Silhouettes or near silhouettes can be found on days like today. Poor lighting conditions doesn’t mean you should stay indoors. I found this hanging out in a below-the-ground parking structure.
On days like today, 49°F/9.4°C rainy, I don’t miss working at the newspaper.
I remember how miserable I was driving around looking for pictures of people in the rain.
Getting in and out of the car.
Heading to traffic collisions while every sane person was trying to avoid the traffic snarls. Continue reading Photography in the rain →
I received a call from an e-friend, Jane Lyons, about her basketball pictures taken in a gym.
She’s using:
Nikon 40DX
A kit lens of some sort I’m guessing that 18 mm to 55 mm f3.5 – f5.6. Continue reading Blurry basketball pictures in gym →
In Southern California, the choice location for portraits is naturally the beach.
No surprise I’ve heard of photographers getting into arguments because they have their favorite spots to work and when another photographer shows up, a tuft war ensues. Continue reading Location portraits–An engagement portrait at the beach →
Originally shot on Fujichrome 100, this is one of the few photo illustrations I shot while at the newspaper which I liked.
Maybe it’s also because it won a 1st place award. Details of which elude me now.
I remember just eating a whole lot of bananas. Must have downed at least 20 or 30 by the time I was done.
Shouldn’t complain. At least I wasn’t working for a paper south of the border where the top seller in the produce department is Jalapeños peppers or onions? Continue reading Top Banana–Deconstructing a Photo Illustration →
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