During a much needed, and much enjoyed afternoon spent in my garden today, I noticed this bee taking care of business on this beautiful orange flower. He was more patient than most humans are while I got out my camera, framed the shot, and took his photograph.
Archive for August, 2009
Bees At Work
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
Indianapolis, The City Where We Live
Monday, August 17th, 2009This weekend I spent about an hour walking around downtown Indianapolis. I have spent countless hours photographing this city over the years, but somehow it never gets old and there are always new photographs waiting to be taken. This one below is certainly new, the police haven’t even finished cleaning it up yet!
Shattered
Contest Winner!
Saturday, August 8th, 2009This summer I entered a photograph in the Johnson County Fair under the Open Class – Professional Photography division. No one was allowed to stay for the judging, so I dropped off the photograph and went home, not knowing the outcome. A few days later I was delighted to find out my photograph had won the blue ribbon, and three dollars of prize money! I am truly honored to have won this prize on my first contest entry since the formation of my company, Reflected Spectrum Photography.
Limitless
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
Macro photography can bring out the tiny wonders in the world around us. Things that are small but not insignificant, unnoticed but not unimportant. I find my eye zooming in on wood grains, flowers, brick walls looking for signs of extraordinariness, and many times I find it. By examining the world on a small scale, we learn new lessons about the great big universe in which we live.
Elements of Exposure- Part 1: Aperture
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009Photography is ultimately about capturing light. Whether your camera is loaded with slides, film, or a digital sensor, it is light that records on the medium to create an image. Given that fact, it follows that if you want to take full creative control of the photograph you are making, you need to understand the light you are capturing and the way your camera receives that light. In order to gain an intimate knowledge of the elements of exposure and how they contribute to your final photograph, you will need to spend some time using your camera in manual mode. Manual mode can be a bit daunting at first, but after reading this series of articles you will have all the tools you need to take charge of your camera.
Before we start clicking away, we need to understand the factors that make up our exposures. There are three exposure variables in photography- the shutter, the aperture, and the ISO. Changing any of these variables may give you the exposure you desire, but each will affect the photograph in a different way.
