Last weekend I attended a multifaceted workshop at Mary Duprie’s Studio in Pontiac, MI. We started out Friday night by painting our own canvas backdrops. This is something I have wanted to try for years, but never really had a good concept of how to go about it. Mary has made hundreds of backdrops so… Continue Reading
Category Archives: From the road
Adobe Lightroom HDR Plug-in
Old St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Greektown Today I led a photo walk in Greektown. The image above is a High Dynamic Range (HDR) shot built from 7 separate photographs. The camera was secured to my Induro Carbon Fiber tripod and I used an external shutter release to avoid jostling the camera. Many newer cameras allow… Continue Reading
I Love to photograph Bar and Bat Mitzvah’s
Fun shot of the Crofoot Ballroom in Pontiac, Michigan My friend, Andrea Solomon, is an event planner in West Bloomfield and a few years back she encouraged me to start photographing Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. As an event planner Andrea has planned hundreds of weddings and mitzvahs over the years. So, it came to pass… Continue Reading
I see pictures EVERYWHERE
Sweaty Pipe As I was leaving the Detroit Professional Photographers Association meeting this evening stopped in the men’s room to dump out my glass of water for the drive home. My eye was caught by the water droplets on the cold water pipe that supplies the urinal. As I walked closer my orange t-shirt made… Continue Reading
Grab the shot before it’s gone (a study in white balance)
Blue Mist If you have been to my workshops then you may have heard me talk about white balance. This is a great example of blue light. The more the sun is filtered or blocked the more blue you will see in the light. White Balance on a digital camera is attempting to correct for… Continue Reading
A stroll in the nature preserve
Morning walk encounter While out walking in the natural area near my house this morning I came across this deer. He was as curious about me as I was about him. We stood and studied each other for over 2 minutes. I know because I checked my watch. Two minutes can feel like forever when… Continue Reading
Some things just shouldn’t be green
St. Patrick’s Day Bagels (Yuck!) I came across these bagels this morning at Bloomin’ Tots Pre-school. My immediate reaction was YUCK. Some things just shouldn’t be green. I tried one and it tasted fine, but I still think YUCK when I see them. Continue Reading
Pick up clean up.
Keepin clean When photographing children I never want to post a recognizable image without the parent’s permission. This image allows me to include something from my pre-school shoot this week without risking an upset parent. I shot at f2.8 so the hands would be the only thing in crisp focus. The rest of the scene… Continue Reading
Patience Required
I have a better appreciation for pre-school teachers I stood quietly nearby as the teacher painted several hands and then helped them to make nice prints onto their papers. This is no place for type A neat nicks. You have to be willing to get a little messy. The results were very fun; the type… Continue Reading
Knights, Magicians and more
A Knight in plastic armor I spent the bulk of my day at a pre-school photographing a wide variety of subjects. This young man above was a Knight (at least for a few seconds), there were Princesses, Astronauts and more. Plus I was fortunate enough to be there the same day they were having a… Continue Reading