Let's get back to work! The only thing worse than being sick is being broke and sick! I am tired of being scared! What value is a life spent worrying instead of living? Life is full of risks - over 9,500 people die every day in America. But life is also full of joy and love and sharing with others. Don't give up the joy and huddle in your basement for fear of the unknown.
What do you see? A beautiful woman looking at a crystal ball is the first normal answer. Or maybe a tattooed model in a black dress with a crystal ball. But if you look more closely there is so much more to the picture. Start with the light. You can see purple pink light coming in from the right side. The light accents her flowered arm and her purple hair. Next her face. Her mouth is slight smiling but her eyes are not. Serious and yet a bit whimsical. It makes you wonder what is she thinking? If you look…
It was cold, and snowy, and dark (one of the longest nights of the year). But out we went anyway to make some beautiful portraits. I like to say every day is an adventure and this day certainly was. Jump out of the warm truck and grab some photos and then back to the warmth to thaw out my numb hands. My beautiful model didn't mind the cold at all - oh, to be young again! Technically, these are a mix of natural light portraits along with some fill light portraits with a softbox. All were taken with either a…
Some of the best shots from my film test shoot with AJ in Oshkosh. For some technical information see: Bronica Test Shoot
The first rolls of test film on the "new" Bronica came back and I am just blown away! First, the exposures are pretty good and light meter balancing-ambiant-and-flash skills didn't fail me. Second, both lenses are perfect. Last, the pictures are stunning (at least to me) and have that unique medium format film "look". While I might miss the old Kodak the Bronica will be an amazing investment and I will have a lot of happy clients going forward. Watch for more test shoots in the future! Bronica ETRS | Zenza-Bronica 75mm f/2.8 | Kodak Portra 160 ISO Film Developing…
Another picture from the Menasha food truck event thing! We were just laying on the grass and enjoying the music where a group of fire performers moved in. Hot lady in more ways than one! Just kidding! Taken with my Panasonic Lumix LX7 - a handy little camera with a great lens. Only 10mp but who needs more. I purposely slowed down the shutter just a bit to get some movement blur - especially the flames. Panasonic Lumix LX7 | 17.7mm | 1/125s at f/2.3
I'm just sitting here - enjoying the cool water! Well, maybe not. Given the river I don't think I would be making friends if I had actually sent her out there so this is just a composition i.e. Photoshop job! Just 2 pictures blended together and so much fun!
Lighting, composition, compression, exposure - all part of the tool kit for any photographer. The moon is one of the hardest things to photograph properly. Never had a camera that could expose the moon properly - the contrast between the bright moon and the dark sky always causes an over exposure. The moon is really bright and you have to adjust the exposure downward much more than you would expect! Canon 5d MkIII | Canon 70-200 f/2.8 + 2x teleconverter | 400mm | 1/200s at f/5.6
New Pictures from Steve's World are up at: Steve's World! Pictures will be added all week so stay tuned!