With Juliann in Arizona, I have started tackling a few too many jobs around the house. It is only 8:00 and I’m ready for bed, but I had no shot for the day. The studio is torn apart for the flooring remodel, and the rest of the house is a jumble for various reasons. It… Continue Reading
Ron Mitnick, a friend from Local Business Network, was in the studio today to get a series of images to use on his website and brochures. I enjoyed working with Ron, and we created several great images that will serve him well. As a business person that networks regularly, I know first hand the importance… Continue Reading
My studio space was carpeted when we moved in almost 1 year ago. I have been wanting to rip out the carpet and install a nice hard flooring material. I bought some laminate flooring on sale at Costco and have it stacked in the other room awaiting installation. Monday morning is trash pickup, so today… Continue Reading
I taught a DSLR Basics workshop all day, then went down to Joe Louis for Michigan State vs. Michigan CCHA hockey, so I’m tired and took the easy route for today’s post. This image was taken with my iPhone 4 set to HDR mode. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. One thing that is readily… Continue Reading
By using a tripod and a 1/10 of a second shutter speed I was able to give sense of motion the the streaking snow as it moved across the scene. Continue Reading
ISO is the measure of your cameras sensitivity to light. The larger the number the more sensitive it is, thus the better your possibility of getting a sharp image in low light situations. This image was shot around 8:30PM in a dimly lit coffee shop. I bumped the exposure compensation to +1 to brighten the… Continue Reading
White balance is a digital cameras means of compensating for the ever changing color of light in our lives. The stake in the ground in terms of light color is sunlight. Accepting unobscured sunlight as normal then gives us a point of reference for all other light sources. For instance, when clouds rollin the light… Continue Reading
As my intern, Kyle, and I were looking around for something to photograph I spotted the venerable Sta-Puff Marshmallow Man. I wanted to make him seem imposing, like he was in Ghost Busters. I chose a low camera angle so we were looking up at him. To add to the menacing look I used hard… Continue Reading
For todays posting I decided to play with a set of Profoto Acute 600e strobes that I borrowed from a friend. The attraction to these units is that the power comes from a power pack that sits on the floor, so the head it small and light. It makes suspending a light overhead lighter and… Continue Reading
The game is on and I didn’t want to forget to get a picture posted so I paused TV with myTiVo so I could. Continue Reading