Over the years I’ve provided photography coverage of various events for the local university, UC Riverside.
Usually it’s a ground-breaking, a ribbon-cutting or portraiture of someone in the community for which they’re doing a story or feature.
Every now and then, I get something unusual and fun. Continue reading Dressing in drag to raise funds
A news photographer friend of mine, Stan Lim, grabbed this picture at a sporting event.
The circumstances like what sort of event and where aren’t important.
Stan also knew to take this picture from behind so the photographer will remain anonymous.
He posted it on Facebook. As expected there were some comments.
I tend to live and let live, but occasionally when I see plain abuse even if it’s not my equipment, I have to shake my head and sigh in disbelief at such callousness.
Thanks Stan for allowing me to use your picture on the blog.
I’m sure you also have some thoughts about this. No doubt there will be some in the Nikon camp who will take a cheap shot. Let me hear what you guys think.
Among the responses I’ve read on FB: Continue reading How not to treat $5K photo equipment
In a few months, it will be graduation season here in the US.
No doubt, some of you will be attending either as a graduate or a spectator.
In any case, I hope you’ll find these tips useful.
Continue reading Better graduation pictures
I generally dislike having fun at other people’s expense.
But a good laugh is always a great way to start a day.
After all, photographers in the digital age are just pushing pixels around, recycling them, so we should be able to laugh at ourselves.
Photographers aren’t concerned about how they look when they’re concentrating on the viewfinder.
We’re not at all self-conscious of how silly we look.
What’s important is we’re getting the exact framing we want in the viewfinder.
Continue reading Watching other photographers