Twice as fun. Riley was in the studio today for a very fun First Communion Portrait. She had a beautiful dress complete with the little veil and gloves. It was very much like photographing a miniature bride. She did a great job following my suggestions, now I need to get ready to help mom identify… Continue Reading
Great Smokey Mountains National Park This weekend I am leading a photography workshop in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. We have had splendid weather conditions. I offer many local photography workshops in and around Rochester, Michigan, but once or twice a year I like to arrange a destination workshop. The National Parks are always… Continue Reading
Tulips in all their glory near Campus Martius As a photographer I have always enjoyed a wide variety of photography subjects. Things like flowers and plants have always made for enjoyable macro photography, and are some of the most common items students request to learn how to photograph better when they come to me for… Continue Reading
Rochester High School Murder Mystery Promo Shot Today Kyle, my intern, brought over two friends to shoot some promotional shots for Rochester High School’s theatre department. Working together we light the scene carefully so as to bring his vision to reality. The challenge here, as with many portraits was to direct the light where we… Continue Reading
Last weekend I attended a multifaceted workshop at Mary Duprie’s Studio in Pontiac, MI. We started out Friday night by painting our own canvas backdrops. This is something I have wanted to try for years, but never really had a good concept of how to go about it. Mary has made hundreds of backdrops so… Continue Reading
3 versions of the same image created with Lightroom and nik Silver Efex Pro2 Mike was in the studio today for a private photography lesson. When he called to schedule his one-on-one photography training he asked what the lesson would cover. I told him it all depended upon what he wanted to learn. Individual… Continue Reading
Old St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Greektown Today I led a photo walk in Greektown. The image above is a High Dynamic Range (HDR) shot built from 7 separate photographs. The camera was secured to my Induro Carbon Fiber tripod and I used an external shutter release to avoid jostling the camera. Many newer cameras allow… Continue Reading
National Park Passport (3.5″ x 6″) I just scheduled a Macro Photography Workshop for Tuesday, April 24th. I love playing with macro and close-up photography. For this simple example I grabbed my National Park Passport, which is very cool by the way. I wish I had bought it when I first started visiting the parks.… Continue Reading
ISO 12,800 lighted only by the screen of the iPad As a professional photographer I am called upon to shoot a wide variety of subjects like High School Seniors, Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Retirement Parties, Family Reunions, Wedding Anniversaries, Newborns, the list is almost endless. The thing that all these events have in common… Continue Reading
Fun shot of the Crofoot Ballroom in Pontiac, Michigan My friend, Andrea Solomon, is an event planner in West Bloomfield and a few years back she encouraged me to start photographing Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. As an event planner Andrea has planned hundreds of weddings and mitzvahs over the years. So, it came to pass… Continue Reading