Tag: photography

Friday Round-Up

A bunch of news for today – as most of you know, our inaugural workshop was this last weekend in Anaheim, and boy was it rockin’!  Great participation, great input, and super feedback from everyone.  On the anonymous feedback forms,…

A bit of Tea, Chap?

A recent visit to the parental units in upstate New York was long overdue for a number of reasons.  First off, I’d not been back in nearly 4 years!  Second, they had done some pretty extensive renovations and were clamoring…

The problem with words…

Recently, I learned that the Isle of Palms (IOP) in South Carolina has made it illegal for photographers to take commercial photography onto the public beaches.  The specific phraseology of a recently posted page for IOP states that: “Commercial activity,…

Shooting From the Hip

While recently taking a reality break and visiting family in my old stomping grounds, I had a chance to tour the Farmer’s Museum in Cooperstown, NY.  Viewing museums like these is a lot of fun for both kids and adults…

What Moves You?

The question of what moves us as photographers is one that everyone eventually questions at some point.  Whether this comes early in your pursuit or later…at some point everyone considers where their real passion for a particular artistic genre exists. …

Picking a Theme

We all get stuck in creative ruts, and are in search of ways to inspire ourselves.  Kerry Garrison (form Camera Dojo) and I talked about this last night while we explored the place that smart phones and their cameras have…

Sharing your photos online

Posting your photos online has become an almost expected step in becoming known as a photographer.  People want to see your website.  You are judged on not only the quality of the photos but the quality of the website as…

Photoshop is not a bad word

A lot of photography conversations revolve around the question of how much editing has been done to a picture.  Terms like “sooc” (for straight out of camera) or raw, or “minimal editing” are involved.   I also have been known to…