Turning into a Bird Watcher
Fuji X-E2, FUJINON XF 55-200mm, ISO 4000, ƒ/4.8, 1/500 Do you feel like a little kid all excited about a subject you get to photograph? I know I do, and lately, since we have…
Month: May 2015
Scanning some photos from college in 1982
Link to an earlier blog on my gear for scanning. It was a lot of fun going through my work while I was in college. This photo is from my Junior year at East Carolina…
How to deliver photos to clients
I talked on an earlier blog about switching from CD/DVD as a deliverable to USB. It also talks about where I ordered my custom USB jump drives. Here is that post. The question came up…
Nikon D4 Video Settings
This is based on my experience, and others may have other suggestions that might contradict my comments. I recommend a few settings when shooting a video on your Nikon D4. When this becomes critical, you…
Memorial Day remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces
ON THE BEACH: The first wave of Marines takes cover behind the sand dunes on Saipan beach, during the World War II invasion of Marianas Islands. The soldier kneeling in the sand at far right…
Getting the Iconic travel photo
Three photos stitched together, Nikon D750, AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, ISO 100, ƒ/9, 15 sec Nikon D750, AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, ISO 100, ƒ/7.1, 20 sec When traveling in a…
Scanning old negatives
Pentax K1000 & Pentax 135mm lens, Kodak Tri-X [April 7, 1982] My daughter loves theater, and this made me want to pull out some photos I shot during college at East Carolina University's theater…
The Principles of Photography Versus the Techniques of Photography
Nikon D4, Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.8G, ISO 100, ƒ/1.8, 1/400 Have you ever noticed that using a technique that a famous photographer perfected and maybe even taught you doesn’t produce the same results? Maybe you have…
Multimedia Storytelling–NEED to know vs. WANT to know
Last year's storytelling workshop in Lisbon, Portugal [Fuji X-E2, Fuji XF 18-55mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/13, 1/450] When teaching workshops on storytelling, we always like to get a feel for what the students want to…
Your feet are the secret to better photos
Nikon D750, AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, ISO 5000, ƒ/5.6, 1/100–Off camera flash Neewer TT850 triggered by the Neewer 433MHz Wireless 16 Channel radio remote set to 1/128th power and with gels and grid…
New Camera Gear Can Create Panic
When my wife and daughter help me with assignments, and it comes time to pack up, they bring the gear to me, and then I put it away. Often as we are doing this, the…
When shooting sports–Shoot Variety to capture Athleticism and Competition
Nikon D4, AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, ISO 1400, ƒ/11, 1/2000 When covering sports, you want to communicate the athleticism and the competition. Here I went low for a good reason. When you get…