Monthly Archives: September 2012

25 Beautiful and minimal Websites

Published in galleriesMinimalism is one of our favorite styles of Web design. A well designed website with a minimalist style may look simple, but they are not always easy to design. This collection contains 25 excellent examples of minimalism in … Continue reading

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Life Behind a Waterfall

This past month has been exceptionally busy for me, so I apologize for not sharing any images and stories in a while! I recently returned from a trip to the Southwest with my girlfriend Aubrey, where we explored some slot … Continue reading

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So You Want To Be A Nature Photographer

How-To I’ve heard it said that if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. As photography has been a long time profession in addition to being a passion, to some extent, the above holds … Continue reading

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Gear Up Your Photo Vehicle

How-To Photographers such as Galen Rowell famously traveled light and bounded up mountains with nothing but a camera and lens. He camped in high-alpine environments for days on end, and while he had the gear he needed, space and weight … Continue reading

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Comment to Win T-Shirt Printing in a Massive Giveaway from BlueCotton!

Published in Site News UPDATE: The contest has now ended.Our friends at BlueCotton have offered to give $200 of printing credit to a lucky reader of the Vandelay Design Blog. But that is really just the beginning. They have also … Continue reading

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Break Free From Your Comfort Zone

How-ToText And Photography By Ian Plant Most people tend to establish what’s known as a “comfort zone,” which is a limited set of safe, predictable and comfortable behavioral patterns that gives a sense of security and allows one to deliver … Continue reading

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Storm Watch

How-ToText & Photography by Roger and Caryn HilDramatic weather yields dramatic photographs. Roger and Caryn Hill are dedicated, expert storm chasers and photographers. Every year they strike out across the United States to photograph the wild weather systems that emerge … Continue reading

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Free Concrete Textures

Published in Free Resources, Textures Concrete textures can be extremely useful and versatile for web and graphic designers. They can be used to create grungy and urban backgrounds, or they can be used subtly to create a soft texture that … Continue reading

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Comment to Win T-Shirt Printing in a Massive Giveaway from BlueCotton!

Published in Site News UPDATE: The contest has now ended.Our friends at BlueCotton have offered to give $200 of printing credit to a lucky reader of the Vandelay Design Blog. But that is really just the beginning. They have also … Continue reading

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Is That Really How It Looked?

How-ToText And Photography By Gary Hart Has anyone ever looked at one of your images and asked, “Is that the way it really looked?” Do you think anyone ever asked Ansel Adams that? The truth is, great photographers understand that … Continue reading

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Comment to Win T-Shirt Printing in a Massive Giveaway from BlueCotton!

Published in Site News UPDATE: The contest has now ended.Our friends at BlueCotton have offered to give $200 of printing credit to a lucky reader of the Vandelay Design Blog. But that is really just the beginning. They have also … Continue reading

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B&W Transformation

How-ToText And Photography By Rick SheremetaThe technique that I’m about to illustrate will take your photos to the next level, creating killer black-and-white images. The method is fairly straightforward and utilizes the HDR Pro functionality already built into Adobe Photoshop … Continue reading

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