Friday, September 26, 2014

Red Flowers in the Hill Country.

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Stop and smell the flowers? It was an unusual day yesterday. I got up and went to swim practice. Had breakfast with Studio Dog and did...
Thursday, September 25, 2014

Connection. Collaboration. Creation. Realization. Sharing. The five steps of creating portraits.

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Connection is the first step. Out in the real world you find people who look interesting to you. But that's not enough. You then hav...

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The Lisbon Portfolio , The story of photographer, Henry White, is now available as a 472 page, 5.5 inch by 8.5 inch printed book from Creat...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Just how sharp and contrasty is that Olympus 70mm f2.0 lens from 40+ years ago? Well, after I got a flu shot I thought I'd find out...

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Thought I'd go to the most compelling example. Here's young man at the Graffiti Park (Hope Outdoor Gallery). The image above i...

I have a 75mm 1.8 Olympus lens on loan from a friend, and on a whim, I also pulled out the old 70mm f2 Pen lens....Yikes.

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It's fun to try new lenses. I've been walking around with the Olympus 75mm 1.8 lens on the front of an OMD EM-5 and I have to sa...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Creating portraits is an interesting occupation. So much depends on the kindness of strangers---and on your kindness toward them.

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I love portraits of young people because they keep my own connection with the joy of my own youth strong and present. A portrait of a yo...

I am always happier when I remember that my cameras can make black and white photographs. Not just color.

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 Susie W.  I'm out shooting portraits today. When I have the time I like to look through folders of my favorite images befo...