I once was chastised, and punished, for including people in some of the photos I shot during a year long project at InnisWood Metro Gardens park. The self-assigned project [ rockatinniswood.com ] was to document the activity within line-of-sight of the rock in toad pond. Toad pond is one corner of a triangle of spaces [...]
“Your pizza will be ready in 25 minutes.” Just enough time to find a feature. My daily hunt for another photo to add to the My Final Photo collection is the most challenging aspect of my daily life.
Lens choice modifies the mood and impact of your photos. My first thought shooting this group of almost Spring fitness seekers was with a telephoto view to compress their figures against the chaotic water falling over Hoover Reservoir as the background. I chose a point on the entrance road leading to the parking lot at [...]
The third photo studio at the Arnold Sports Festival was built on the Small Strobe – Big Results philosophy of our primary speaker at the weekend, David Tejada. David’s built a business around using small, inexpensive strobes instead of AC-powered monolights or studio strobes to light his commercial, editorial and portrait clients. His expertise is [...]
Not sure where to begin with this photo. It wasn’t what I planned for the day I took it. I had just learned about the Composer, a new Lensbaby with locking ball and socket movement. This makes four Lensbabies, three of which the company still sells through its Web site and retailers. I own the [...]
This farmer’s hand photo is one of three that I’ve donated to a silent auction for the Westerville Fire Fighters Memorial. The memorial is dedicated to fallen fire fighter David Theisen. Included in the memorial will be a piece of the steel from the World Trade Center. The silent auction is presented during a dinner [...]
I don’t know who at Kroger is assigned the duties of arranging the fruits and vegetables in their respective sales bins. I’m not even sure if whoever it is isn’t working from a graphic designer’s and marketing director’s floor plan or diagram to best show off the variety of produce available. I’ve pretended to be [...]
It’s been a very busy day of doing everything but little time for actually taking pictures I can tell you about. I’d put together this post last night and filed it away as a draft with plans to finish and post earlier this morning. That idea fell apart at sunrise with a phone call for [...]
There was limited time to shoot this blurred image of a local city worker completing his afternoon task mowing the unused portion of the cemetery and city lots near my home. He appeared to be nearing the end of his shift and had the mower in overdrive quickly moving closer tome with each pass. I’d [...]
Bugs on flowers is a common subject for many photographers, especially ones with point-and-shoot cameras. I’ve often told people how much I like by Canon G9 for its portability, resolution and capability to adjust exposure. It’s also nice to have a camera that, with the push of a button, becomes a closeup lens camera. That [...]
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