Saturday, December 16, 2017

Saturday Afternoon Field Notes. Boy Arrival Imminent. Computer Replacements. Video Package.

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I'll start with the fun stuff first. The kid is heading home from College for the Holiday Break. I just got a text from my frien...
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Sometimes we know what a job will entail. Sometimes we just wing it. But if you are going to "wing it" you might as well come prepared.

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A view looking straight up. A ceiling detail from the  Alexander Palace in Pushkin, Russia. Camera: Hasselblad Superwide. I didn...
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Living in the present. Just getting the job done. Moving toward the holidays and thinking about what worked this year and what didn't.

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It's 5:05 in the afternoon and I'm sitting at my desk, sometimes glancing out the window at the end of a gray and chilly day...
Saturday, December 09, 2017

Which camera have I enjoyed using the most in 2017? That's easy...

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 Panasonic's cute, cuddly and capable G85. There are some cameras that are extremely capable but aren't much fun to shoot and...
Thursday, December 07, 2017

Timing can be important for swimming...

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The Rollingwood Pool in the middle of Summer. It's so easy to do easy stuff. It's easy to swim in a pool filled with nice, wa...

The Pared Down Video Rig. For those times when you must work hand held and want to travel light.

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I recently worked on a project (as a second shooter and equipment renter) with a good friend who is a veteran videographer. While the pro...

Christmas Comes Early for Austin Photographers, Art Lovers and Photo Enthusiasts. It's the New Show at the Blanton Museum: "The Open Road. Photography and the American Road Trip."

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I've been waiting for a free morning to go over to the Blanton Museum and see the new show they hung in the big, downstairs gallery...