Taking note of the good things
Posted in Photos on Jan 15th, 2008
This morning I was asked by a family friend to come down to the local college and take photos of her dance performance. I typically enjoy being asked to photo events like this because it challenges me to take photos in less than desirable lighting conditions. Most simple performances have little thought or [...]
Posted in Photos on Jan 13th, 2008
Laarni Hernando
Yesterday I had the opportunity to participate in my second event with the “Photowalking Utah” Flickr group (formerly Photowalking Salt Lake City). This young but burgeoning group is made up of Utah photo hobbyists of all experience levels simply looking to have a good time and an excuse to get out and take [...]
Posted in Photos on Jan 11th, 2008
My just under 2 year old has claimed my wife’s old phone as hers. It never fails to bring a smile to my face when she parrots what she has seen by putting the phone up to her ear and jabbering away.
Last night she was doing the same as always, but then started [...]
Posted in Photos on Jan 10th, 2008
Michael Ripoll
In processing my concert photos, I have often tried to stay true to the way the photo was originally shot. My goal is to take the photo with the camera in a state that will require the least amount of post-processing; at least that has been my goal. As I have surfed [...]
Posted in Photos on Jan 9th, 2008
Andre Delano
I have posted before about how I enjoy taking concert photos of not just the lead singer or headline artists. When you are photographing at a concert where the band is secondary, meaning the lead singer is the known talent, the other band members are often lost in the darker recesses of the stage. [...]
Posted in Photography Tips on Jan 8th, 2008
Using a technique I read about online recently, I took my 50mm prime and held it backwards in front of my 24-105 lens to get this macro. This was done just in my office with natural light, but it didn’t turn out half bad. I would like to experiment with this technique a [...]
McKenna is a beautiful, full of life young girl that is experiencing more than her share of life challenges. She is the granddaughter of someone I do business with who asked me to do some family portraits recently. This shot was taken prior to the “actual” portraits as she was sitting down and [...]
Posted in Photos on Jan 6th, 2008
What better to do when there is fresh snow than run out into it and have some fun? That’s what my kids think of course! You have to have just the right snow of course, and often Utah has the famous “powder” that is great for skiing, but just plain stinks for snowballs [...]
Posted in Photos on Jan 3rd, 2008
A couple of days ago my son came across our family’s old chess set in m mother’s basement. I hadn’t thought about this set in some time, and I was happy to see we still had it. The set was purchased my dad while serving in the Navy overseas. This is one [...]
