page spread shows Holly as she began to walk down the isle through the lush gardens.
One of my favorite page spreads was after the ceremony where Joe walked Holly into a little private nook off to the side, and gave her a very sweet hug. I got these images from a distance with a long lens and love them in black and white as that really brings out the emotion in the images.
And here is an art page showing two awesome images juxtaposed against each other.
This was such a beautiful wedding and I am honored to have been apart of it all and to have been asked to capture their day for them as well as for future generations.
This image was another one of my favorites. I created it in black and white, and lit her in a unique way to really get a beautiful catch light in her eyes. Again, her smile is great and I love the tilt to her head.
I know that Angela will do great in whatever she pursues and I’m glad to be able to cross paths with her and help create some great photographs.
(These two images come from the Iceland clothing company 66North.com website)
Interiors are very difficult to photograph, in fact they are some of the most difficult and time consuming things to photograph. Most people would think so, but the fact is that all the angles, lines, and perspectives all have to be taken into consideration and mixed in such a way to create something that’s both attractive and interesting, while also drawing attention to what the designer wants to showcase, and this usually has to be done in tight quarters and spaces while making the place look spacious.
Abby also had me completely recreate and design a website for her from scratch. She directed, giving me the look and ideas that she wanted, and I created and coded it all from there. I integrated various flash players to keep the content in the window frame. She didn’t want people to have to scroll down. I love the design! It is so beautiful, clean, and consistant. Check it out and see what you think. (
Here’s a shot of one of the integrated flash players. With this particular home, you can click on the thumbnails to view the home before and after, both inside and out. The results are stunning and the end result is completely unrecognizable when compared to the before shots.
If you need some Architectural or Interior Design work, check out Abby’s site.
And if you need some commercial photographs for your business, whether they be interiors, profiles, or even close-ups of your products that you can use on your website or brochures, then give me a call at 801-728-3317. Lighting is my specialty, and I will make your products and business look like a million bucks!
His business is a wonderful idea for consumers, and completely unique, while being completely free! He investigates and approves only business that stand up to his background checks and levels of integrity, and offers a $1000 customer satisfaction guarantee to customers that have a problem with them.
Here are some of the images we created for his business and website.
Bill is so fun to work with. I’ve done photography work for him other times in the past both for his family and work, and he is as fun and likable in person as he is on TV. We had a great shoot and I love the images and am proud to have him use them in his new endeavor.
Bill’s name carries a lot of weight and trust here in Utah, for his defense of consumer rights. I am excited for his new website and business and think it is a genius idea!
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This next one is gorgeous! It is so pretty and has a real music vibe to it.
And next a black and white smiling image, showing the flute. We used a wind machine in this one, and I like how real and genuine her smile is.
For this one I used some extreme fashion lighting and chose to affect the colors slightly, setting the red jacket off against a deep blue background.
And finally, one serious one showing again with her flute.
What a fun shoot! I know Annie will go far with her talent, and I’m proud to be associated with her and her endeavor. She’s going to go far!
This was one of my favorites! They look so great together, and the image is so loving! And notice how almost all of their favorites were black and white. Black and white has such a timeless quality, yet it is hip too. It is a great mix of classic and new, all in one.
And then we ventured outside. I have a half-acre of English-garden style landscaping, but in the winter it’s not green and lush. However, it is always interesting and beautiful in black and white. Here’s what we created. First this series of three images which will hang in a trio.
And finally we finished with them running off down my country street, as if they were running off to get married.
It was a great shoot and they’re a great couple! I’m so happy that they found each other and I know that they will make each other very happy.