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Outdoor Portraits: Jacks & Ball Edition

Outdoor Portraits: Jacks & Ball Edition

And so you may be asking? Haven’t you already beaten photographing the Jacks and Ball sculptures  to death? Yes, I’ll gladly admit that this is true and I even made some portraits there…

Photography: The Best Hobby in the World

Photography: The Best Hobby in the World

People —not-photographers, just regular folks often ask my why I like photography so much. They usually know that I have other interests such as model trains, reading and Lego (analog interests actually) but photography has been a big part of my life since I was eight years old.

Film Friday: Making More Shots but Having Less Fun?

Film Friday: Making More Shots but Having Less Fun?

During the film days, when I made today’s featured images, I would expose two to three rolls of 35mm film for a typical model test shoot. Sometimes these were only 24 exposure rolls, so a model shoot might consist of my making 72 to 108 images.

The Magic of Parabolic Umbrellas

The Magic of Parabolic Umbrellas

Gene Kelly had an umbrella while he was dancing to “Singing in the Rain” but he didn’t use it much, preferring instead to get wet. Photographic umbrellas won’t keep you dry but are the simplest and most inexpensive form of lighting modifier available.