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The Daily Blog #62 Air/Plane One of the most important skills in photography is editing. Editing is what happens before you post-process. Post-processing is when you use techniques and software to finish an image, while editing is filtering through the photos that you have taken to choose which ones you want to process. It is also […]
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Cityscapes: Travel and Architecture Photo Contest Sponsored by Tamron Lenses Cityscape definition from Wikipedia: A cityscape is the urban equivalent of a landscape… In the visual arts a cityscape (urban landscape) is an artistic representation, such as a painting, drawing, print or photograph, of the physical aspects of a city or urban area. For our Spring […]
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The Daily Blog #57 Ducking and Running Whenever I am shooting in the city, I find that some people are very serious about avoiding being in my shot. Whether they don’t want to be in my photograph out of self-consciousness, or they just don’t want to ‘mess up’ my shot, some people try pretty hard to duck […]
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TJ’s Daily Blog #55 Michelle Dean Meet Michelle. Michelle is the Marketing Manager at Midwest Photo, which means she makes sure as many people as possible know about our little store. Michelle know how to stay organized even in total chaos, and never drops the ball. She will work day and night if something needs to […]
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The Daily Blog #54 The Order in the Chaos Texture and pattern with the Tamron 60mm f/2 DiII Macro lens Macro lenses offer a unique view into the small, sometimes unnoticed parts of life. The close focus distance and 1:1 reproduction ratio make it capable of capturing much smaller subjects than regular lenses. The flat field of […]
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The Daily Photo #48- February 17th, 2016 Jesse Michael Barr Trio I have shot Jesse once before for the Daily Blog, and this time I also shot the musicians he is gigging with. This is a band of amazing musicians, with talent for days. In front is Jesse Michael Barr, lead singer and guitarist of […]
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The Daily Photo #47- February 16th, 2016 Finding Light I am always on the lookout for interesting light. While at Due Amici restaurant, which is housed in a historic builing downtown, we noticed this scene in the old basement. A small, tungsten balanced LED light was installed into the ceiling, throwing light at a harsh overhead angle. A pipe […]
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The Daily Photo #42- February 11th, 2016 Convergence Using converging lines is a useful compositional technique when shooting architecture, especially when there are multiple lines leading the eye toward the vanishing point. It almost feels like you are getting pulled toward the point of convergence, adding visual interest to a shot that is really very simple. I wanted a […]
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By Spencer Lookabaugh This image is from a fashion shoot that I did recently while testing out the incredible Westcott 59″ Zeppelin Parabolic Softbox. This modifier is fantastic for full body portraits because of its large size. This helps to maintain even, soft lighting while the modifier can stay far out of frame. A Profoto B1 […]
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Our 2014 Summer Photo Contest theme was TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY. We received several hundred images from all around the world, but unfortunately we could only select three winners. We received so many photos that inspired the travel bug in all of us so this was a very difficult decision. Thanks to everyone who submitted, and thanks […]
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