In October, 2005, I traveled to Vermont. When researching locations, the existing resources for photographers was simply not detailed enough for my taste. I discovered a pamplet on the internet, first published some years ago, by Arnold John Kaplan (“Finding and Photographing Vermont’s Photo-Scenics”), with description locations, and giving specific directions to get there, and the best time of day to photograph. When you are traveling to a place you haven’t been too, it is important to know not only how to get there, but as a photographer, when to be there. No other publication seemed to do that.
I was excited to receive Arnold’s book. When I arrived in Vermont, I discovered that many of the “classic” scenes had changed so much that they were either no longer a viable shot, or the shooting was much difficult. Using Arnold’s book as a basis, I decided to record my own findings for other photographers.
For the past 6 years, I have offered my PDF publications, Photographing Scenic Vermont and Photographing Michigan’s U.P. , freely to photographers. Because of an unprecedented number of requests for the Vermont PDF in 2011, I have decided to publish it as an e-Book sometime in 2012, with the Michigan U.P. Guide to follow. To my great delight, Arnold J. Kaplan himself, has agreed to write a foreward to the eBook!
Beginning in 2012, there will be a modest charge for this eBook. I am still working on appropriate formatting and how and where offer it and when those things have been firmed up, I will make that information known here.
The Vermont version is updated as of my last trip in October 2010. I also have the good fortune of a very good network of “on-the-ground” photographers who are regularly in Vermont and keep me up to date. The Michigan file is updated as of my last trip in 2009 and will again be updated in 2012 as I will be acting as a guide for a well-known professional who will be hosting his first ever workshop in the U.P. in October.
