Blog Archives
Then and Now
The other day, while doing some photographic housekeeping–moving files around, making sure things were backed up, organized, etc.–I came across a folder I’d titled “Desktop Pix.” Periodically, when I have a photograph that strikes me particularly from a shoot, I set it aside, resize it for my desktop, and use it on my computer until […]
Remember
I want everyone who’s reading this blog to stop for a moment, and remember what all this is all about. Whether you’re a photographer or not doesn’t really matter. Remember what *this* is about. Life, memories, the experience of being human. I got on the internet this morning to catch up on news before I started […]
Light is Everything
I’ve probably written about it before, but I have some new photos with some new toys, and thought it was time to reassert something that a lot of budding photographers overlook in their quest to have the best gadgets: light is the KEY to great photos. I’m not saying strobes are key, or speedlites are […]
Sometimes I Just Need to Feel the Sand Beneath My Feet
“Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.”
The Glamor of Photography: Setting a Course for 2012
This will hopefully be the last “gear” oriented blog for a little while. This one’s a little bit different than the last two, though, so I think it’s useful to think about. Heading into 2012, it’s time to take stock of where I am photographically, and make some plans for the new year. Part of that […]
The FujiFilm X-Pro 1
***Note: The Opening shot of this blog was obviously NOT shot with a Fuji X-Pro 1, because they’re not out yet and I’m not special. I thought an iPhone photo was fitting because the X-Pro 1 should be particularly well-suited to this kind of inconspicuous, street style photography. Because I never intended to make this […]
Homework: Photograph the Familiar
Every once in awhile, whether you are a creative person or not, you hit a rut. As a photographer, sometimes I feel like I’ve photographed the same things a hundred times, have photographed all the interesting angles, found all the interesting lines and textures and light and whatever. Of course I haven’t, but I feel […]
The Canon 1Dx: A Story of Excess
I want to start off by apologizing for an unabashedly gear-focused post–I generally strive to write about technique, creativity, vision, and composition over tech-specs and gear, because I think it’s all too easy to get caught up in the gear and forget what you’re really trying to do. Still, I work with this gear and […]
Headshots for New Media Campaigns
Today I had the privilege of shooting new headshots for New Media Campaigns, an awesome web design company in Carrboro with whom I recently started an internship. I wanted to show these headshots for a couple of reasons. First, I don’t have any headshots on my website anywhere, so this is an opportunity to show […]
More Instagram…
Since returning from my trip to Oregon, I have taken some more photos with my iPhone and Instagram, and I have taken some more time to consider its increasing role in my photography. Though I still don’t think it could ever take the place of my other cameras, increasingly I find that the iPhone has […]
