So here I sit, preparing for the last “official” shoot of the winter. Although the way this winter has gone there may be more winter left than anyone is expecting. Isn’t it Game of Thrones where they are expecting the next long winter? Starting to relate to more than just the feel of the show.
I am really excited about this shoot though. It is my first on location workshop. So I will have many hands to spare and some great company. Continue Reading
Nikon D600
1/40 sec. at f/11
ISO-2000 and 40 mm focal length
Lightroom 5.2, Photoshop CC, Define, Perfect Effects
This image is one that I have been thinking about capturing for some time. I have always been fascinated by stories. I guess that is what drew me to decide to major in English in college rather than art. There are so many stories that have touched me throughout my life, but I think as with many, it is the fairy tales of my youth that bring the most vivid memories. Especially the dark ones. I think that fairy tales are our first indication in life, that not everything in the world is warm and fuzzy. Continue Reading
Nikon D600
1/250 sec. at f/5
ISO-100 and 35 mm focal length
Lightroom 5
A time of change.
As I was typing those words I heard gun shots over the lake. I assumed it was duck hunters, but just found out it is for the culling of the swans The serendipitous collision of my present thoughts and what is going on just outside my windows was/is uncanny! Today is the day I get laid off for the season. Like the culling of the swans it makes me sick to my stomach, but there is another side to the story. Continue Reading
Nikon D5100 55mm
f/27 1/15 sec. 3 shot hdr +2,0,2
HDR Efex Pro 2, Lightroom, Photoshop CS6, Perfect Photo Suite 7
Sometimes we get into this habit of convincing ourselves that we have to know everything about a subject to be considered a pro, or even just to be considered relevant. The day I actually felt like a pro was the day I realized that I will never know everything about photography. It was the day I stopped pretending I could do it all on my own and opened myself up Continue Reading
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