This is a photo blog of self expression. All the images I post are self assignments driven by the need for more creativity in my life. This is my escape from the everyday shooting as a professional photographer.
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Saxophone Musician in Market Square Knoxville Tennessee
I actually turned this black and white photo into a drawing using the filter in photoshop Find Edges. This does not work with most of my images but this image had the right amount of simplified lines to pull it off.
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Red Out of focus Christmas Lights
Any time you put a light source out of focus it will ballon up in size. This works well when doing close up work with the sun in the background. Remember that you have to take the camera off auto focus in order to do this trick.
Friday, December 18, 2015
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Stink Bug Painted With a Small Flash Light
It was late in the evening just starting to get dark when I noticed a stink bug on a bright red dogwood leave. There was not much light to really see detail. I thought maybe a flash light could help. I painted the bug with my small flash light with the camera set on f-18 at 5 seconds and ISO 100. Check out the antennae the only thing that shows any movement in the long exposure. Of course I used a very sturdy tripod and hoped for no wind.
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Friday, December 11, 2015
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Monday, November 30, 2015
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Monday, November 2, 2015
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Friday, October 23, 2015
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Little Girl on Grand Piano
I matched the warm existing light with a studio strobe with a warming filter to reveal more detail of the piano.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Sun Setting Behind Trees in Back Yard
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Milky Way Foothills Parkway Tennessee
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The Milky Way from Foothills Parkway is one of the best places to star gaze in Blount County because of the absents of street lights. |