At Minneapolis Photo Center for session 3 of Lighting Workshop. Very good thus far.
Photography
A simple gallery of standalone photographs—spirals, sunsets, city streets and waterfalls—each shared with minimal text. It’s my place to let pictures speak for themselves.
Odd Facebook Conversations
On Facebook I follow a handful of people who are semi-famous, and I don’t know but I know there work. One of those people is Jim Brandenburg, the renowned photographer that calls Ely, Minnesota his home. Anyway, he posted today that he was selling some of his gear, and it really …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Odd Facebook ConversationsTilt Shift Lens
I recently added a new lens to my camera bag, the Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L. This is one of those weird tilt-shift lenses. It’s not the brand new Mark II version of this lens, but the older one that has been out for a while. It is wonderful L-glass with the great red ring. I’ve just …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Tilt Shift LensGreat day of photography with Steve LeVahn and Dennys Bisogno on the North Shore!
Busted For Bad Camera Management
This weekend I am up in the Grand Marais area with my friends Steve and Dennys for a photography weekend. We went out shooting today and the weather wasn’t cooperating. We had a lot of grey and dull everywhere, but we persevered. We shot a bunch in the morning out at Artists …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Busted For Bad Camera ManagementBirthday Photo Shoot
My sister asked me to do a favor for her. She has a good friend that was turning 40 and she wondered if I would mind doing a small photo shoot at his birthday party. The party was known but the photo shoot was a surprise. I ended up traveling the entire week before the party so …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Birthday Photo ShootCanon Listened to me!
Just over a year ago I posted my plea to Canon asking that they make it so I can lock the mode dial on my Canon 5D Mark II. Last week they announced a program to replace your mode dial with a locking one. Apparently it will cost $100. I assume it will involve a visit to an …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Canon Listened to me!First Photo Book: Stone/Steel/People
A few weeks ago I took a workshop at the Minneapolis Photo Center. The workshop was led by Layne Kennedy. Layne led the Dogsledding Photo Workshop that I took a while back and I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Layne as well. He’s a great guy! I saw that he was doing this …
Keep reading · 3 minutes: First Photo Book: Stone/Steel/PeopleEyjafjallajökull
My friends Dennys Bisogno and Layne Kennedy sent a link around to this amazing video of “that volcano in Iceland nobody can pronounce the name of” by Sean Stiegemeier. Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull - May 1st and 2nd, 2010 from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo. He captured that on his Canon …
Keep reading · 1 minute: EyjafjallajökullEditing a Book
I’m working on creating my very first photography book. The editing process is arduous. The light is nearing though. The book is laid out. The photos are selected and tweaked like I want. Using a great combo of fonts. I just need one more marathon push and it will be done.