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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 258
Purple lantana at sunrise
I don't know what more I can do to focus the manual lens at f/1.4. At least this photo came out interesting with soft focus.
#257
Day 257
CMY news
Taking a page out of @pawelkadysz's playbook https://blog.tookapic.com/article/how-to-take-good-photos-when-youre-stuck-at-home This shot is...
#256
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...
#255
Day 255
A smoky kind of morning
No self-portrait today as I am under evacuation orders because of a near brushfire.
#254
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...
#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...
#252
Day 252
Constant light from LCD panel + Nik Silver Efex
Another day I did not get out of the house, another self portrait. I have been meaning to test out the...
#251
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...
#250
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...
#249
Day 249
Avocado toast
Working from home, I have perfected the art of the avocado toast. No two days are the same.
#248
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...
#247
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...
#246
Day 246
Home studion natural light self-portrait
In the interest of improving my skills as a portrait photographer I am embarking on a project, who knows how...
#245
Day 245
Home studio portrait with octabox
In the interest of improving my skills as a portrait photographer I am embarking on a project, who knows how long, t...
#244
Day 244
Home studio single octabox portrait
In the interest of improving my skills as a portrait photographer I am embarking on a project, who knows how long,...
#243
Day 243
Water polo athlete shoot
My friend asked me to take photos of her daughter in a swimsuit. I asked if the theme of the shoot is swimsuit or water polo,...
#242
Day 242
Did you see that knife?
Never assume you are safe from an assassin chef or a photographer eager to snap a photo for a streak. Actually, I take live ph...
#241
Day 241
Soon all good titles will be g*ne
I am telling you, all you need to sell a self-improvement book is a great f*cking title. Get your sh!t together and...
#240
Day 240
Don’t go
Junior Olympics day 5 of 5. Relays. Hot. This was our last meet with the team, and the goodbyes got emotional.
#239
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...
#238
Day 238
200m freestyle: 5th place medal
Day two of five at the Junior Olympics. Hot. One medal. I shot this backlit because I have a million "normal" swim pho...
#237
Day 237
100m freestyle: silver medal
Junior Olympics day 1 of 5. Two medals. Hot. The moment my daughter finds out she got 2nd place in the 100m free finals....
#236
Day 236
AIR • CARGO • TRANSIT
This business tucked away in low rent, mixed commercial use zone between the Mexican consulate, a dialysis clinic and a smog tes...
#235
Day 235
These books are f*cking great!
I have been noticing for a while that many self-help and self-improvement books at my local B&N have titles based on li...