Out Walking Well, I’ve been out walking these days. At first, I walked to expel nervous energy as a form of exercise. I would walk fast and deliberate. After a week, attention to my surroundings became the source of interest, replacing the goal of physical...
Aloneness Creative Inspiration is revealed to me in the stillness of solitude. I withdraw for a brief time to contemplate. These little respites – walking, coffee breaks, cigarettes breaks and time spent alone in a bar with alcohol are a few incentivizing...
What I shot End of the year lists are somewhat subjective when rating music, movies and news stories. Personally, photographically speaking, anything having to do with looking back on what I shot for a client on the job site or on the way home from the job is also...
When I photograph subjects that don’t move, (primarily real estate and architecture), I often employ the high dynamic range setting in my Nikon D810 camera. The setting is found in the shooting menu. I will not go into the operation of the setting on the...
Product photography has dictates that cannot be ignored. Items shot in a way to reveal unique qualities, structure, texture, materials and color are a few requirements. Consistency is important in catalog photography, keeping backgrounds, angles and scale the same...
In looking back on the projects I have been involved in this past year, I am pleased with the images that have accumulated. Rating my favorites is a subjective process and the only criteria I set is that each image was either for a job or for promotional purposes. I...
