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Inspiration

March 23, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Every photographer has images they wish they took or a photographer that they admire. Here are two of mine I want to share, starting after the break... Cover image, SHIV JI TIWARI by Joey L (http://www.joeyl.com/). I 've been a huge fan of Joey's for awhile now. My own personal journey into off camera lighting begun when I saw his images. His sub...

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Spring is Coming

March 18, 2013 • 2 Comments

A day at the beach with my family. Always the guy behind the camera. I may have to do a self portrait project:p. Anyone else excited about Season 3 of Game of Thrones?!

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The Moment

February 24, 2013 • Leave a Comment

You would think I would find more time to write with 159 inches of snowfall this winter keeping us locked up in the house. To my 10's of readers, I apologize. Here I go. My favorite sub-category of photography is black and white. Broken down even further, it's black and white portraits. Even further, black and white street portraits. There's not...

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Sarai: Before and After

September 22, 2012 • Leave a Comment

Summer photo shoots are few and far between here in Misawa, Japan. The weather is miserable and the lack of A/C here makes people less inclined to dress up and get portraits done. I spend most of my summer taking pictures of the kids. Needing to diversify my 2012 portfolio, I asked one of my friends if I could borrow her daughter, Sarai, for a p...

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Becoming Unique

September 08, 2012 • Leave a Comment

I admit. When I first started this journey into photography, I was an imitator. I would see a picture on the internet and then spend 30 minutes searching for how to recreate that processing, the lighting, the “style”. Is that wrong? I don’t believe so. Had I continued copying these other photographers, than yes, I believe it is wrong. What did it t...

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