The Pixels in Pete's World

Keep an open mind I have to remind myself to take my own advice on this on occasion. Just because I don’t use a certain technique like HDR, it doesn’t mean I should’t learn how to use it. I usually photograph people and HDR is mostly for subjects that don’t move since you’ll be bracketing. [...]

    I go by this wall 5 days a week. Usually it’s around the same time too. It’s the way the afternoon sun catches the imperfections on the surface that grabs my attention. Naturally this wall looks very different in the morning. I’m a big fan of “observing” and then challenging myself to come [...]

  In the all-important basic lesson about studying motion and shutter speeds, we met at a Milestone Mx—a dirt bike riding track. Stopping action is simply using a fast shutter speed, timing when to release the shutter and picking a peak action moment.   Panning is a little trickier. But Milestone Mx is excellent not [...]

Every semester I try to end my photo class on a high note by having my students participate in a group show at the local coffeehouse Back to the Grind downtown. As usual, I never make it mandatory because the 2 11″ x 14″ prints and frames can be a lot of money for college [...]