A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Today was a full day of photography. First there was the portraiture class in the morning. Later in the afternoon, I met up with some of my friends from the Greenville forums on UrbanPlanet.org for a photowalk around downtown Greenville. Eric (aka RestedTraveler) and Ron (aka ManinthePark) were waiting for me under the canopy overlooking … Read More “UrbanPlanet Photowalk” »
This morning I began a class on portrait photography. The class, taught by Polly Donahue, is being offered at the Greenville Museum of Art in conjunction with Furman’s Lifelong Learning program. We meet on Saturday mornings at the museum for three weeks. Today’s session was a general overview of the various types of portrait photography. … Read More “The Art of Portrait Photography” »
I’ve been getting a bit more daring with my Photoshopping. After reading about blur overlays on the Digital Photography School, I decided to try a few on some more pictures. Here are a couple more before and after shots. First, the Before. This shot was taken with my Nikon D50 attached to a Celestron C90 … Read More “Full Moon Photoshopped” »
Just about the time I delude myself into thinking I’m an OK photographer, I stumble across someone who is doing truly great things. One such person is Flickr photographer Johnny Blood. I am amazed at the quality, clarity, color, and composition he is able to achieve. One of the most incredible things is his abilty … Read More “Recent Flickr Discoveries” »
The Digital Photography School has been a wealth of Photoshop tips this week. First, Elise Hennen has posted four mini-tutorials on using filter overlays. I like these effects, however, they don’t all work for every image. Each introduces some element of distortion into the image. It’s just a matter of where or not that distortion … Read More “Photoshop Roundup” »
By the time we had recovered sufficiently to get out and about, our breakfast at Stax became brunch. From there, we headed over to the Motortrend Auto Show that’s playing this weekend. There were some interesting vehicles. The little convertible roadsters were drawing lots of attention, as was the Toyota FJ Cruiser. Several clubs … Read More “Auto Show” »
Dinner with Chip and Houston was at the Bohemian Cafe, followed by board games, video games, and the perfection of a recipe for Manhattans over at Chip’s place until the wee hours of the morning. Even though I’d been up for nearly twenty-one straight hours, my recovery time took less than Houston, and I … Read More “Antiqued” »
With Laura out of town at a conference and a long weekend at my disposal, I had decided to goof off with Houston, and hopefully get a few decent shots. Houston and I have had some strange photo adventures over the many years, going all the way back to when we built pinhole cameras, and … Read More “Glassy Mountain to Twin Falls” »
This morning I got up at the same time I usually do on weekdays – 5:30 am. That’s ridiculous for a Saturday of a long weekend, but I had a goal. I wanted to capture sunrise of the Piedmont from Bald Rock. Primed with coffee and a biscuit from McDee’s, I drove straight up to … Read More “Piedmont Sunrise” »
For every situation in life there exists at least one song or bastardization thereof. Taylor’s Axiom I’ve posted them before. As a musician, those are words I’ve tried to live by. As a hobbyist, I like to find songs that fit my current passion. I’ve collected river songs for when I’m kayaking, songs about maps … Read More “Photography Songs” »