Jul 23 2006
When you're driving through the mountains somewhere, and you notice a car parked half off the road and some guy leaning to the left to avoid a branch with his Rebel 2000 camera in the act of focusing, you've met me. I do this because, to me, a trip isn't fulfilling unless I've preserved that beauty for posterity. I'd like to share some of the techniques that make scenic photography such a wonderful artform - simple, yet elegant.
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Jul 11 2006
One of my favourite photo subjects is children's sports. It combines 2 of my favourite topics; children (see Grandpa Richard's Kids) and photography. The following article gives tips for taking fast-action pictures of your child's sports game.
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Jul 09 2006
As with television and the movies, black and white pictures were first developed long before colored pictures were born.
The history of the modern photograph is much printed in monochromatic pictures, which are basically black and white pictures. The photograph back then was rendered in dark and light patches which were used to create black and white effects. The dark portions would sometimes be rendered as gray or brown-ish. Continue Reading »
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