Carl took this photo at sunrise in the Huron Mountains this morning in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The temperature was minus 6 degrees Fahrenheit. The icy blue jay is at peace resting on the snowshoes. Carl used the Cannon 5D camera body, 1/800 sec at f/9.0, ISO 1600, with a 78mm (EF-70 – 200mm f/2.8L IS [...]
Here’s an update in the short video below from Carl and Jean’s visit and book signing at Wild Birds Unlimited in Marquette, Michigan. Video Link Book signing at Wild Birds Unlimited Learn more in the article “Book signing at Wild Birds Unlimited“.
Carl and Jean, and of course our favorite cat, Mr. Tut, are featured in the article, “Birds star in Milford couple’s book ‘Tea with Lady Sapphire’” in the Milford Times. Writer Keith McCaffery and photographer Hal Gould visited with Carl and Jean in our studio to talk about our new book, Tea with Lady Sapphire: Sharing [...]
Listen to the interview with Carl R. Sams II on MIentertainment. Learn tips about wildlife photography and hear how Carl and Jean got started and what they are up to now. Please comment by clicking the “Comments” link at left and let us know what you think about the interview.
Good friends joined us today to celebrate the holidays. Our amazing friends Dawn, Todd, and their children, Lainey-Bug and Caroline-Daisy, along with Dawn’s wonderful and very fun mother Ellie, brought us a mouth watering smorgasbord lunch. Todd, Bruce, Carl and I may have set a new record for the amount of food eaten at [...]
Michigan 1001 Daily Photo, a Michigan blog, is featuring Carl and Jean in the article “Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick“. We are very excited to discover this blog. This outstanding site is full of terrific information about fun places to visit in Michigan. I’m already putting my list of “must see” places together! [...]
Carl and Jean signed books and answered questions this past Saturday during the grand opening of Sprout: Toys for Growing Minds, the new store inside the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum in Marquette, Michigan. Carl and Jean signed copies of their New York Times best-selling children’s picture books. Their award winning children’s nature movies, books and plush [...]
Healing Garden Journal features an article about Carl and Jean titled “Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick: Photographers on a Mission of Hope“. The article is wonderfully written by Linda Hasley, Managing Editor for Healing Garden Journal. Linda writes, “Upon meeting Carl and Jean, I immediately felt at ease, almost like a member of [...]
Our own popular children’s book authors Carl and Jean are featured in the article, “Local authors find success as self-publishing gains ground“, in The Oakland Press. Carl is quoted in the article saying, “We spent everything we had on this project. Our friends thought we were crazy. Twenty-thousand books is a lot. We never imagined we’d [...]
Carl and Jean made a very generous donation for kids a while back. They donated 1,000 copies of their children’s picture book Stranger in the Woods to the Head Start program in Pontiac, Michigan, giving children a special holiday. Carl and Jean also donated the plush snowman based on the character in the book. For [...]
