Year: 2020

I believe less is more when it comes to lenses. This means that when I am shooting, I usually have just two lenses on me. Nikon 14-24mm ƒ/2.8 I love wide-angle lenses. They force you…

[NIKON Z 6, 120.0-300.0 mm f/2.8, Mode = Aperture Priority, ISO 100, 1/500, ƒ/4, (35mm = 145)] Stanley doesn’t believe in “cookie-cutter” graduation photos or senior portraits. That’s why each graduation photo session is all…

One of the best things to do during this pandemic is to learn a new skill. How would you like to learn how to make pictures like these here? Fire Dancer in Hawaiian [NIKON Z…

The above picture is the earliest version of my website that I could find. I used the “Wayback Machine” to find this from my first website which was hosted by Compuserve. This webpage is from…

If you have been invited to a Zoom Meeting, some things will help you and the other meeting participants enjoy your time together. First of all, the point of Zoom or other Video conferencing software…

Photo by Don Rutledge Every time I hear someone teaching photography say you need to “Clean Up Your Background” I know they haven't met Don Rutledge. photo by Don Rutledge There are so few photographers…

This is the side-by-side view in Adobe Lightroom of a photo I took on September 6, 2003. Auburn (No. 19 ESPN/USA Today, No. 17 AP) has quickly established itself as the nation's most disappointing team,…

Defense attorney Robert McGlasson, left, talks with his client Brian Nichols during a pretrial hearing Thursday, March 6, 2008 in Atlanta. Nichols is accused of killing a judge, a deputy sheriff and two other after…

Representative John Lewis with Chick-fil-A Founder S. Truett Cathy during the coin toss for the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in 2009. [NIKON D3, Nikon 24-120mm ƒ/3.5-5.6, Mode = Manual, ISO 6400, 1/500, ƒ/5.6, (35mm = 90)]…

Two things I am talking about here. 1) The quality of the image sure does make a difference, & 2) the narrative makes it memorable. I have shared this photo in the past, but not…

How I wish for a button like this today more than ever in my life. I am writing this blog so that others who are also feeling this uncertainty will find solace in another who…

Looking at some of the analytics for my video channels I thought I should share these, because the content hasn't really changed and may help you with your photography. Here are 8 videos through the…