A Photographers Challenge: Your favorite HDR Photo

February 8, 2010
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I didn’t want to us the word “best” in the title of this challenge. In my opinion we (photographers) never get to a “best” point. We just keep learning improve on our work. To quote one of my photograph professors I had in college:
“Practice does not make [...]

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Jesse Ian Dunn

February 7, 2010
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I took this on Saturday night at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ.  That night was a big reunion since I was seeing my old band Fairmont play.  In addition an old friend Jesse Ian Dunn played and some other friends showed up which I haven’t seen in years.  I decided to [...]

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Unique Bike Challenge Winner!

February 6, 2010
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On January 5th I posted my first photographers challenge.  The challenge was titled “Unique Bicycle“.  Yesterday was the last day to submit and on this wintery morning I spent some time picking which submission I think is the most unique.  It was a tough choice.  I really appreciate everyone who [...]

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Church in the rock in black & white

February 5, 2010
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Melissa and I were on vacation in Arizona visiting her friend Katie. We took a drive from Tempe to Sedona in order to experience the famous red rocks. During the road trip we head about the Church in the rock. When we pulled up to the incredible [...]

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Lightroom spot removal tip on Outdoor Photo Gear

February 4, 2010
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My second guest blog article was posted on Outdoor Photo Gear, January 29, 2010. The tip is on removing spots and imperfections right in Lightroom. This will keep your workflow running smooth and fast. Please give it a read!
“The spot removal tool looks like a big O [...]

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A Photographers Interview with Neil van Niekerk

February 3, 2010
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Please tell us about yourself as a person and as a photographer. Where did you grow up and what sparked your desire to photograph? Were you active with the photography department in high school? Where are you living now? Can you describe the defining moment or [...]

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A wonderful companion to the Canon S90

February 2, 2010
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So you purchased a Canon S90 and a memory card to get yourself going. The S90 is a powerful and pocketable camera so great choice! Did you pick up a case? My favorite choice is the Canon PSC900 because it’s a molded leather case that fits on [...]

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2010 Desktop Calendars

February 1, 2010
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Better late than never right?  I have created a couple 2010 desktop calendars.  Feel free to download them for you computer.  The dimensions are 1680 x 1050 so you may need to adjust your scale settings for “fit to screen” as seen below.
If you download these for your computer please [...]

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Philly Ally HDR

January 30, 2010
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Photograph from an ally in Philadelphia, PA. Such a colorful scene! I didn’t have a tripod with me so I had to handhold this shot, but fortunately I have pretty steady hands when holding a camera. Crazy how some things come naturally, don’t you think? When [...]

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Building a DIY Photo Booth using Party Booth

January 29, 2010
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Since I’m working on building a photo booth I have researched long and hard on how to go about the computer part of it. There are many ways to go about it but I found a very affordable way to do it.
While I am not a fan of [...]

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How photographers can use an Apple iPad

January 28, 2010
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As you may have heard Apple announced the new iPad. It is Apple’s come back to the netbook, a very functional tablet with the iPhone operating system built-in. It is in fact a large iPhone or iPod Touch.

I am not about to run out to get the iPad [...]

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