Images, thoughts, and crib notes from near and far.
Posted in Studio Works on Jul 28th, 2009
Here it is, the very last of the studio shoots of Coogan. While these are more of the classic portrait shots, they are shots every serious photographer needs to know how to do. They include managing your shadows, fill light, and striking a balance with ambient light. Enjoy
Posted in Photo of the Week, Studio Works, Uncategorized on Jul 26th, 2009
You have seen a great deal of my youngest daughter, Coogan, lately. To keep the playing field even, I thought I had better toss in a photo of my oldest daughter, Alexis. I am blessed by having two wonderful and beautiful daughters. I am even more blessed by having them as my best friends. Life [...]
Posted in Studio Works on Jul 25th, 2009
Continuing with the next to last installment in this series are several images of Coogan. All images demonstrate the wonderful abilities of the Nikon Creative Lighting System which is available in their pro-sumer and professional model cameras. SB900 and SB800 flashes were used along with diffusers and reflectors.
Posted in Studio Works on Jul 22nd, 2009
Here I am up late again continuing to do some processing from last weekend’s shoot of Coogan and Melissa. In most of these shots below, I was using a softbox and or a shoot-thru diffusion panel with a pair of SB900′s. In all cases, exposure was controlled using the Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) system [...]
Posted in Studio Works on Jul 19th, 2009
Nikon D300, 70-200VR, SB900 + SB800 shooting thru Lastolite panel I had a great surprise this weekend. Coogan flew up from LA to surprise Alexis, Kevin and Mr. Cole (the grandson). Alexis and crew flew in from Fort Hood Texas to celebrate Kevin’s safe return from Afghanistan. So while everyone was out doing their thing [...]
Posted in News, Pacific Northwest on Jul 16th, 2009
The Tacoma Waterfront Association selected my print of the Lady Washington sailing on Commencement Bay, as the anchor image for their new banner. The 90 x 30 banner will be seen throughout Tacoma as the Tacoma Waterfront Association aligns with the Tall Ships for future events. During the last Tall Ships Festival, I served as [...]
Posted in Africa, Photo of the Week, Safari, Travel on Jul 11th, 2009
Nikon D300, 70-200VR, 95mm @ f9 1/640 sec, -2EV While shooting in the sand dunes of Namibia, I found myself in an environment that was largely reds and blues. After looking at the large histogram for general exposure, I always shifted to the RGB histograms for evaluation. More often than not, I found that I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 6th, 2009
Hanalei Valley Lookout offers one of the most famous views on Kauai. The valley is one mile wide and six miles long. Most of the taro grown in Hawaii is grown here. On the valley floor is a one-way truss bridge built in 1912. The bridge was damaged by a tsunami in 1957, and subsequently [...]
A visit to Kauai is not really a complete visit unless you see the Na Pali coast. From air or water, the views of this coastline are simply breath taking. In all of my trips to Kauai, including numerous trips out the the Na Pali coast, I have always been greeted with fog and low [...]