I’ve been informed that the first printing of my book BACKYARD BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY has been purchased by a large retailer, and the book is going back to press even before the official publication date in order to satisfy the demand from other retailers. This means August 5 is now the official publication date.
Behind the scenes for instructional purposes. 
Ramesh Venugopal (left), founder of The Icon (printing), and Ramon Valdez, founder of Fine Art Solutions (custom framing) yesterday visited me while I was signing my photographs for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History exhibition on backyard bird photography in the Fine Art Solutions West satellite location at The Icon in Los Angeles. 
The photographer ponders his handiwork in preparation for a major exhibition.
This is what they look like after I sign them. It’s an edition of 15, with each piece number one. The Allen’s Hummingbird chicks just after hatching, and then with their mother keeping them warm in the nest. 
For the Roger Tory Peterson Institute exhibition on Backyard Bird Photography to run from January 13 through March 8, 2015. This is the only square image in the show, an Allen’s Hummingbird. Thanks, as always, to my printer Luis Diaz of The Icon for taking the photo. The series of 30 images are all numbered 1 of 15. 
