Some photographers don’t like to clean their lenses, believing that a little dust won’t hurt anything. I get it; it happens. Their concern is that the more you clean a lens, the more likely you are to scratch it

I photographed this 1955 Studebaker at an Orphan Car Show in Golden Colorado. As if the color scheme on this Studie were not interesting enough, I couldn’t resist shooting a three-shot bracket made with a Canon EOS Rebel T3 and EF 8-15mm f/4L fisheye USM lens.

In the past I liked displaying finished images on-line in black and white to produce what I convinced myself was a quietly, pensive look. More recently I prefer making and displaying these kinds of images in color, as with today’s featured image, because I think color adds a more natural and contemporary look to the portrait.

I’m writing this post as I watch the snow falling here on Daisy Hill for the first big snowstorm of the Spring!

The post for this Sunday’s Available Light Portraiture theme takes a different turn today. It was made during a group model shoot and contrasts the same image as captured in color vs. a monochrome converted version and your opinion on which one you like best is invited.