Discover the White Mountains, 2nd edition

I've been quiet on the blog for a couple of weeks, but I have a good excuse.  I had surgery to straighten out a deviated septum that's been causing me problems for years.  Not a big deal, but enough to keep me out of commission for a few weeks.  I'm starting to feel close to normal, and I'm confident that in another couple of weeks I'll be better than before the surgery, making the last few weeks worth it!

O.K., since I haven't been shooting during this "downtime" I thought I'd make a few announcements:

1) On Saturday and Sunday, April 25 and 26, I'm teaching a pair of Photoshop Seminars: Basic Photoshop for the Outdoor Photographer and Intermediate Photoshop for the Outdoor Photographer. Both classes are shaping up to have less than 10 students, so this a great opportunity for someone looking to get some intense one-day instruction with the opportunity to ask a lot of questions.  Both seminars run from 8 to 5 and are being held at the Sheraton Harborside Hotel in downtown Portsmouth, N H.  More info and the registration page is at: http://www.jerryandmarcymonkman.com/photoshop_seminars.htm.

2) Party in the White Mountains!  AMC Books has recently released the 2nd edition of our multi-sport guidebook, Discover the White Mountains.  We spent a few months last year updating this book (which we originally wrote in 2000) with new new trips and photos, and it looks great if I do say so myself.  We're having the first signing event for this book on May 9th in Gorham, New Hampshire (in the shadow of the Northern Presidentials) at the White Mountain Cafe.  We'll be there from 6:00 p.m. to close (around 9), hanging with our North Country friends, sharing adventure stories, and signing copies of our books.  The cafe also is the only retail outlet in the Whites that sells our fine art prints, and we'll be offering a one-night only 20% discount on all our framed and unframed prints in the cafe. See you there!


Mount Washington in fall. Now available as an "Ecofriendly" fine art print.


3) Finally, environmentally friendly photos!  Fine art photography has traditionally involved using less than environmentally friendly materials, from virgin wood used to make the paper to the chemicals and heavy metals used to apply the image to the paper.  I am so excited to announce that we have partnered with a new lab (http://ecovisualcom.com) to produce environmentally friendly  fine art giclee prints.  I've made some sample prints using this technology and they look great and they are just as archival as the chemical-intensive prints.  Rick Colson, founder of the lab, has done his homework and found locally produced paper that is made of 100% recycled cotton and no chemical brighteners.  He has also contracted with an ink manufacturer to produce 100% carbon pigment inks that are free of heavy metals and volatile organic compounds.  And his print studio was designed to be as energy efficient as possible.  Now our "EcoPhotography" can be displayed in an eco-friendly manner.  For prices and to see our latest print collection visit our 2008 Print Gallery.

That's it for now.  Until next time...
-Jerry

 

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