Oct 24, 2014 | bts, flash, Light, Still Life
This was an attempt at an Edward Weston-style black and white shot (like his bell peppers). It took me awhile to get it right and the hardest part was figuring out why I had such a big highlight/hotspot. That actually required a bit of research on my part. It’s...
Aug 12, 2014 | flash, photography
An Excuse to Bake We had made plans last week to spend the day in Hershey Park. But then we looked at the weather and the forecast was for up to one inch of rain. Several summers ago we ignored the weather and went anyway — we learned our lesson. With the trip...
Jul 25, 2014 | flash, natural light, photography
{This post is the first in what will be a weekly series on flash photography — specifically off-camera speedlights. We will begin in the wise words of Pooh, “at the beginning and go on until we reach the end.”} Take CONTROL! So, I’d like to do...
Jul 16, 2014 | bts, flash
So, backlighting, easy, right? This week I am helping run the snack station at our parish’s vacation bible school. As usual it is the hot-est, humid-est week of the summer. Coming home Monday with the backlighting assignment still on my mind, I poured myself a...
