3. Post Production (Editing): Post production is the stage where you refine or “polish” your image using software tools.  You don’t want to go overboard with editing otherwise your image will look too phony and unrealistic/unbelievable.  A digital image file can only take so much manipulation before it begins to show signs of it, such as added […]

2: Designing Your Composition: Simply put, composition refers to the way things are arranged in your photograph.  Composition is used to lead the viewer’s eye to what you think are the important part(s) of the picture (called the subject or focal point(s)) and to try and achieve a balanced image.  A good compositional design is what […]

As mentioned in the previous post, iPhone photography plays a large role in my daily creative expression.  Over the last few years I’ve had many ask me how I get such nice quality pictures from my cell phone (iPhone 4).  I’ve even been accused of lying about my Instagram images by a few who couldn’t […]

I love photography.  Even though I have spent a great deal of money investing in quality equipment I know it is not the be-all and end-all.  I have also put in a great deal of time, effort and money into learning the craft of photography, along with a lifetime of general art experience, and I still have a ton […]

I’ve always been a sucker for a nice tail fin!  I figured I’d finish off my series from Chester’s Garage by highlighting some of his restoration work.  This is the same ’57 Fairlane featured in Bill’s portrait from yesterday and, as you can see from the interior and exterior shots, the restoration details are immaculate […]

I was wordy yesterday so I’ll keep it brief today.  Here’s (probably) the last shot I’ll post of Bill; I may put up a few more from his garage but I’m not sure yet.  This one features Bill in a restored 1957 (?) Ford Fairlane.  I’m grateful to have met Bill and to have been invited along […]

This is one of my favorite shots from my time with Bill Chester the other day, and a prime example of why photography is an art (if I can say so without sounding arrogant) and not just a documentary medium.  What I mean is that this shot in no way represents the reality of the […]

Yesterday I talked about my visit to Chester’s Garage to meet the owner, Bill Chester.  Today I’m posting a detail from his garage featuring one of his vintage restored Fords with his antique gas station storefront in the background.  Not much else to say today, but I’ll be back tomorrow with some more shots of Bill. 5D […]

This is Bill Chester, the second subject for a community art project that artist Barbara Dahlstedt is working on (the “Myriah” images were the first).  As before, Dahlstedt was commissioned to do a portrait of a community member and she invited me along as a second photographer so that she could gather source materials for her portrait. […]

Here’s another orphan image I’ve had sitting on the hard drive for awhile. I wasn’t sure what to do with it for quite some time but I thought this would be a good time to post it and continue the geometric theme of my recent posts.  This image comes from West Fork Trail, just north of Sedona […]