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…
Presiding over a presidential appointment…
This week bore entirely too much political mentions and tensions. Only days before the national elections, I get an unusual call: “Are you available to cover a press conference?” Now…
Going out with ME…
And, yes, that’s referring to the Leica M-E (Type 220)… I’m not really a newcomer to Leica. I’ve had a Leica M4-P since 2006 and an M8 since 2010. So…
Before two classes…
Above: Jeff and I teach opposing sections of basic photography. Some days, we join our two classes of 25 into one huge class of 50. On this particular day, it’s…
Frozen in place…
Along with all this photography, the ability to shoot and edit video just sweeps right along with it… This was a still from a short promo piece. Stay tuned… -Noah…
Light from underneath…
Blame it on whatever natural phenomenon you’d like – angle of the sun, atmospheric composition, amount of trees in bloom vs leaves on the ground, whatever… …it never fails to…
Quietly, say a loud goodnight…
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if I had to…
For what every music is worth…
What a great subject matter to make the 700th post on the Fledgling Photographer Blog! Concert photography is one of my favorite genres. And it looks like it will be…
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…
Exposure to tests…
If you weren’t aware, I teach at a university as an adjunct professor. For the test, a bonus questions on this first test was: “Within two stops, give the…
Fluttering by, staying home…
Portraits for an upcoming issue of my university’s alumni magazine… …you’ve been seeing them for a few days now. Its a simple story about the things that students use to…
White sands, white house…
I consider it a privilege to travel. To see and photograph a people and a land so different from my own. To make an image of something “normal” in that…