Turn Around, and Autumn has Vanished!
It seems like I just wrote the last post a week ago, and yet it was a month and now Autumn is gone! It really went fast, and now we’re dealing with some mornings in the 20′s… And yet, did I capture any images? Have I been taking ANY pictures? Well, yes – not as [...]
Have I been taking ANY pictures?
Since I haven’t had an entry here in awhile, you would think I haven’t been taking any pictures! Well, truth of the matter is I have been VERY busy with the LensFlare35 podcasts with some of the top Canon photographers from around the world. It takes up a LOT of my time, as does the [...]
Is it Spring Yet?
So, they say it will be Spring this Friday and I have to admit, the last few days have made me start thinking about the possibilities it will bring for my landscape work. I’ve already seen Robins, heard Red Winged Blackbirds, watched the Canada (I was corrected in that it is Canada Geese, not Canadian) [...]
Classes & Dinky Cameras
Ok, several folks have asked for photography classes, so we’re going to schedule some in the evenings and on the weekend. In Galveston, I had done a basic, intermediate and advanced class, with a beginners digital darkroom class as well. I’ll re-visit my class curriculum and see if it still fits, but I think so. [...]
Spring Flowers
Well, it’s (almost) spring again, and in Texas, that means wildflowers; color in some fields as far as the eye can see. It seems like everyone with a camera wants two things. 1) a great picture of a bluebonnet, or a field of bluebonnets, and 2) a picture of their kids, sitting in a field [...]
Small Tips
There are some small, but very basic tips that you can use in your everyday shooting. I’m going to list just a few of them here: 1. When you are taking a picture, check to make sure you are holding the camera level (unless of course you are INTENTIONALLY making that horizon look like you [...]
Nancy Lou Webster
What better person to do a portrait session on than a character like Nancy Lou Webster? She has been an icon in Elgin Texas since the 1970′s, when she arrived in her ‘hippie’ attire. These are the four images that I used with her piece interview. Click on the first one and it will expand the image and [...]
JPEG versus RAW format
One thing you hear a lot about today is discussion about shooting pictures in JPEG (pronounced jay-peg) or RAW format (if your camera has that ability). Well, like many photographers, I have an opinion. But first, the technical definition. JPEG - (Joint Photographic Experts Group) is a standard for compressing still images. The JPEG format is very [...]
