Making a Moooo-ving Portrait
It was the last farmers market of the season in Uptown Westerville and although I’d visited the market every Wednesday afternoon I wasn’t pleased with most of the portraits, or attempted portraits, I’d taken during the three hours it was open for business.
This day I tossed my Lastolite EzyBox in the trunk of the car hoping to find a worthy subject.
As is the tradition at the final market, kids in costumes were awarded Trick-or-Treat candies from vendors, some of whom decorated their booths in Halloween dressings or themselves in costumes indicative of their product.
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Father and son at end of baseball game
I’ve waited for this photo for several weeks. The scene has happened a number of times but usually too cluttered in the background or lacking the touch of a hand on the shoulder. As luck would have it, this was the last father-son duo to leave the fields. They stayed for throwing practice past the end of four coach pitch games on four fields.
Although this was my original idea, father and son leaving after a game, it wasn’t what might have happened.
Baseball fields in the fog – Before & After
Sometimes a photo with a wide dynamic range, such as this photo of a thin layer of fog lit by the sun rising over a treeline, requires multiple layers of Photoshop editing to create the final image.
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Making a Moooo-ving Portrait
It was the last farmers market of the season in Uptown Westerville and although I'd visited the market every Wednesday afternoon I wasn't pleased with most of the portraits, or attempted portraits, I'd taken during the three hours it was open for business. This day I tossed my Lastolite EzyBox in the trunk of the car hoping to find a worthy subject. As is the tradition at the final market, kids in costumes were awarded Trick-or-Treat candies from vendors, some of whom decorated their
Making a Moooo-ving Portrait
It was the last farmers market of the season in Uptown Westerville and although I'd visited the market every Wednesday afternoon I wasn't pleased with most of the portraits, or attempted portraits, I'd taken during the three hours it was open for business. This day I tossed my Lastolite EzyBox in the trunk of the car hoping to find a worthy subject. As is the tradition at the final market, kids in costumes were awarded Trick-or-Treat candies from vendors, some of whom decorated their
Using S-curve composition
S-curve composition places objects and lines in a specific arrangement to create movement through the photo. See this photo larger and a discussion about how eliminating some foreground objects may help S-curve composition at iPhoneography.us.
Father and son at end of baseball game
I've waited for this photo for several weeks. The scene has happened a number of times but usually too cluttered in the background or lacking the touch of a hand on the shoulder. As luck would have it, this was the last father-son duo to leave the fields. They stayed for throwing practice past the end of four coach pitch games on four fields. Although this was my original idea, father and son leaving after a game, it wasn't what might have happened.
Put down your camera phone and the point & shoot!
I wanted to offer congratulations to the youngster wearing New York Yankees t-shirt and baseball cap, the man wearing a light blue shirt and baseball cap, the man in uniform and the young woman standing in front of him. Congratulations too for the other true baseball fans in John Iacono’s photo of Yankees’ Derek Jeter making his 3,000 hit.
Google+ and Copyright Information for Photographers
I'm finally using Google+ after being granted registration during one of the brief opening opportunities. After completing my profile I created a test Photo Album with four photos. The uploading process was ordinary. It opens a drag and drop box with an option to open a dialogue box. The upload is fairly quick, perhaps a little slower than the Facebook upload but not significantly so.
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Making a Moooo-ving Portrait
It was the last farmers market of the season in Uptown Westerville and although I’d visited the market every Wednesday afternoon I wasn’t pleased with most of the portraits, or attempted portraits, I’d taken during the three hours it was open for business. This day I tossed my Lastolite EzyBox in the trunk of the [...]
Father and son at end of baseball game
I’ve waited for this photo for several weeks. The scene has happened a number of times but usually too cluttered in the background or lacking the touch of a hand on the shoulder. As luck would have it, this was the last father-son duo to leave the fields. They stayed for throwing practice past the [...]
