Blog followers: Please note that we have made it easier to follow the blog starting at the beginning and also being able to find a specific entry through an added table of contents. Several followers have complained about how hard it is to find something you have missed, so hopefully now it will be much easier. Thank you again for following our travels. I keep running into people—some almost strangers—who tell me they have been reading the blog. For all of you we are deeply grateful!–
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About The Prints
If you happen to be interested in buying a particular photograph, there is always the question of what kind of print you will get since print quality varies greatly depending on which service you use. The photo print company that Fotomoto uses is Bay Photo, located on the West Coast. I checked out their website and was very impressed. If you Google “Bay Photo,” you can see for yourself. They cater almost exclusively to professional photographers and by all accounts do a terrific job, producing high quality prints. There were numerous complaints on “Bay Photo Reviews” regarding the online system that they use (“too tedious”), but that does not affect any purchases made through Fotomoto. The test print that I ordered was excellent and comparable to those produced by the superior professional photo print shop I use here in Washington, Dodge-Chrome Photo. I received the print four days after the order.
Welcome to Joseph Howell Photography
Thank you visiting this website. I will admit that I had some misgivings about setting it up in the first place. For one thing it seemed a bit pretentious–to assume that anyone would have much interest in the photos I have taken over the years. On the other hand, I thought, hey, I’ve got all these photos and they are just sitting there in the depths of my computer or on iCloud or wherever they are hidden. Somebody might enjoy seeing some of them; and if I do not make an effort, no one will even have a chance. So here they are–at least a few of my best ones taken over the past 10 years. I am now in the process of digitizing some of my best pre digital photos and will post them in the coming months. Embry and I are planning a trip around the world (sans airplanes) starting in March and that will surely generate a bunch more as we travel by rail and bus through Europe, Russia and Siberia, Mongolia and China before boarding a container ship in Shanghai to head home in July. Hopefully I will figure out a way to post some of the photos taken on this journey.
The other thing I had some misgivings about is offering people the opportunity to buy prints of photos they might want to have, but I decided to do this for viewers who might be so inclined. But make no mistake: this is not a business venture, but rather a labor of love. Photography has been a life long passion. My goal is simply to make my best ones available for others to see. Thanks for taking a look.
–Joe Howell
December, Washington, DC