I enrolled in a watercolor class at The Art League last winter precisely because I know nothing about watercolor. I have found that studying art in unfamiliar mediums helps me to see the familiar more clearly — that is to say, studying watercolor helps me to solve problems that I come across in, say, photography….
Every session, I shoot a frame out-of-focus. It’s fun! It’s become something of a personal project for me over the last couple of years, this collection of blurs. Tiffany and Ronnie are an exceptionally striking couple, married in a candlelight ceremony last weekend. I was 2nd shooting for the very fun and talented NYC photographer…
The instant feedback of digital photography has made the process of learning to take great pictures infinitely easier. Did I get everybody in the frame? Check the LCD. Did anybody blink? Check the LCD. Is my picture too bright/dark? This is where checking the back of the camera can get beginners into trouble. It’s important…
In the lull between the last few weeks of craze before the next few weeks of insanity kicks in, I’ve taken advantage of some down time to backup, defrag and upgrade — including Adobe CS5. If you missed the live debut of Photoshop’s content-aware fill, this is what all the hype is about: To test,…
It was wonderful while it lasted, my time off, but equally as wonderful to get back behind lens — and just in time, as holiday season portraits kick off this week. Last week, I packed up my gear and went to work at my children’s school. Their art teacher, Mrs. Boneo, is phenomenal. I’m working…
Wasn’t it brilliant of Christopher to show up in his favorite T-shirt? Total surprise, he had no idea I went to college at Oregon. I seized the opportunity to use the bright colors of a fun shirt to do a side-by-side comparison. The test shots surprised me. Both images straight-out-of-the-camera (SOOC), no color correction…
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We spent the weekend in Annapolis with friends; this shot was taken on Main Street, just as we were leaving Nostalgia Cupcakes. Curious about the vegan cupcake, I asked what they substituted for eggs and milk. Their reply: chocolate. Sold. But as this is a photo blog, I should put down the to-die-for chocolate cupcake…
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