I spent an enjoyable evening at Mary Duprie’s studio. It was fun and educational. One of the photographers mentioned that she had never worked with “hot” lights so Mary pulled out her wonderful assortment of lights and the fun began. Mary is a master at crafting a wonderfully simple yet believable set. The shot below… Continue Reading
Your digital camera can only adjust white balance for one predominant color of light at any given time. In the image below I set the white balance for Daylight to properly expose the white snow as white. As a result the dark shadows came out with a predictable blue tint. White Balance is your cameras… Continue Reading
I regularly have customers say; “I love them all, but I don’t have that much wall space”. For every problem there is a solution. This new Image Showcase includes six of your favorite 8″x8″ art prints in 12″x12″ Museum Grade archival mats displayed on a distinctive tabletop easel. This allows you to enjoy several of… Continue Reading
Today’s photo is simply a shot of a glass bowl I bought about 15 years ago at the Ariana Gallery in Royal Oak, MI. It is made of hundreds of pieces of glass cut and stacked. I hope you enjoy the shot as much as I enjoy the bowl. Continue Reading
While waiting for my lunch I saw this very interesting reflection in the screen of my iPhone, but how could I photograph the reflection? I borrowed Julie’s iPhone and used her camera to photograph the reflection. I like the crisp reflection in the iPhone screen contrasted along side the soft reflection in the surface of… Continue Reading
Today we celebrated a birthday and I thought it would be a good time to mention and show that sometimes photography is about documenting a moment. I didn’t want to micro manage the scene, but rather I was trying to capture a slice of life. We were in the middle of breakfast when my son… Continue Reading
As the sun is setting the amazing glow can be spectacular to the East if the conditions are right. Today the view to the East was actually a lot more colorful than the actual Sunset itself. This shot was partially underexposed to saturate the colors and take the bare tree into silhouette. Continue Reading
I have to say that one of the best ideas I have ever had was my website name GetShotByBob.com and the accompanying slogan “For A Price I’ll Shoot Your Relatives!” The website and the slogan resonate with people, and it serves to let people know what kind of experience they can expect when they choose… Continue Reading
I sit and write this on my Apple computer, enjoying the visual experience that the system delivers. Sure windoze machines are typically cheaper, but they lack the beautiful clean lines that make a Mac a design icon. This isn’t intended to be a Mac vs. Windows discussion, rather it is a simple observation that beautiful… Continue Reading
I was down at Cobo Hall today photographing an event for one of the European manufacturers. Afterward I was able to stroll around the show and check out the displays. This Boss 302 Mustang on edge was one of the more unique displays I saw. There was never a great opportunity to shoot it without… Continue Reading