Outdoors gear: Black coffee in Black Yeti mug
My sweetie gave me this black Yeti mug for Valentine's Day and I love it. It keeps coffee hot. It's a perfect size for soup. And, it's dishwasher safe!
Black and white photograph of an old auto parts storefront
Why take a photo of this apparently defunct auto parts store? Texture baby! While walking the streets of Greenwood, Mississippi, I immediately fell in love with this apparently defunct auto …
Online store owners — Beware this scam email
This email came through my online contact form without being marked out as spam I read so much about how photographers and other shop owners get scammed by suspicious emails, …
Exploring an Abandoned Farmhouse in Tennessee [video]
Photos and video from a walk through an abandoned farm with a ruined farmhouse and collapsing barn. I recently had the opportunity to (legally) walk though the grounds of an …
Evaluating fine art photography papers for pigment printing
This is the process I used to select a new fine art photo paper stock I sell a lot of prints. For years, I have ordered out my prints from …
I reached a Pinterest milestone: 1,000 followers
Forget Instagram. Pinterest is my most successful social media site Instagram is a must for photographers, and even though I have a small following on there, I have gotten some …
Fine art photographer Keith Dotson’s travel gear setup
A quick outline of the photography gear and accessories that fine art photographer Keith Dotson brings along when he travels
Road Trip Diary: Finding ‘Hocus Pocus’ locations in Salem, Massachusetts
Fine art photographer Keith Dotson issues his latest Road Trip Diary with a visit to iconic Hocus Pocus filming locations in Salem, Massachusetts.
Camping knife: Mora Light My Fire knife with built-in firesteel
Keith Dotson photography recommendation for camping and bushcraft knife Reading a knife recommendation from a photographer may seem strange, but for landscape photographers who venture into the forests, mountains, or …
Road Trip Diary: Madison Wisconsin
Notes from a winter photo road trip from Nashville to Madison, Wisconsin Day one: Leaving Nashville to Madison, by way of Kentucky and Illinois. Travel time 9 hours, 45 minutes. …
Free artist quote meme: Andrew Wyeth on the landscape in winter
A wonderful quote from the late artist Andrew Wyeth that captures perfectly my own feelings about the landscape in winter. “I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone …