As photographers we’re always looking for a different perspective. A different way to see something that’s been seen the ‘usual’ way many times. I’ve actually put my camera down on the street already just to get a completely different angle. I couldn’t even see the viewfinder to frame the shot, so I just took several [...]
How to Develop Your Photographer’s Eye
I’m hardly an expert on this topic. In fact, to be honest, I’m hardly an expert on any topic related to photography. I do, however, have several years of experience in photography and have seen what works… and what doesn’t. The real issue with this topic is that there are just so many photographic disciplines [...]
It’s All About Perspective.
It's all About Perspective
Hike Into History
If you are local to New Orleans, there is something that you probably don't know. While the city is home to a world class WWII museum, there are other relics from World War II that aren't as easily experienced. In a city named; Belle Chasse rests 10 WWII era ammo bunkers! All that required to [...]
Don’t Fall For It!
Photo by Elton Aucion When I was new to photography, I was doing all I could to soak up all the information that I could find. I would read books, watch YouTube videos and I even took a photography class at a local community college. It was this class, without a doubt, that taught me [...]
Photography’s Most Important Ingredient
In a few recent articles, I discuss some of the technical details of photography. Aperture, ISO, shutter speed and other details are outlined. However, there's one very important ingredient that can't be learned from a photography book or even fully understood in a classroom envirorment. The ingredient that I'm talking about is patience. If you've [...]
Tips for Long Exposure Photography
Tips for Long Exposure photography
My Favorite Part…. Bridals!
While this web site has long been dedicated to showcasing my personal photography work, I recently made the announcement that I’ll be returning to client work. Both Photography and video projects will be accepted. In the spirit of that announcement, I thought it would be interesting to take a look back to some of my [...]
How to Shoot HDR Images
HDR images bring out details that a single image just can't capture. Let’s get a little deeper into image creation. You’ll notice that I didn’t say photography. While there are hundreds of books written on photography, there are far less on the subject of HDR post-processing. If you don't know, HDR means ‘high dynamic range’. [...]
The Basics of Photography
This is a single exposure. I'll address HDR in a later article. I’ve been getting questions lately asking for more technical details about some of my photographs. Let me begin this article with a quote. This is something that my photography instructor used to say when asked if a particular photo was “good”. He would [...]
