I attended a Networking training event this afternoon. It took place in a typical hotel conference space, complete with the wonderfully awful lighting and blah decor. Fortunately I anticipated the conditions and brought along my 50mm f1.4 Nikkor prime. Quite often I see the argument being made that you don’t need large aperture lenses anymore… Continue Reading
It is a constant process to stay educated I just finished up a couple of one-on-one lessons. Both students made the comment about there being “a lot” to learn. I believe photography has such a wide appeal because it has a lot to offer. It can get very technical, which many people (me included) find… Continue Reading
I enjoy teaching. It is a big part of why I offer all the workshops that I do. It turns out my wife, Juliann, enjoys teaching as well. Today we had the Rochester Junior Women’s Organization over to the house and Julie was showing many of the ladies how to knit. The question came up… Continue Reading
I love science fair projects. This year Christopher wanted to determine which kind of vitamins would break down better, thus being absorbed better, or so you would expect. After a little time thinking over his options, he devised a methodology that he liked. This photo documents the start of the side by side comparison to… Continue Reading
Today we had the pleasure of photographing Hannah and Joshua. Hannah brought along a very fun hat, so we made sure to get a cute shot with her pink hat. Joshua is the new little brother so we cuddled him a hand knit wrap for a cute shot of his baby soft birthday suit. Continue Reading
Today we had a change of pace in the studio. A good friend of mine from Michigan State asked to borrow the studio to photograph some quilts. I had fun shooting some detail shots while he concentrated on the big picture. Continue Reading
This is the final weekend for the “Big Bright Light Show”. As a farewell gesture I hosted a no-charge photo walk around Downtown Rochester. It was posted on my MeetUp site. If you are not a member of my MeetUp group you should be. There is no charge to join and as a member you… Continue Reading
When photographing highly reflective surfaces it helps to have a nice big light source. If your light is too small the edges of it shows in the reflected surface. I just unpacked a new 54″ x 72″ softbox and wanted to take it for a test drive so to speak. What do you think? Continue Reading
No, I’m not talking about me, although the description does fit, I’m talking about this new Rayovac LED flashlight that I bought today. I was at Batteries Plus today to get some replacement batteries for a couple of calculators when I decided to check out the flashlights. Now, I’m a firm believer that you can’t… Continue Reading
I often find that the more I leave to the imagination the better I like the image. Continue Reading