We asked nature photographer and photography instructor Eddie Soloway to share some of the ideas that inspire his imaginative images. Here's the second of a three-part series.

"We sat for two days and looked at rocks in the rain." That's Moose Peterson describing the scene as he and his son, Jake, pursued images of the Alaska marmot, a creature so camera-shy that to Moose's knowledge no photos exist.

Photographing Water Using the Multiplication Factor Technique

Here's the final installment in our three-part series, in which nature photographer and photography instructor Eddie Soloway shares some of the ideas that inspire his images.

Ideas fuel Eddie Soloway's photography. Many are out of the box; most are at least slightly askew from the conventional wisdom of picture-taking. Eddie is a skilled photographer as well as a gifted workshop instructor, and we asked him to share some of the ideas that inspire him to create imaginative images. This is the first of a three-part series of Eddie's L&E Quick Takes.

For most of us, striking photographs are the satisfying end result of our efforts. But for acclaimed landscape photographer Jack Dykinga, many of his photographs have a purpose beyond their own beauty.

So you've got this dream: a photo book of your own. You're not alone. At one time or another, every photographer, from enthusiast to pro, has had it.