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Working on developing my skills and creativity as a portrait and sports photographer.
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6 streak
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Day 268
Jump on the spot right now
As it is my habit to doubt my photos and to “spray and pray”, I immediately wanted to take another version of this photo, b...
#285
Day 285
Xmas wonderland
Streak photo
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Day 293
BTS Sort of Rembrandt light
For @kateli This is how yesterday's photo https://tookapic.com/photos/831297 was shot. There is 1.2 meter to the wall and...
#307
Day 307
Orange-crowned Warbler at dusk
Blue hour is great for landscapes. It is also good for portraits -- if you get to turn your subject to face the last li...
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Day 239
“Take a nice photo of your daughter for Facebook”
Junior Olympics. Day 4 of 5. One medal. Hot. When the wife takes a photo of the kid, but there is a...
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Day 251
Home studio natural light warm tone self-portrait with mauve background
As planned, I turned mostly toward the window in my home studio. I could not f...
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Day 254
Business like
Continuing working with a constant light source -- LCD panel at half power and close to subject, off to the side and relatively low with...
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Day 290
Orchard Hills
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Day 308
Irvine from Orchard Hills at the blue hour
On a clear day, we see the hills in the background and sometime tell ourselves it’s Catalina Island. But mo...
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Day 250
Self portrait with "beauty" lighting from octabox at 1/16
In the interest of improving my skills as a portrait photographer I am embarking on a projec...
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Day 264
Essence of an orchid
I am replacing the photo of lettering on a Toyota I took that day as part of the "letters" theme. It received 2 likes. Neither of...
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Day 248
Low key portrait with single flash with a snoot
In the interest of improving my skills as a portrait photographer I am embarking on a project, who kno...
#272
Day 272
Studio selfie with wrap-around light
Back in the home studio with lights. No need to look for interesting cracks in the pavement or unorthodox light s...
#253
Day 253
Stand out
I went riding my bike looking for good backdrops for fall photos. We don't get many fall colors, have to drive an hour to a higher elevation...
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Day 256
High key studio portrait with second flash
This is the usual setup at my home studio. The constant light source is LED panel at 1/2 power just off cen...
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Day 261
After the fire
A week ago, vegetation fire broke out in the canyons and, paired with high winds, caused us to evacuate for a day and a half. I wanted...
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Day 284
After the fire
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Day 291
Orchard Hills sunset
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Day 247
Home studio natural light self-portrait
In the interest of improving my skills as a portrait photographer I am embarking on a project, who knows how l...
#255
Day 255
A smoky kind of morning
No self-portrait today as I am under evacuation orders because of a near brushfire.
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Day 265
Bench 58
DuMor corporation keeping it real in Mifflintown, PA. Their designs and typeface appear timeless and suggest the brand could be 136 years old...
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Day 271
Bend, don't break
A local park is home to several curiously deformed trees
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Day 276
Cacti
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Day 281
Astonishing
My daughter recorded the song "Astonishing" for her audition. Since her hair was done and dress put on, we also took some photos.