Street Portraiture video

Here is a fun video from Clay Enos. It is about street photography and has some quick pointers. Enjoy!

Mike Wright

This is a portrait I took of my father-in-law while the family was in town.

Post worth reading

Well, I wanted to keep consistently posting through the year and going into this I knew it would not always be images. I want to make more of a dialogue out of this blog. Though I love images and hope to keep them coming I would also like to include tips, thoughts for discussion, answers to your questions, and recommendations of other people's work, blogs, books, etc.

That being said I would like to point you in the direction of Joe McNally who is not only an excellent photographer but also an excellent writer. I have been following him ever since I stumbled across his book "The Moment It Clicks." That book not only inspired me but had me and my wife laughing out loud. He really knows how to tell a story. So, go over and check out one of his recent post "Long and Winding Road." It is a good post and also has one of my favorite images of his. It is a portrait of an Irish poet (now deceased) named Frank McCourt. Well, enough said. Go enjoy.

Paul and Abbey Teaser

Brooks Burrell

Faux HDR

Original


Faux HDR

I am playing around with a new technique in photoshop that creates a faux hdr image. The original was more of a silhouette, as you can see, and I like it a lot. But, this brings out a lot more of the details and creates a semi-surreal feel.

First Post of the New Year

Well, it has been a great Christmas break, today finishes up the 12th day, tomorrow begins Epiphany, and Thursday will bring my return to school for teacher training. It has been a full break with car problems, crashing hard drives, sickness and... visiting family, great food, great drinks, and a lot of picture taking!
The return to normality is about to begin and I hope to be a little more fruitful and consistent with blogging. I have been spurred in this regard through the wonderful writing of David duChemin in his new book VisionMongers. I was able to read part of it at a bookstore while waiting to pick up my Mac and I thoroughly enjoyed every bit I could read in that short time. I have already read his book Within The Frame (I HIGHLY recommend it) and look very much forward to getting into VisionMongers.