Life as Semi-Pro Photographers and Our Road to Getting Published

Anderson Falls
It’s been a long road, a few years and a lot of hard work and effort to break into the publishing world. I was originally turned down twice a few years earlier by the very same press that I have now published seven books with, six of which are co-authored with my wife DeeDee. I took that as a motivator rather than rejection because I believe that rejections are nothing more than honest feedback and should not be taken personally. I took a step back and asked myself, “Okay, what do I need to do to make my images better?” I decided to make some serious changes in my photography techniques, skills, website, etc. I honed my Photoshop skills even further, refining my processing. I kept improving the overall quality in every area that I possibly could, even if the improvements were only small ones. My main focus eventually became my processing skills. I felt my composition and camera knowledge were up to par, but my processing was badly lacking. More than anything, I really ne...