Category Archives: Blog

Time Slips By

I know I’ve been absent (again) quite awhile.  I seem to go through these spurts occasionally where I just don’t have any free time whatsoever.  Unfortunately it means that my photography is usually the first thing to stop.   I’ve also missed it immensely and have gotten determined to start doing something, anything photography related again....

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Site Changes?

There are a lot of changes happening right now with the website as I experiment with different themes and ideas.  For example, this particular theme was really great at showing a photo, but the blog itself seems to be tucked away and completely out of sync.  I would have been surprised if anyone found this...

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Project 52 – Week 4 – Abandoned

This week we’re finally moving away from Ghetto Lighting and getting into less restrictive compositions.  The project this week is “Abandoned”. I didn’t manage to complete last week’s project.  I was working with an idea, but my model (ok, really my daughter) got ill and I got completely snookered over the weekend making me utterly...

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Project 52 – Week 3 – Ghetto Light with Reflector

This week’s project assigned from DPS is “Ghetto Lighting with Reflector”.  It’s the exact same as the “Ghetto Lighting” project, but this time you add a reflector.  Both professional and complete Do-It-Yourself (DIY) solutions are perfectly acceptable. Some ideas might be your car window shade, white poster-board, aluminum foil, etc… anything that you might be...

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Project 52 – Week 2 – Ghetto Lighting

This week’s project assigned from DPS is “Ghetto Lighting”.  You must use some kind of artificial, non professional lighting.  Candles, Flashlight, glow from your IPhone, a lamp, porch light, etc…  Sources you wouldn’t normally use for your light source.  No professional gear.  No flashes, strobes, soft-boxes, studio lights, and no natural sunlight. All you have...

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