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…
The reason for daily commute…
So, I’m back to teaching! For those just joining us, I taught at Harding University literally the semester after I graduated. Kinda weird for both me and the students that…
Finishing a final…
By no means have I been teaching long. But my first semester was the Fall after I graduated from college. Since then, I’ve taught the same Photography 101 class four…
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…
For the beauty of the blue hour…
So many people get caught up in the golden hour. It is easy to shoot in because the light is so bright and brilliant. With high-ISO capabilities comes a little…
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,…
Teaching models…
In a few years past, we have relied on the generosity of a couple of students to sit while other students photographed. Then swapping around. This year, we decided to…
Shortness of time…
**EDIT** I had misplaced lost a card; that’s why I keep double back-ups! If you have seen this post before, there are now twice as many images. It is easy to see…
Old people, young people, and beautiful light…
Before I knew anything at all about photography, I knew the name Leon Kennamer. For old-school photographers, they might know that name. For those of you in the modern era…
A stabilizer for the warp in all of us…
Quite a divergence from my usual still image-only blog, yes? Well, I’m working with some video these days. And to demonstrate a certain little magic in Adobe After Effects CS5.5…
A third of a day…
Teaching a class on the “Rule of Thirds” bothers me slightly. Why? Because I break the “rule” more than I follow it. I teach my students the “Suggestion of Thirds” to…
While local color is as real as it gets…
Sleepy little towns are the most difficult in which to photograph. Or maybe its because that’s where I’m originally from and maybe I hardly see the little “quaint” and “awwwwww,…