Unless you have taken up residence beneath a large rock, you have either seen or heard of the movie “Sin City.” Broken down into four tales of crime, Sin City gathered attention for its unique color processing, which rendered most of the film in black and white but retained or added coloring for select objects. [...]

Other Links: Each Friday we will post a Weekend Photo Focus (also hash tagged on Twitter as #weekendphotofocus) on a certain subject, something to spark your creativity. An empty weekend for a photographer, is like an empty canvas, we could always use something [...]

Bubbles! Who doesn’t like bubbles? Leading on from last weekend’s theme (water play), this weekend’s theme is an experimentation in fun! Photographing bubbles can create some amazing photograph as seen below (especially the last photograph! Click through to discover how it has been done, it is surprisingly easy.) and it’s super easy! So have a [...]

As my business partner and I start up our wedding photography business, we figured we were in need of some head shots for our website. We ended up having a shoot with Alicia Griffin last Sunday, and the entire time, I was thinking, “this would be great to blog about!” Ok, I was actually [...]

Like many people, the iPhone has completely changed the way I do things, in particular how I take pictures (But that should come as obvious, seeing that I am blogging about photography). So for all you non-iPhone users, please don’t click away to a sub-par site. Stay for a while and let yourself be swayed [...]

WEEKEND PHOTO FOCUS SUBMISSIONS: /h2> Other Links: c Each Friday we will post a Weekend Photo Focus (also hash tagged on Twitter as #weekendphotofocus) on a certain subject, something to spark your creativity. An empty weekend for a photographer, is like an empty canvas, we could always use [...]

Water; it is all around us, and makes up 70% of our bodies! We are constantly surrounded by water, whether it is in the guise of rain, or comes from a tap in our houses. This weekends focus is water; be creative and keep an eye out for things that aren’t obvious! Each Friday we will [...]

WEEKEND PHOTO FOCUS SUBMISSIONS: “Wood grain” by jennyrain “Marble circles” by jennyrain “Honeycomb floor” by jennyrain Other Links: How it works: Weekend Photo Find is a weekly series, each Friday we will post a Weekend Photo Focus (also hash tagged on Twitter as #weekendphotofocus) on a certain subject, something to spark your creativity. An empty [...]

This weekend’s focus is concerning an area we always look at but hardly ever notice; the floor. Intricate and interesting patterns are aplenty on the floors and grounds that surround us, and this focus will challenge you to notice them! Each Friday we will post a Weekend Photo Focus (also hash tagged on Twitter as #weekendphotofocus) on [...]

In the previous installment, we addressed shooting RAW vs. JPG, shutter speed, Aperture, ISO, Exposure and Composition. This month, we talk more about the principles of good photography; these are elements which contribute to your achieving excellence in your photographic journey. White balance Most of the time, many of us shoot using automatic white balance, which allows [...]

Each month, we’ll highlight one indie photographer whose body of work deserves special recognition. Please enjoy their photography here, and make it a point to enjoy the rest of their work on their website. This month we’re featuring Michael Oberman. Michael is a former music columnist for the Washington Star, and has been involved in the music [...]

You’d think that a couple of professional photographers/competent graphic designers would also have interior design sense… Forgive the pathetic “before” picture. You’d think we’d be able to do at least that! Blah. This was the status of our living room only 6 weeks ago. What you see is what I might call “unintentional eclecticism.” Notice the “un” [...]

WEEKEND PHOTO FOCUS SUBMISSIONS: “Co-Pilot” by mennyj “Hungry Kid” by mylensviewphotography Other Links: How it works: Weekend Photo Find is a weekly series, each Friday we will post a Weekend Photo Focus (also hash tagged on Twitter as #weekendphotofocus) on a certain subject, something to spark your creativity. An empty weekend for a [...]

Pets are special members of the family; they are almost totally dependent on you for survival, and in turn provide comfort and love for you when you need it most. This weekend’s photo focus, therefore, is pets, or animals. Each Friday we will post a Weekend Photo Focus (also hash tagged on Twitter as #weekendphotofocus) on a [...]

“You should meet my friend, Jim! He’s a talented photographer. I think you’d really like him!” So I did. I went to an exhibit and met up with a few friends of mine, and there I was introduced to him. Next to a series of portraits suspended on a mesh of chicken wire stood Jim Darling, [...]