Announcements

My Top Photographs of 2020

The votes are all in and counted, and here are my top photographs of 2020!

We had a great response this year: 597 people looked through my initial selection of 45 images and voted for their favorites. That’s the second-highest turnout we’ve ever had. A big thank you to everyone who took the time to look through these photographs and voice your opinions! I also really appreciate the kind words so many people posted in the comments or sent by email. I wish I could respond to everyone, but please know that I’ve read them all and am very grateful for all your support.

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My Best Images of 2020: the Nominees

Happy New Year!

It’s become a New Year’s tradition on this blog to pick my best images from the past year, and once again I’m inviting you to help me make these difficult choices. I’ve posted 45 of my best photographs from 2020 below, in chronological order. After you look through these, please use the form at the bottom of this post to list your ten favorites.

That right – we’re doing things differently this year. Please don’t post your votes in the comments, or send them by email, because they won’t be counted! Use the form at the bottom of this post instead.

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Merry Christmas!

Claudia and Michael among the aspens, Colorado, USA

Among the aspens in Colorado

While it’s been a difficult year for all of us, Claudia and I have found many silver linings, and a lot to be thankful for. We wish you health, happiness, and peace during this holiday season – and hope you’ve also found some silver linings.

— Claudia and Michael

One More Day


 

Just a quick reminder that there’s still one day left to get a discount on my new Lightroom course, Landscapes in Lightroom: Advanced Techniques. Use the coupon code FALL2020 to get 20% off all my Lightroom course until midnight tomorrow (November 11th):

Landscapes in Lightroom: Advanced Techniques

The response to this new course has been amazing! A big thank you to everyone who already purchased it!

— Michael Frye

New Lightroom Course!


 

I’m excited to announce a new online course, called Landscapes in Lightroom: Advanced Techniques.

I know many of you have purchased and used my original Lightroom course, Landscapes in Lightroom: The Essential Step-by-Step Guide. (I used to refer to this as an ebook, but it’s evolved into much more than that.) This new, advanced course takes you further, showing you how to add sophisticated touches to your images that you might have thought were only possible in Photoshop. Things like…

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Out of Chicago In Depth Next Weekend!


 

The Out of Chicago In Depth online photo conference is coming up soon – next weekend! You can now see the full schedule on their website. There are so many wonderful sessions; here are just a few that caught my eye:

Visualization-Driven Photography: From Idea to Execution, with Guy Tal and Colleen Miniuk
How to Make Money Making Photographs, with David duChemin and Corwin Hiebert
From Your Heart to Art: Unlocking Your Photographic Potential, with Ted Orland and Alan Ross
Photographing Plants and Flowers in New, Creative Ways: An In-Depth Exploration, with Sarah Marino and Anne Belmont
Don’t Get the “Blues” Over Blue Skies: How to Be Creative Without Clouds, with Jennifer Renwick and David Kingham

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