A Willing Model
I couldn’t resist snapping this photo of Ellie chilling in the home office with me this afternoon. She is such a beautiful and photogenic dog that it is easy to get good photos of her regularly. When we adopted her back in Indiana, we did a DNA test to get check her breed and learn …
The end of a magazine icon
Wow. I am still speechless. Three days ago—on Friday—the staff of the Sports Illustrated magazine were notified they were being laid off, and the magazine is shutting down. According to reports I have read online, the magazine’s publisher (the Arena Group) announced that even though the print product is going away, there will still be …
First real estate assignment for the new year
My pal, Tee Dubose, of Keller-Williams Realty in Sumter, contacted me the other day needing some urgent photography of a new property. I headed over to the house on my lunch break to take advantage of a sunny day with blue skies to frame this white house. The day before, severe storms were rolling through …
Close-Up Photographer of the Year
The British organization IFL Science published its award for Close-Up Photographer of the Year earlier today. The site doesn’t have a lot of images published online, but what is there is admirable and jaw-dropping. The featured photo for this post is from Simon Theuma, the winner of the underwater category. It is a Commensal shrimp …
Finally testing the new lens
I took advantage of a sunny afternoon today to take the new lens to Swan Lake Iris Gardens to see how it performs in “the real world.” It was easy enough to shoot with, even though the larger diameter of the zoom ring is going to take a little getting used to. Back at the home …
Quote of the Week
New year, new look for the quote of the week. I’m just keeping things fresh around here. I would love to hear your thoughts on the new quote design.