Archive for November, 2007

Autumn Leaf – Black and White Photography Tips

Autumn Leaf – Black and White Photography Tips

Black and white? Who would ever want to photograph a richly colored Autumn leaf in black and white? (That’s a rhetorical question). There was something about the way this wet maple looked the other morning on the hood of my car that just screamed “Monochrome!”

November 27, 2007 | 2 Comments More
Janis Joplin’s Porsche – Color Contrast Tips

Janis Joplin’s Porsche – Color Contrast Tips

Someone asked me the other day, “How can you get great contrast in a color photograph?” My answer was (and still is), “Sunny day and bright, fully saturated contrasting colors.” Short of that, you’re going to have to do a lot of work with a photo editing computer program. It’s quite easy to get great [...]

November 15, 2007 | 0 Comments More
Book Review: Amy Arbus: “On The Street  1980 – 1990″

Book Review: Amy Arbus: “On The Street 1980 – 1990″

Author: Amy Arbus Publisher: Welcome Books Year Published: 2006 Rating: Buy from Amazon.com On April 28, 2007, Amy Arbus did a lecture and book signing at the photography Gallery 339 in Philadelphia. For some lame reason, I did not attend the lecture. I did, however, go there and buy the book with the intent of [...]

November 15, 2007 | 0 Comments More
Digital Camera Review: Pentax K100D Digital SLR

Digital Camera Review: Pentax K100D Digital SLR

Pentax K100D 6.1MP Digital SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera Buy From Amazon.com The low cost competitor enters the DSLR market! The obvious question: “Are we still to consider it so?” Not really, as it costs the same as its competitors in the consumer-grade DSLR market. Pentax has never had much snob appeal or cachet. However, [...]

November 5, 2007 | 1 Comment More
Portrait Photography Tips

Portrait Photography Tips

People portraits are tricky. What’s key to a successful one? Well, aside from technicalities, its all about respect and interest. Respect your subject and show interest in who they are and what they do. You’d be surprised how many people will let you photograph them! I shot this image in a thrift shop. A very [...]

November 5, 2007 | 0 Comments More