(All photos are Copyright 2000-2005 by Brian L. Zimmerman
and may not be used without permission.)

The Tsunami Relief Book Is Now Available!
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The international photographers guild to which I belong has published
"Images to Brighten Our World", a book of beautiful photographs to benefit Tsunami victims.
All proceeds ($25) are being donated to organizations leading the tsunami relief efforts.
(benefits have reached $4,500 as of March 18, 2005!) The Salvation Army Tsunami Relief Plan
Humane Society International - Asia Sarvodaya says Thank you!
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The purpose of this page is to highlight some samples of my photography work and to provide a little background information about me.   Many of these images are available for purchase as matted prints or notecards. If you are interested in purchasing any of these, please feel free to contact me by E-mail for availability and pricing, or for any other questions or comments. Or you may use the BLZ Photos Order Form.     You Can Read My Bio Here

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A Small Gallery of My Photos ...


NOTE: The photo contest web site hosting some of my photos displayed on this page has recently gone out of business without any advance warning, so some of the links to my photos may not be working properly. I apologize for the inconvenience and hope to get this fixed in the near future.
Mouse over any picture below to see the photo title.
(or click here for a slide show)

The following three photos won first place in their respective categories of Journalism, Portraiture, and "Other" (macro photography etc) at the 2001 Chesterfield County Fair...

Last Minute Game-Winning Goal Lemur Pair The Pollinator

This vertical panoramic photo (2 photos stitched together) taken at "Falling Springs" in western VA won first place in the Landscape category at the 2001 Chesterfield County Fair, and also received the overall Best of Show Award in Color Photography...

Falling Springs

The above photo is also currently on display in a large format reproduction (16x32") as part of an international traveling photo exhibition highlighting digital photography. See here for more about the group and show...

dpinternationale.com

This photo of the Appomattox River won third place in the Virginia State 2001 "Fall River Renaissance" photo contest, and is on display throughout the year 2002 in the Virginia General Assembly Building in Richmond, VA...

Appomattox Splendor

Most of the photos on this page were selected for "Photo of the Day", "Photo of the Week" or "Photo of the Month" awards at various online photography contests, including www.digitalphotocontest.com, FotoShow (Brazil) and D-Store digital photo contest. The "Spring Beauty" butterfly photo, "Secret Falls", and "Appalachian Autumn" were all awarded "Photo of the Day" at Steves Digicams photo contest, and the "Tropical Water Lily" image was "Photo of the Month" at Besfoto.com in September, 2000. See my photographer's profile link on this page to see my awards at DigitalPhotoContest.com (DPC), where I have served as a judge on the grand prize award panel and ranked among the top ten photographers over the last two years (2001-2002) for my "photos of the day".

Cypress Gardens Sipping The Nectar Spring Beauty Sepal Shadows Painted Lady The Ripening Sea Gems Secret Falls Tropical Water Lily Gourds Appalachian Autumn Severn Sunrise Foggy Sunrise Frozen Stream



Commercial Work ~ Publications ~ Services:


Ads

Cinema Ads

Photos on CD

"Images of the West" Screensaver Slide Show CD

"Discover The Wild" Screensaver & Slide Show CD

Brochures

Metro Richmond Zoo

Portraits

Gallery

Posters

Soccer Poster

Framed Prints

The Art Shop

Cards

Note Cards - Nature/Scenics

Matting


Visit My Other Galleries on the Web...


Gallery & Profile at Digital Image Cafe

Link to Photographer Profile at DPC

Gallery at BestFoto.com

Nature Gallery at FieldandForest.com


FotoTime Albums...

Portrait Gallery

Animals of the Metro Richmond Zoo

Pro Soccer Action

Thomas Dale High School Indoor Track

Soccer Action - Thomas Dale High School

Thomas Dale High School Field Hockey

Soccer Action - Chesterfield Soccer Club '89 Boys

Soccer Action - Chesterfield United Soccer Club - Various Teams

Soccer Portraits - Chesterfield United Soccer Club Rec Division


Photographic Inventions...

Monopod & Umbrella Holder

Soft Light Panel/Stand

Electronic Flash Adapter Circuit

Adapter Bracket for Panoramic & Macro Flash Photography

Extension Cord for Off-Camera Flash Photography

Improved Plastic Bottle Flash Diffuser

Camera Raincoat


Download Freebies ...

Windows Wallpaper Image:
A closeup, out-of-focus, but very colorful photo of a beach towel ...
View & Download Beach Towel Wallpaper Image File
(save file to your c:\windows\web\backgrounds folder,
then select from display properties - desktop, & check "stretch" option)

Adobe Photoshop Watermark Action
Converts a photoshop text layer into semi-transparent watermarked text.
Download Watermark Text Photoshop Action File
(save file to your PC, then load from PS actions palette arrow menu,
select text layer, run action, adjust layer transparency if desired)
Tip: Modify by recording as you type a copyright notice, using Alt-0169 on keypad for ©.
Add your text action to the beginning & now you have an action to create a copyright watermark.



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