by Mike Putnam | Jan 9, 2013 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Bend Oregon Photos/Images, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography, Deschutes River Landscape photography, Oregon High Desert Landscape Photography, Oregon Photography, oregon photos for sale, Oregon Rivers, lakes,Streams, and Waterfall Photography
I recently captured a new image with my 4×5 film camera which is seen below. I was and am still very excited about this image. I have taken several other beautiful images from Central Oregon’s Smith Rock State Park, so I was struggling to come up with an...
by Mike Putnam | Oct 11, 2010 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Columbia River Gorge Landscape Photography, Large Format Landscape Photography Gear
I recently got some transparencies back from processing and I think my next Fine Art Landscape print is amongst those bright beautiful chromes! Below is one of the images I took on the way back from a late summer trip I took to Mt. Rainier National Park. To see some...
by Mike Putnam | Jul 27, 2010 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog
Thanks to some friends, I was recently alerted that there were a lot of Mariposa Lilies blooming on their property. Because these lilies are relatively rare and they are truly elegant looking, I was excited about the prospects. I visited several times and took...
by Mike Putnam | Jan 31, 2010 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography, Large Format Landscape Photography Gear
Because I often field questions about how I create my Large format photography, my large format camera is a good place to start. Most people want to know how I can create such large vibrant prints and what kind of digital camera I use. They are always surprised to...
by Mike Putnam | Jan 30, 2010 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Fine Art Landscape Photography Framing
Because I have fielded lots of questions regarding the framing That I select for my Fine Art Landscape Photographs, I’ve finally decided to write an informative piece about this very subject, and here it is! Many people have noticed that when my fine art prints...
by Mike Putnam | Nov 27, 2009 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog
Despite what you might think, I often find more difficulty with macro photography than I do with the big sweeping western landscapes for which I’m more well known. Frankly, finding and capturing very small yet attractive scenes is very challenging for me. What...
by Mike Putnam | Oct 11, 2009 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog
I recently went out on a morning Landscape photography shoot with good friend, Old Mike Croxford and we had some stunning scenery. I’m still waiting for the large format images from that morning to get back from processing but I’m very excited about the...
by Mike Putnam | Mar 27, 2009 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog
I’ll be showing my fine art prints at Pandora’s Backpack in downtown Bend for the 2009 spring Art Hop on April 3rd. Pandora’s Backpack is located at 920 NW Bond Street, Suite 101 Bend, Oregon. The Spring and the Fall art hops are the most...
by Mike Putnam | Mar 12, 2009 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, First Friday Art Hop/ Art Walk in Bend, Oregon
I’d like to officially thank Rod Bien of Pandora’s backpack in downtown Bend for hosting my photography show last Friday(3/6/09) The store is great, Rod has always been generous in allowing my huge fine art prints and cumbersome easels to clutter up his...
by Mike Putnam | Mar 1, 2009 | Bend Oregon Photography Blog, Central Oregon Fine Art Landscape Photography
Every February for the past several years, I submit one of my fine art prints to the annual photography fundraiser for the Family Resource Center of Bend, Oregon. It is an outstanding event which raises lots of operating capital for this noble charity. The...