It’s often impossible to capture every detail we see with our eyes in one exposure in the camera. Lightroom’s “photo merge” and compositing is a game changer when you want that accurate exposure value representation. We have all been there before: you find yourself in front of a beautiful blazing sunrise with a cool complimenting …
How To Tuesday #40 : Lightroom Video Tutorial “Two Exposure Photo Merge” Read More »
Did you know the City of New Orleans has merch? No, not merchandise like mardi gras beads, hurricane cups from Pat O’s or hangovers. The city’s creative side offers stuff like T-shirts, tricentennial pins, and tote bags and I was honored to photograph the collection for their new e-commerce site. In doing so, I was able …
New E-commerce store photography for New Orleans Tourism site! Read More »
Ever wanted to photograph Jazz Fest from the inside? This great experience is awaiting your submission!!! I highly recommend any photographer I have taught to get your portfolio together and submit now! Jazz Fest Volunteer Photographer Program 2017 The Volunteer Photographer Program is a community outreach project of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage …
Open Call! Jazz Fest Volunteer Photographers 2017! Read More »
You know when you visit an office or a home a few times and you really really want to photograph inside it but all the photographing is usually done outside the house? Well, I got to photograph inside the house. Well, the office that is. A few months back I had the pleasure of photographing …
That time I got to photograph inside the hippest office in downtown New Orleans? Read More »
This weekend I was a Student of Light… Understanding the characteristics of light is to understand photography. If we are travelers, we can be in tune with our subject and surroundings anywhere we go but if we do not know the light we are lost. We must always be aware of the natural light and …
As I grow older in life I am blessed to have the hindsight to remember what was so important to me at different phases of my photographic career. I can clearly remember my Bright White Light phase. In the fall of 1997 I realized that the camera could tell the stories I saw with my eyes …
“Between the Shutterclick” Great Photography is Listening, Learning, and being Present. Read More »
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