Abstracts
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010Since I started my Picture365 project in 2007 (which ended up lasting for 3 years before I wrapped it up), I hadn’t really done much with Abstracts. But, when pressured (by myself, of course), to come up with a unique picture every day, I really had to branch out. Abstracts became one of my favorites. [...]
More Fun with a Cellphone, Part 2
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010For those that read this blog, I haven’t made a secret of my feelings about cellphone cameras. When you want image quality, they just don’t stack up- they are noisy, produce images that lack detail, etc… But, they do have some strong points- they are always with you, and you can be creative with them. [...]
Get Creative, Iterate on an Idea
Thursday, March 18th, 2010A few weeks ago I was in an art supply store (Hobby Lobby). I saw a box of multicolored pencils, and thought about maybe making a colorful picture out of it. My first thoughts were to arrange them in a circle. The first pictures I took were OK, but didn’t elicit an OMG response from [...]
What’s Your Specialty or Passion?
Friday, March 12th, 2010I imagine most photographers and budding photographers have a preferred subject matter when it comes to taking pictures. There are lots of genres, and each can take a while to become comfortable with, and a long time to become an expert at them. Of the genres I can think of off the top of my [...]
Exploring Flash, Part 1
Thursday, February 18th, 2010Nearly every camera has a flash, but I find that most built-in flashes create a less-than-satisfactory experience, unless you are just going for the snapshot. They are pretty much a pop-up (SLR’s) experience that brightens and sometimes over-brightens a scene, creates harsh shadows that show up on backgrounds, and are generally inflexible. You can of [...]
Perspective
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009One of the reasons I started my 365 project was to learn perspective. I had a tendency to take the same photos over and over, from the same perspective- the height of my head, where I hold the camera up to my face to see the photo I’m about to take. Of course, I knew [...]
Shapes and Lines
Friday, September 26th, 2008The past couple of weeks I have taken some shots specifically for the shapes they contained, rather than the colors and textures. I’ve been traveling a bit for work (plus a wedding), so have been offline for a rather long time. The first shot I took at a convention in San Francisco. I was admiring [...]
Cellphones #3
Friday, August 22nd, 2008I’ve decided to make this a regular feature- from time to time I’ll post a few of my best cellphone pictures. Again, while I don’t think they are good enough for general photography- the family vacation or little Timmy’s birthday party, I think you can exploit their characteristics and of course the portability. This first [...]
