Alright so it has been a few years since I last watched the Blues Brothers, but hopefully you get the reference. I am heading out the door for a morning with my friends at the Birmingham chapter of Local Business Network LBN. Hope to run into someone in need of an awesome photographer so I… Continue Reading
Hi out there. I have been quiet much too long. This whole social media thing can get overwhelming. I just watched some very cool tutorials on how to do much more with WordPress than I have been doing and I am excited to get back into it. Continue Reading
One of the sure fire ways to a great portrait is a fast lens with a large aperture. Just such a lens will allow you to blur the background so the subject is the only thing in sharp focus within the image. Controlling your viewer’s eye is the key to a successful image. Good composition… Continue Reading
The annual 4th of July party resulted in an impromptu photo session with a 1 week old little baby girl. She was a delight, as were Mom and Dad and little brother. I have attended the same 4th of July party for a long time now. There are always a few constants on which you… Continue Reading
I had a new student in the studio this morning. The greatest challenge I face photographically is trying to distill down 30 years of learning and experience into 90 minute lesson plans that can immediately impact the student’s ability to realize their photographic vision. I am currently reading Within The Frame by David duChemin and… Continue Reading
I just placed the order for my first large metal panel collage. The image above will be three feet square printed on 9 one foot square sheets of Aluminum Plate. I first saw this new technology at a trade show back in January. I have been waiting for the right image to test out the… Continue Reading
Of all the things I have photographed repeatedly, flowers are the most challenging. Have you ever seen something and photographed it only to feel that the picture somehow fell short? As human beings we have the ability to focus in on things to the exclusion of everything else around us. So while the scene we are viewing may… Continue Reading
Since the dawn of time, or least the advent of digital photography, the discussion has centered around RAW vs. JPEG. If you are new to this discussion here is the Reader’s Digest summary to get you in the game. A Digital SLR is capable of recording images in different formats. JPEG is the universally recognizable… Continue Reading