Baseball fields in the fog – Before & After
Sometimes a photo with a wide dynamic range, such as this photo of a thin layer of fog lit by the sun rising over a treeline, requires multiple layers of Photoshop editing to create the final image. .
Put down your camera phone and the point & shoot!
I wanted to offer congratulations to the youngster wearing New York Yankees t-shirt and baseball cap, the man wearing a light blue shirt and baseball cap, the man in uniform and the young woman standing in front of him. Congratulations too for the other true baseball fans in John Iacono’s photo of Yankees’ Derek Jeter [...]
Google+ and Copyright Information for Photographers
I’m finally using Google+ after being granted registration during one of the brief opening opportunities. After completing my profile I created a test Photo Album with four photos. The uploading process was ordinary. It opens a drag and drop box with an option to open a dialogue box. The upload is fairly quick, perhaps a [...]
Copyright Information and Usage Permissions
I recently updated the Copyright and Usage Permissions for photos displayed at GaryGardiner.com and WestervilleLife.com. Each page now displays the following set of rules and requirements for using my photos. I’ve decided it is near impossible to prevent personal use on Facebook and personal Web sites. What I can try to prevent is commercial use [...]
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Making a Moooo-ving Portrait
It was the last farmers market of the season in Uptown Westerville and although I’d visited the market every Wednesday afternoon I wasn’t pleased with most of the portraits, or attempted portraits, I’d taken during the three hours it was open for business. This day I tossed my Lastolite EzyBox in the trunk of the [...]
Father and son at end of baseball game
I’ve waited for this photo for several weeks. The scene has happened a number of times but usually too cluttered in the background or lacking the touch of a hand on the shoulder. As luck would have it, this was the last father-son duo to leave the fields. They stayed for throwing practice past the [...]
Baseball fields in the fog – Before & After
Sometimes a photo with a wide dynamic range, such as this photo of a thin layer of fog lit by the sun rising over a treeline, requires multiple layers of Photoshop editing to create the final image. .
iPhone and Nikon D5000 – A Lilypad Comparison
This photo (above) was shot with the Nikon D5000 in aperture priority following an afternoon rain storm. The same lilypad (below) was shot with my iPhone. Read about the shoot and the comparison at Gary Gardiner’s site.
iPhone and Nikon battle over storm photo
| A late afternoon storm front pushes clear skies away as it arrives with strong winds, rain, lighting and thunder on a late spring afternoon. I began the afternoon shooting the barn at left in cloudy skies with fluffy clouds and a scattering of streaks of warm light creating shadows and contrast both for my [...]
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Making a Moooo-ving Portrait
It was the last farmers market of the season in Uptown Westerville and although I’d visited the market every Wednesday afternoon I wasn’t pleased with most of the portraits, or attempted portraits, I’d taken during the three hours it was open for business. This day I tossed my Lastolite EzyBox in the trunk of the [...]
Light leads the way
When I have the time between shoots or before heading home, I enjoy a walk in Uptown Westerville, always with a camera in hand. Sometimes the camera is an iPhone. Sometimes it’s a D300 and a full complement of lenses. The territory is familiar, usually along alleys, roadways, and sidewalks I’ve traveled before on [...]
Flashlighting
My grandson Owen congratulated me last night for my photo of one of his favorite plants, the Venus Fly Trap. He also took the time to make sure I understood how the small bristles on the interior of the plant signal the intrusion of a possible meal and how the longer spikes on the edges [...]
Shutter-Flash Synchronization
New York state-based photographer Paul Duncan has put together a nine-minute video that does a great job of explaining how strobes properly sync with shutters and why 1/250th of a second is the upper limit for most digital single lens reflex cameras. [ More from Paul Duncan ]
Strobist love affair
I love David Hobby. For all the wrong reasons. Maybe they’re the right reasons. You can’t be sure with love. I remember my first Strobist assignment for the Orlando Sentinel. A restaurant, well known in the community for not only its food but its decor, had redecorated with new wallpaper. That’s right. A restaurant story [...]
