Shooting fireworks in Ault Park, Cincinnati, Ohio on the 4th of July. Manual exposure and focus. Share on:
Photos from the NYC Internet Week 2010: Obliterati Photobooth are up! View them here, in the Obliterati Photobooth 2010 Flickr Set, or on Random Night Out. For this shoot, I was using the RayFlash Ringflash to create a pool of light, with manual exposure and focus. Also, photos have been re-blogged at: Emily Meithner Nick [...]
A photo I took last year inside the historical Atlantic Avenue Subway Tunnel was just published on MSNBC, as part of an article on accessing restricted areas in NYC. The Empire State Building. The White House. The Tower of London. And, of course, Graceland. When traveling, we often make a beeline for the homes of [...]
The New York Photo Festival is coming up this April 12 – 16, and I have two photos submitted. This shot I took last spring on the New York City Highline is submitted in the Fine Art category. This photo of kids in Belize is submitted in the PhotoJournalism Category. The award ceremony is April [...]
A portrait I made of Jill, of The Dish’s Dish made it into her excellent writeup in Entrepreneur Magazine’s “10 Ways to Build Your Personal Brand” article. Congrats on a great writeup, Jill! Download a PDF of the article, and see more headshots I’ve made over in my online photography portfolio Share on:
The classic photographer’s saying ” F/8 and be there” resonates with me. The saying is an acknowledgment of thhe e all importance of being present, on location in order to get the shot. So, when in doubt, forget all the fancy camera settings and technicalities, dial in a versatile exposure (f/8 gives a decent blend [...]
This week I did a shoot for Guest of a Guest at the School of American Ballet’s Winter Ball at the Koch Theater at New York City’s Lincoln Center. Mostly doing party groups and pairings, although there were a couple interior shot opportunities as well. Shooting on the Canon 5DmkII w/ 24-70mm. Paul McCartney made [...]
Last weekend, my brother Jason and I took a roadrtip to North Conway, and climbed Mt. Washington with the EMS Climbing school. We drove up to North Conway on Friday Night, and stayed at the White Trellis motel. With a 4 am arrival, I thought a locally owned motel would be the easiest do deal [...]
Snow falling on David Glasgow Farragut Snow falling on the statue of David Farragut in Madison Square Park. The NYC "Snowpocalypse" wasn’t all that it could have been, but still provided a good backdrop. Along with the glowing sky and some help from a hidden flash, made a decent shot. Shot with a manual exposure, [...]
Recently, I wrote about the decision making process for selecting a new pocket camera. I finally decided on the Canon SD780 IS digital camera, and after a couple months of average use of the camera, I’ve gotten to know a bit of its strengths and weaknesses. I’ve owned Canon compact digital cameras ever since the [...]
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