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It’s All in the Numbers (D297)

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Remember when I wrote about photography by the numbers, asking if you were a color-by-numbers photographer? What behaviors, thoughts, or even images would qualify someone as a photographer by numbers? This week with my new 75-DAY SPRINT TO THE FINISH in full effect, I'm thinking about numbers more than ever. During our girl photog sleepover, we got into a discussion about metering and exposure … [Read more...]

Merging Blur and Bokeh to Transform Light Photography (D185)

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There's nothing like finding a good excuse to break out the Christmas lights in March. Today's Theme Thursday of Blur or Bokeh was just such an opportunity. I got a few ideas for doing some studio photography shots from Chris Gatcum's book, Camera Creative. Then I did what I always do and started something entirely different, but kept the Christmas lights. In fact, the lights became the focus … [Read more...]

A Dancer’s Leap of Faith (D148)

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In my life as a photographer, I am incredibly blessed to work with some amazing teen girls and I find it quite coincidental that more a few are dancers (and also interested in photography). Not that I really believe in coincidence, but what a wonderful connection I have with these avid dancing, aspiring photographers. After our most recent Teen Identity photo shoot where the models completely … [Read more...]