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Assignment, Photography

US Open Badminton Finals 2009

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On this final night at the US Open, I spent more time watching than taking pictures.

The downside to being a photographer is, whenever I attend an event that I enjoy, I also want to take pictures to document it.

Badminton has been my favorite sport since I was 9 or 10, so I was torn between watching and making pictures.

That, and  I didn’t want my son to be sitting in the stands by himself all evening.

Fan Favorite–Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat applauds his fans after beating Taiwan’s Hsueh Hsuan Yi for the Mens Singles title.

I know my son enjoyed the evening especially at the end when he got the autographs of  the  Mens Doubles champions Tony Gunawan and Howard Bach.
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Photography

Rules In Photography

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chayne_no_gridThere’s actually none.

Okay, there’s bound to be some reading this  who will no doubt ask,
“What about the Rule of Thirds?”

This is just my opinion, but when you attach the word “rule” to photography, it ruins the whole experience.

After all… my viewfinder doesn’t have a grid or lines.

If I were a sniper you can bet it would.

But I take photographs.

Why would I need such precision and be locked into 3 columns and 3 rows?

This is art. Fun stuff.

The Eyes–In this situation, as with most portraits, the eyes should be the center of attention but should they be in the center literally?

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Photography, Tutorials

Tips to Keep Your Photography Fresh

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The best of us struggle with fresh ideas when it comes to photography.

What separates the good photographers from the mediocre ones are ideas.

Most common excuses or reasons not to go out and get motivated and use that camera is this:
Oh… That’s been done countless time. I’m better than that.

It’s Newton’s1st Law of Motion which relates to inertia. A body stays at rest or continues in motion in the same direction until another force acts on it.

Inertia is something every photographer needs to overcome. Whether it’s shooting something time and again the same way, the safe way.

Or making excuses not to go use that camera.

We’re creature of habits and often we get set in our ways and don’t try other approaches.
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Photography

Nature pictures with a Point-and-Shoot camera

Thanks Massiel from Down Under, Michael Hayes, Maura Graber, Anne Brown and Terra for all your support. The name change wasn’t a crisis at all, but it’s always nice to be appreciated.

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This egret surprisingly didn’t mind that I approached within 3 feet of it. It must either have been used to humans or was hungry. I waited patiently for it to get used to me and I didn’t push my luck. ISO 50 1/15 sec @ f8. Why did I choose the slow shutter speed? Continue reading Nature pictures with a Point-and-Shoot camera →