All indoor self portraits for October. Even though it was still pretty summer-like for the majority of the month, the beginning of fall always finds me retreating indoors. Maybe I’m looking forward to the holidays? Speaking of, I have started listening to Christmas music almost every day now that Halloween is done. 2 months per […]
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A week from today the last run of 2017 for Mastering Natural Light Indoors begins. I’ve been teaching this workshop for Click Photo School for over 5 years, now. I remember the nerves I felt creating the materials, wanting so badly to create an experience that would make a difference for photographers. After instructing hundreds
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While I was shooting my self portraits in September, I didn’t feel like they were incredibly inspired or creative. But now, as I look at them as a group I can see how I was experimenting with different techniques and I can appreciate the creativity that they do contain. This ability to see my work
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August was a rough month for self portraits. The end of summer seems to drain me of creative energy. Still, 2 portrait sessions are better than 0. {Morning Routine} Clearly, I was trying to squeak in under the wire for this prompt. I do like to fit in a bit of yoga and stretching to
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Self portraits were flowing easily in July. Some months are better than others… Interestingly, it appears that this was also the month of pink shirts? The above 2 photos were for the prompt “What I’m Reading.” I’m a pretty voracious reader. Reading has always been one of my favorite hobbies and one of my favorite
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4 months down on the Instagram project, #portraitsofme ! April was also host to my yearly “Day in the Life” shoot. For the past 4 years I’ve chosen one day in April (generally late April, because I tend to procrastinate on making the constant camera toting day happen) to shoot an overview of what my/our
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Light is almost everything in photography. Literally, photography means “light writing,” but more applicable to the act of creating imagery is the fact that studying and understanding light will immediately increase your skill as a photographer. One easy to grasp distinction to understand is the difference between directional and flat light. Purposefully choosing which type to
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Still waiting on that highly anticipated ‘big snow’ here in Virginia. We did have a little unexpected flurry in the late afternoon, recently, which had everyone pretty excited, including this little guy who couldn’t get enough of watching the white flakes from the window. *Tip: You need to be focused quite close up in order
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It can be hard to figure out what to shoot to make it through a whole roll of film, sometimes. It feels like each frame has to really mean something. So, last time I had a roll to finish I forced myself to be creative with portraits of two of the boys. Nikon F100 |
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January was the never ending month, this year. But, it’s February now AND I made it through the first month of #portraitsofme . If you’re interested, you can find more information on my Instagram feed. I’d love to have you join us, in purposefully getting in front of the camera. For our loved ones, and
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Somehow, helping to make coffee has become a coveted activity in this household. The two younger boys compete for the honor when they are able. If I skip a step in the process, or attempt to modify my normal order, I’m met with stiff resistance. They know how it should be done. Pin It
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I photograph my family. Our daily life, our travels and our occasional portrait sessions. Most of the time, I love the freedom of that. I can shoot what I want, when I want, without feeling obligation to capture other people’s visions or stick to external timelines for production. Sometimes, though, I find myself feeling antsy.
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I needed to shoot some example images for a tutorial I wrote for Clickinmoms, and this guy was my willing model. He even happily went coat-less in mid-40 degree weather. As we enter into the tween stage of life, we’ve had a lot of fun as his humor and insights have really grown. Pin It
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I learned so much in 2016 and am looking forward to where 2017 will take me with film photography! (#1 tip- expose for the shadows ;) ) Pin It
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I’ve just returned from a fantastic weekend in Seattle, teaching and learning at Clickaway 2016. One of the sessions I taught was about creating dramatic indoor natural light portraits. Our model was Caroline Jensen‘s beautiful and cooperative daughter… through a combined 3 hours of holding poses she never complained nor lost concentration; a professional to
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“As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful. They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness — just the pure air to breathe and the
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A few months ago we took the boys to the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum with friends. It turned out that we were there during the off-season for train rides, but the boys really couldn’t have cared much less. A whole rail yard full of stationary, life-size train cars to look at and climb on?
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Creamy, grainy and soft with just a hint of sharpness. It’s an interesting combination. I think I prefer Ilford Delta 3200 on medium format. The grain is prettier, and smoother in the bokeh. In other news, I decided my exposure had improved enough that I had earned my autofocus 35mm. The Nikon F100 arrived yesterday,
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It was time for an updated family portrait, but the designated day was wet. Not unexpected in Oregon during late December, but wet enough that it could have been an issue for my camera if a sudden rain front had blown through. Without rain gear, I had to punt. I grabbed a gallon sized ziplock and cut
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Fuji Superia and my first try with a 35mm film camera (Nikon Fe.) A good lesson in proper metering for film. The film really quickly goes orangey-red if it is underexposed. Find Lab suggested I work with a more forgiving Pro quality film (Portra 400 has great latitude) until I’m more comfortable with exposure and asking
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The wait for scans to come back from the lab is torturous. I sent my second roll of medium format film to the Find Lab in Utah. Due to the Christmas holiday I ended up having to wait for almost 2 and 1/2 weeks between shipping day and scan day. I’m accustomed to uploading and
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