I just signed up as a volunteer photographer for Portraits of Love. The Portraits of Love Project is an effort put on by the PhotoImaging Manufacturers and Distributors Association (PMDA) and Soldiers’ Angels, a non-profit group. They have put out a call for photographers nationwide who are willing to volunteer their time to shoot family-portraits for deployed military… Continue reading Portraits of Love
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Canon announces new camera and new lenses
Canon announced the Canon 60D, which B&H details as shipping in September. The 60D is the replacement for the 50D, should be cheaper than the 7D by $500, but lacks the magnesium body and has only a single DIGIC 4 processor. The flip out LCD is ‘neat’, but I don’t think I have a real… Continue reading Canon announces new camera and new lenses
Time Lapse Photography from the Dashboard
Time Lapse Photography is actually a cinematography technique where a series of photos are taken at one rate and then played back as a video at a much faster rate than they were taken. In this instance, I programmed the camera to take a photo every 15 seconds. This was all shot using my… Continue reading Time Lapse Photography from the Dashboard
Street Photography: Chicago in Black and White
I recently spent another night in Chicago visiting a couple of associations. Rather than spending the evening at the hotel bar, I decided to walk around in the Theater District in Chicago and work on my street photography. I went with my Canon T1i and my Canon 100mm 2.8 macro. I know that a lot… Continue reading Street Photography: Chicago in Black and White
Seven Steps to Shooting Low Light Photography without a Flash
I’ve heard some photographers say that using a flash is for people that don’t understand how to use available light. I’ve heard other photographers say that a flash is an available light. Some photographers think that people that haven’t mastered using a flash is exactly because of that – they haven’t mastered using a flash.… Continue reading Seven Steps to Shooting Low Light Photography without a Flash