Monster Barn

I noticed this barn while driving near Sutherlin this afternoon. Is it just me or does anyone else see a hungry face on the side of the barn?

Rural Rainbow

Amazing rainbow and sunset over the ranch last night. No pot of gold, but I did get a couple of nice pictures.

Photo Booth Fun

I booked another photo booth wedding today. We still have lots of available dates. With the photo booth you get an online gallery, guest book, and high resolution copies on a thumb drive. Check out my website for more details.

Showing her flair

After shooting male red winged blackbirds last week I decided to go back to the marsh and see if I could get a nice photo of a female. Not as showy as the male, but she still has just a touch of color on her wing patches.

Many of my nature pictures are available for purchase. Check my online gallery. You can order directly online, or let me know what you like and I'll make a print for you.

Commercial Photography in Roseburg

Yesterday I shot a commercial photography assignment near Roseburg for a company which builds huge municipal water tanks. In commercial photography I'm documenting a product, service, or location. In this case the client wanted me to give the tank a "sense of place". The photo will be used online and in print advertising.

I love it in black and white.

Yawning Gosling

It was a slow day at my photo studio in Roseburg so a went goose hunting. I found this sleepy little guy napping with his nest mates near the Stewart Park duck pond. Check out more of my nature and animal photos here.

Red winged blackbird

I found a male red winged blackbird in a marsh near Roseburg this morning. He was working very hard gathering food to feed his young. The chicks are hidden in the cattails and marsh grass near the edge of the pond.
Some of my selected nature pictures are available for purchase here. Get them while supplies last.

Cute and fuzzy

May 19, 2010 - Roseburg, Ore.., USA- Canada goose goslings feed in a field of flowers near a pond in Roseburg. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/robinloznak.com)
The little goslings are just so cute I can't help but stop and shoot pictures. See more of my animal and nature pictures in the slide show below...

Pictures of the Day

Zuma Press, the photo agency I work with, used a honey bee pictures from last week as one of their Pictures of the Day. I get a good buzzzz when this happens.

My shot on NationalGeographic.com

One of my pictures is currently one of the Daily Dozen the National Geographic website. Registered users are able to vote for their favorite photo and the winner each month is published in the hard-copy magazine.

The photo is probably my most famous image. I took it a few years ago in Montana. The deer died instantly.

Roseburg Martial Arts Academy creative team portraits

I shot portraits of the Roseburg Martial Arts Academy creative team on Saturday. The team is heading to the Regional Championship in Santa Rosa, California in a few weeks.

Good Luck!

The Roseburg Martial Arts Academy is a member of the World Tang Soo Do Association.

The buzz buzz buzzing

I started raising a hive of honey bees in the orchard near our house this spring. The bees are getting very active with the recent warm weather. So far I've not been stung. If all goes well, we should get about 50 pounds of honey by the end of summer. I took the photo at top with a wide angle lens right under the hive opening. I was wearing a glove, but not my bee suit.

On the catwalk

A couple of highly paid cat models show their moves on the catwalk near my home in rural Douglas County, Oregon. The top cat is Eclipse and the fuzzy one in Leon.

Family Portraits near Roseburg

Family portrait session on location near Roseburg. The light was just right for the "hero" shot above. With my portable lighting system I'm able to ad just the right amount of fill light.

Check my website for rates. I'm ready and willing to travel and I also have a studio in Roseburg.

Feeling Foxy on msnbc.com

My fox photo from last week is up on this week's msnbc.com "Animal Tracks" web gallery. The photo credit reads "Robin Loznak for msnbc.com" because I'm now sometimes sending them photos directly.
Check out this video from msnbc.com about their "Week in Pictures" feature. I'm interviewed and they show a couple of my photos.

North Umpqua Chinook Fishing

I drove up the North Umpqua River this morning looking for photos. I found these guys near The Narrows fishing from the mossy bank. Looks like fun, but they better be careful if they hook onto a 40-pond spring Chinook.
Check out more of my work on my website and on my animals and nature gallery. I have limited edition prints available for online sale.

