Ellie makes sure dad is looking sharp before her bat mitzvah begins This evening I was honored to be present for Ellie’s bat mitzvah ceremony at Temple Shir Shalom. I usually photograph the family prior to the ceremony and then meet up with them later in the day for the party. This evening was a… Continue Reading
Light Treatment Booth I spent half a day photographing at Livonia Dermatology Clinic today. One of the unusual things I came across was this light treatment booth. I wanted to get a unique perspective so I set up the Interval Timer on my Nikon D3 to give me enough time to get the camera in… Continue Reading
Downtown Rochester prior to 2012 renovation Soon downtown Rochester will begin a tremendously disruptive construction project to update the sewers under main street. The street will be torn out, the original sewers dug out and replaced with significantly larger pipe to handle the modern day requirements, and then the street and sidewalks will be rebuilt.… Continue Reading
Stalking a non-existent prey I led a photo-walk this morning at the zoo. I had over 50 people signed up and roughly 25 showed up. About what I expected with the sudden cold snap. I could have been warmer but I stuck it out. The female Tiger was out and quite active. The shot above… Continue Reading
I attended an Event Professionals Luncheon at the Skyline Club today. It was my first time visiting the facility which is on the top floor of the 2000 Tower of The Town Center. The view was obstructed by the snow storm, but I could tell even with the low visibility that on a clear day… Continue Reading
Today’s post actually come from two days ago. I am taking artistic license with my 365. The reason I am posting a second image from February 18th is that I had two very distinct experiences that day. I started the day teaching a beginners studio lighting workshop, which I enjoyed very much. Then I returned… Continue Reading
I volunteered today to document the shooting of a Viral Video appeal by Colin McConnell to Kid Rock to participate in a Charity fundraiser basketball game on April 1st at Oakland University. It was a great effort. Kudos to Main Street Billiards in Downtown Rochester for hosting the event. They went above and beyond, graciously… Continue Reading
I held a studio lighting workshop today. We started out with a basic explanation of equipment from light stands to lights and modifiers. What I bought, why I bought it, and would I buy it again. Then we setup some lights and started experimenting with one then two then three light setups. Using a simple… Continue Reading
While photographing the Local Business Network (LBN) Winter Mixer today I managed to capture a rare sight. One of the exhibitors was rumored to have been giving away nunchucks as a door prize. I guess that is one way to handle problem clients. As it turns out it was actually a pair of folding travel… Continue Reading
I taught a DSLR Basics workshop all day, then went down to Joe Louis for Michigan State vs. Michigan CCHA hockey, so I’m tired and took the easy route for today’s post. This image was taken with my iPhone 4 set to HDR mode. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. One thing that is readily… Continue Reading