Hanging Out
Just a casual portrait in the park. Nothing fancy, nothing planned - just look at the camera and and the shutter snaps. This is both the easiest and the hardest portrait to capture. Sometimes it just happens and it is effortless, but just try and get this look on purpose. We are so self conscious today and we all "pose" for the camera. Fake smiles, fake poses, fake Facebook lives. Why is it so hard to be natural? Canon 5d Mk III | Canon 24-105 f/4 L | 105mm | 1/240s at f/4.0
Storm in September
A storm comes in from the West. It is September but really hot and humid the past few days. I caught this in the early evening as the front came in - perfect timing. A few minutes later and it was heavy rain with boring grey overhead. I did not have my widest lens with me so I shot this as a panorama and stitched together 5 shots. Canon 5d MkIII | Canon 25-105 f/4 | 24mm | 1/40s at f/9.0
Another Sunset
Another sunset picture. The light was so beautiful and made everything so special. When you look around the world it is so easy to worry about the future - the news is all bad news! But, if you step away you see that there is so much beauty in the world. Yes, the news is bad, but it has always been bad! Always some crisis or flood or war or law and order issue. We live in this world and and we care so we want thing to be better. That is a good thing and we should never stop…
Photography Class – Update
Final preparations for my photography class are underway. The class will be "cookbook" hands on photography - minimal jargon and technical stuff and more how to set your camera to get the best results. Just finished up pictures with the beautiful DeAnna to help demonstrate what lens settings will do. Watch for updates on the days and times and enrollment. Class size will be limited!
Another Sunset
Another beautiful sunset in Neenah. This is from the Friendship trial on the Fox River. A cold front was moving in and created beautiful clouds, colors and light. This is a composite of 10 photos stitched together in Photoshop CS6. The challenge here was to keep the ISO down to prevent noise while getting a low blue shutter speed and sufficient depth of field. Canon 5d MkIII | Canon 24-105 f/4 L | 24mm | 1/25s at f/6.3
Top of The World
Sunset in beautiful downtown Neenah! Canon 5d MkIII | Canon 24-105 f/4 L | 105mm | 1/60s at f/5.6
A Busy Beautiful Day
Busy day - busy week. It seems like Summer has just been, so far, just a whirlwind of activity! I feel blessed that so much is in my life! I also feel a bit overwhelmed that so much is in my life! Yesterday was a wonderful day. Between storms I had a shoot with an old friend and a new friend (getting ready for my photo class this Fall). It was hot and muggy but it was also so much fun working together. While I was winding down my wife noticed the sunset. Like a shot I was out the…
3rd of July 2016
Just hanging with friends before the light parade in Neenah. Canon 5d MkIII | Canon 35mm f/2 IS | 1/80s at f/5.6