Jul 21, 2014 | mobile, photography
Raise your hand if you have more than one camera. Keep them up if have more than two. Three? Anyone? Does one of your cameras also double as a phone? If so, I have a question for you, in a bit. But first a little background. I’ve been trying to find ways to...
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...
Jul 15, 2014 | inspirations
Inspire: Words for a Busy Week Every genuine artistic intuition goes beyond what the senses perceive and, reaching beneath reality’s surface, strives to interpret its hidden mystery. The intuition itself springs from the depths of the human soul, where the desire to...
Jul 14, 2014 | creativity, photography
I’m just about to celebrate a big milestone on my other blog. “My” other blog is actually an “our” other blog. It’s a collaborative effort between Cheryl Ruffing and myself and on August 1st it will be two years old. Call &...
Jul 11, 2014 | just everyday, mobile, natural light, photography
It is late Friday evening as I finally get a chance to sit down and write this. I’d like to play along on more link-ups — it’s just finding the time to get the posts written, you know? It’s easy enough to snap pictures through out the day,...
Jun 30, 2014 | just everyday, photography
My copper bowl with fruit picture hit the big time on Saturday (well, in the limited world of internet photography addicts anyway). It got to the #12 spot on Explore. I was in such awe that I took a screenshot to share with all posterity. My kids got excited. My...
Jun 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’m trying to think of new ways for people keep up with my latest posts. I’d never really looked at Bloglovin since I used Google Reader for my RSS feeds, but, I see so many of my bloggers friends over there so I’ve decided to join in. You can follow...
Jun 27, 2014 | flash, softbox
With only an hour to play around until I had to pick up a son from a friend’s pool, I got right to work, setting up the tripod and lightstand. It took me awhile to get the stupid background to stand upright, and then a few more minutes were spent trying to get...
Jun 26, 2014 | photography
I’m not a very confident writer. In fact, I feel rather self-conscious about it. The more I worry and angst the worse the writing becomes. Madeleine L’Engle wrote about that (I warned you that I really like her!). “A writer may be self-conscious...
Jun 25, 2014 | natural light, photography
Maximize the effect of natural-light side lighting I got very lucky Saturday morning. We had a grey, drizzly morning that turned into one of those bright but overcast-type afternoons. The diffused and soft light meant that my glass front door turned my entry hall into...
Jun 23, 2014 | bts, photography, umbrella
Using an Umbrella to Fake Window Light I caught about five minutes of Diane Cu (from White on Rice) on Creative Live the other day. She was explaining the direction of lighting in terms of a clockface. The light source was either at 12, 3, 6, or 9 while the subject...
