Sharpening your Skills

  Over the weekend I spent some time playing in Photoshop.  It was a reminder of the power, and at times the complexity, that this program has. I’m often asked what is the best way to learn Photoshop.  I’ve found the online Kelby training website to be my go-to learning site.  Scott Kelby of National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) has assembled a multitude of instructional videos...

2013, the Start of a New Year

  It’s the first day of 2013; 2012 is now just a memory and 2013 is an adventure waiting to unfold. Nikon D4,...

Christmas

    And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God,...

Remembering the Past

  This image is nostalgic for me.  The view from my grandparents ranch.  The ranch house sits off to the right but this the view of the Crazy Mountains was always visible from the large picture window from the living-room.  It brings back warm thoughts of my parents, grandparents, uncle and aunts who have passed on. This to me is what photography is about.  It’s not an award winning picture, or one...

Keeping it Simple

  Recently I was asked to do some more headshots for some friends of their daughter Morgan.  I’m always up for doing something new, especially when I heard that they wanted these taken outdoors.  My goal was to keep the shoot very simple. The above image was taken with just available light and a single Lastolite diffuser panel.  I used one of my favorite pieces of glass, my Nikkor 200f2, to showcase...