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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
2019… A New Chapter
It may seem odd to start this story with a look back, but I don’t like to just jump into the middle of something. Way back in 1990, my wife surprised me with gift…. a new product on the market = a camcorder! Back then, the camcorders were as big as the cameras now used […]
