UA-629873-3

Posts Tagged ‘ potd ’

Can Dogs Wink?

wink

I believe so! I was packing up a lot of photo stuff, including various 4×6 prints when I came across this.  It’s a poorly lit photo, I know (dreaded on-camera flash), and is totally not something I would include in any portfolio ever, but – this is you-know-who!  So, here’s a fun diversion for those…

Read more »

In Loving Memory

maggie_pumpkin

Today is a sad day…after 12 years together, our family dog Maggie has reached a point where her body is just not able to sustain her anymore.  Over the last 9 months we have seen her deteriorate slowly.  Her Lab face always seems to defy the pain she is in as she perks up whenever…

Read more »

Where Am I?

Under the Bridge Shot

I’ve been traveling though a number of states over the past few weeks.  So many, in fact, that the well has gone dry of articles and I’ve not had the time to replenish lately.  So, in the interests of hopping back on the proverbial horse with some fun content, I am going to share some…

Read more »

Get Your Game On: What Budding Sports Photographers Should Know

For shots such as this, the photographer probably has to be able to at least swim and ride a board out from shore. In general, sports photography is a physical endeavor and requires above average fitness levels from photographers.

Special Guest Post by Brian Dilg, NYFA, Photograph School Chair It may surprise a lot of people to know that sports photography is not among the categories of reporting for which Pulitzer Prizes are awarded. This seems an oversight. The drama, significance and visual power of all kinds of sports, amateur and professional, consume not…

Read more »

Creative Contrast

Creative Contrast

When it comes to creativity in photography, sometimes you just have to take what’s handed to you.  So, when the weather turns chilly, like it did recently here in Colorado, the snow makes for some great contrast in subjects.  To that end, as a means of “hopping back on the photo horse” after a three…

Read more »

Pet Photography 101

Photographing Pets by Lara Blair

Photographers tend to photograph that which is closest to them more often than anything else.  For me, that means photographing my dog.  My dog is such a good dog too.  She sits when I ask her to sit, stays when I tell her to stay, shake, and all the rest.  But I’ve not had the…

Read more »

The Iconic Photographers

Joe Rosenthal

On the heels of what is likely my most popular post for the year (not bad for a holiday week, eh?), I thought it would be appropriate to round out the week by taking some time to acknowledge some of the photographers that made these amazing photographs. The Flag Raising at Iwo Jima was taken…

Read more »