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Apr
If You Can’t Shoot Your Family Who Can You Shoot?
Seriously, as often as you might think about shooting family members, or they you, it often turns out to be quite hard to pull off. I guess I should be more clear so no one misunderstands….I am talking about taking nice portraits of adult family members. Read more
13
Mar
Portrait Photography
I was taking with a friend yesterday about the things that I most love to photograph. I gave her a an odd answer – “I love to photograph old junk, rusty chains, boats, lobster pots, that sort of thing and people”. Well, I’ve never been accused of foolish consistency! Read more 11
Jan
Same principles – different mood
Continuing our conversation about portraits, here is an example of using the same four principles but catching a very different moment and mood. Read more 5
Jan
Catch the light – and the mood.
I was talking to my friend Jeff Wendorff about portraits, and what makes them successful – be it a bird, a flower, or a person. Read more 3
Dec
The Secrets to taking Magnificent Portraits
I have been thinking about the portraits I have photographed lately…portraits of people that is. I have been taking portraits of other things for my entire photographic career- mammals, wildflowers, milkweed pods, boats, tractors, birds- you name it. Read more