Bob Coates Blogs

Check out the new upload of a fine art photography piece from the Tuscan region of Italy. This brick wall with vines has a great feel. It was created from a wall the Italian town of Radi. This wall was full of texture and vines and growth. I enhanced... 

Photography Quote Today’s quote is interesting because I think of how long it took me to really ‘see the light’ in order to capture photographs with depth. When I started out in photography, having had an interest in art, my photos had good compos... 

Just returned from a trip to the UK and the British Isles so I will be working on images photographed there. Here’s one of the first. It’s from Stonehenge. I don’t want to say it was cold and blustery but 45 MPH winds made holding the camera steady d... 

I've been fortunate to receive recognition for my Fine Art Photography techniques through the Arizona Professional Photographers Association photographic competition. If you would like to get all the details check the link for more information. Some ... 

Introducing speakers, mentoring fellow photographers and reviewing student portfolios were just some of the highlights for Sedona photographer Bob Coates when he attended Imaging USA the Professional Photographers of America’s (PPA) annual convention... 

I've been working on this art technique for the last three years. The process involves blending multiple photographs together to create images that have a masters painterly feel to them. Using various digital processes, photos of organic, man-made an... 

Bob will be judging the Professional Photographers of America Western States District Photographic Competition February 22-24, 2013. Coates will be working with other PPA Affiliated Jurors - Helen Yancy, Barry Rankin, Rod Brown, Gabriel Alonso, Kalen... 

Skip Cohen of Skip Cohen University (SCU) asked me to chat about photography, photographer education and the photo industry in a blog post. Skip is one of the pioneers in the photo industry from heading up Hasselblad to working to bring education to ...