Photography Classes at UCC

I'll be teaching a couple of photography classes at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg this summer. In June I'll be leading a class on nature photography for adults. In July I'm teaching a photojournalism class for teens. I'm really excited as I think about what I'll be going over in the classes. My students can expect a hands on experience with lots of multimedia slide shows.

Barn owl

May 6, 2010 -Roseburg,OR USA- A barn owl sits on a post along Interstate 5 near Roseburg, Ore. Barn owls are found all over the world except in desert and polar regions. Around the world the barn owl is known by many names including white owl, silver owl, demon owl, ghost owl, death owl, night owl, rat owl, church owl, cave owl, stone owl, monkey-faced owl, hissing owl, hobgoblin or hobby owl, dobby owl, golden owl, scritch owl, screech owl, straw owl, barnyard owl and delicate owl. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak)
I notices this owl as I was driving into Roseburg this morning on I-5. I thought it was possibly injured, but it flew away shortly after noticing me taking its picture. Shot with a 600mm with a 1.4x converter on a Nikon D3s. Check out more of my nature photos below...

The fabulous fox family

May 6, 2010 - Roseburg, Ore., USA- A red fox mother walks on her front feet while getting clear of her hungry kits while weaning them outside their den in a field near Roseburg, Ore. The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is found in much of North America, Eurasia, and northern Africa. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak)

A friend tipped me off to the location of a fox den near Roseburg. This morning I snapped a few nice shots.

Many of my wildlife and nature pictures are available for purchase. Framed prints make great gifts.

Under her wing on msnbc.com

One of my recent photos was published this week by msnbc.com in their "Animal Tracks" photo gallery. Before leaving my newspaper photojournalism job I often shared my pictures with The Associated Press. Now that I'm freelancing, I work with the photo agency Zuma Press. My pictures are often published in publications and on websites worldwide.

Many of my animal and nature pictures are available as limited edition prints.

Some enchanted evening

The San Francisco Chronicle ran one of my prom photos on their Day in Pictures gallery today.

Return of the Osprey

May 4, 2010 - Roseburg, Ore., USA- An adult osprey lands on its nest on a utility pole at River Forks Park. The osprey, sometimes know as the fish hawk or sea eagle, is a fish eating bird of prey found on all continents except Antarctica. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak)

The osprey are back in their nest at River Forks Park. I like osprey, but they sure are noisy. See more of my animal and nature pictures here.

Pacific Banana Slug

May 3, 2010 - Oakland, Ore., USA- A large Pacific banana slug slowly crosses a rural road near Oakland, Ore. The Pacific banana slug is the second-largest species of terrestrial slug in the world, growing up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) long. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/robinloznak.com)

I spotted this slimy fellow on my way into Roseburg this morning. He was in a hurry, but I managed to snap a few pictures before he slid off the road. Check out more of my animal and nature pictures here. Limited edition prints are available.

Be sure to check out more of my award winning photography. 

I also have prints of many of my animal and nature pictures available here.

Prom Photo Season in Roseburg

I contracted to photograph the Glide High School prom in Roseburg last night. I had a great time. In the next few day I'll be putting together a web gallery and filling print orders.

I shot the dancing at 8000 ISO with my new Nikon D3s. What an amazing camera.

Award winning wedding photographer in Roseburg

One of the photos from the wedding I shot last month won an award in the April, 2010 Sportsshooter.com "clip contest". Funny that it's not a sports photo, and it's not a wedding photo contest. I'm still excited to win an award for my wedding photography.

The winning photos in the Sportsshooter contest are selected by the paying members of the sportsshooter community. Many of the best photojournalist is the world are members.

So far in 2010, I'm in 7th place in total points in the contest. The Sportsshooter of the year wins a $5,000 Canon EOS-1D Mark IV camera. It's not likely that I'll win. I shoot Nikon anyway.

Looking for an award winning wedding photographer? I still have lots of open dates for the spring, summer, and fall. Check my website for rates and packages.