Teaching portraits…
For those unaware, I teach. But it really helps to bring in others to help sometimes. Sometimes I just know someone does it better than me. Sometimes I know that…
A study in the trees of winter…
There’s a certain Slant of light, Winter Afternoons — That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes — Heavenly Hurt, it gives us — We can find no scar, But…
Teach a light…
My advanced photography class this semester has been extraordinary. It has been like the all-stars of all my past Photography 101 classes all at once. And that makes for a…
A solid portrait and a fragment…
Yesterday, I talked about portraits with un-boring backgrounds. Today, it’s a boring background. However… The portrait up top is an example of what I call a “solid” portrait. While the…
Editing the background…
So, I learned early on in photography that backgrounds are a significant part of the photograph. It is basic Photo 101 stuff to talk about “mergers” and distracting backgrounds. Now,…
A classic look…
Photographers are notorious for being a little gear-happy. Many get caught up in the pursuit of the highest quality equipment to make the highest quality photos. Now, to some extent,…
Hang in the sky…
When you live in airports, doing something other than sitting at the gate between flights can make a huge difference. Thank you, Delta. Stay tuned… -Noah D.
Good friends and famous houses…
Something that everyone expects from the photojournalism life is constant travel, exotic locations, and fascinating people. Imagine my surprise when I realized, only after a short time “in the field”…
Oaths and wind…
I do a few weddings a year. Weddings, engagements, bridal things… …but as posed as weddings tend to be, my favorites are the moments of silence between the poses. Between…
Two and the same…
The same pose in two extremely different places. Different light, different clothes, different colors… …different feel. Stay tuned… -Noah D.
Links and lights…
Every-once-in-a-while there comes an opportunity to do something fairly unusual with my trade as a photojournalist. Photographing people on stage, performing on the court or the field, being out in…
Christmas card creativity…
Like parents do, my parents have been sending out Christmas cards for as long as I have been alive. And, as per the nature of a Christmas card (a photograph…