You Might Be Surprised
We just finished our 4 glorious days on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Great participants, great weather, great accommodations, great photography from all. Wow. What a treat to be able to do this. THANK YOU to George, Chris, Marek, Chet, Gary and Sam! I don't formally shoot during workshops, but I'll carry around my 5D Mark II to document participants and moments with still images and video. Here's a smattering of what I captured. The first three are of an old Ford Edsel, or as my dear friend Matt Gibson said, "The new Antelope Valley," (shot before the workshop with ...
I bet my HDR can beat up your HDR
I'm writing this post just a few days before I start teaching a landscape workshop to remind myself that HDR for HDR's sake does not equal good photography. Like two litttle kids comparing who's dad is tougher, some photographers compete with each other to produce more graphic, more over the top HDR images with a total loss of focus on the photography. Maybe I'm one of them some days. There's no substitute for the right quality of light, the strongest compositions and a clear of idea of what you want to say in your image. Now, if what you want to ...
You’re So Limited!
The following quote came up in a conversation with a friend, John Benzik, yesterday; "In an almost classical sense, U2's guitarist has turned limitations to his advantage, using simple techniques and abundant imagination to produce one of the freshest styles in years." This is an excerpt from Guitar Player Magazine, 1985 interview with Edge, guitarist for U2. This quote made me think a great deal about how we see limitations, how we let them affect our photography work, our career work and our life work. One could invoke several long-standing cliches that capture the same sentiment: "take lemons and ...
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You Might Be Surprised
We just finished our 4 glorious days on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Great...
I bet my HDR can beat up your HDR
I’m writing this post just a few days before I start teaching a landscape workshop...
You’re So Limited!
The following quote came up in a conversation with a friend, John Benzik, yesterday; ...
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Preparation H
Consistent, quality photography is generally not an accident or product of happenstance. Its a product of management and preparation. I now spend less than 1% of my time on any shoot actually pushing that silly little shutter button. I recently had a teaching client in my studio working on a shoot. I had worked with this client previously, watched... [Read more of this review]
Space Series #3, Painting with Light and Exhibition
Hi Gang, Today’s series of images was with my client, Mary Jane. She is my favorite type of client because her only objective was to have fun and document this moment in her life. One of her defining characteristics is a love of flowers. She has her own side business designing floral arrangements and her favorite flower is the, umm, whatever... [Read more of this review]
Evolution and Voice: Space Series #2
Hi Gang, What does it mean to find your voice in an endeavor, be it artistic, business, personal? I’d like to hear your thoughts on this. Today’s images are of Christian and Diesel shot in the studio and I want to use them as a setting for some photography issues that have emerged lately. In a recent post/shoot, I used a white background... [Read more of this review]
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