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7 Steps to get you photo ready for the holidays.
Halloween is upon us, and that means Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner. If you love to record your family gatherings as I do then now is a perfect time to get that camera out and get it ready for the season. I have listed seven tips for making the most of your… Continue reading
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They are everywhere!
Even the fourth floor of the Holiday Inn Express. Continue reading
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The Fun in Her Eyes
Nothing like a backyard pool on a hot summer day to get the fun going. Mmmmmm! Leica M6, 50mm Summilux, Tri-X Continue reading
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Last minute conference.
I was one of the band dads that helped with the CSHS Band tour of the Orland Junior High Schools this week. It made for a really long day. But in between toating timpanis and manhandling marimbas I was able to get a few neat shots. Continue reading
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Sisters in Spirit
Certainly, they look like sisters, don’t they? But they are cousins. We sure have a heavy Nordic strain running through our family. This image is of Courtney and her cousin Charlotte from about 15 years ago. I’m fascinated by how we value family images over time. When I’m going through my family images just after taking them,… Continue reading
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Not So Fast!
Can’t you just hear the conversation….. Oh, you want some? Too slow! The expression is everything to a portrait; sometimes it’s the hardest part of the session. Just think of all the discussion about da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and her smile. Why is her smile so compelling? Psychologists to Scientists have attempted to explain why. I… Continue reading
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I stand still or move slowly, feeling things like the impulse of shapes, the direction of lines, the quality of surfaces. I frame with my eye (sometimes with my hands) as the ground glass would frame. Nothing that one could reasonably call thinking is taking place at this stage. The condition is total absorption; the decision (a picture!) is spontaneous. – Aaron Siskind, 1955