Back in October I wrote about taking photographs of the carousel at the Jantzen Beach Center. I recently went back to the carousel for a few more photos. This time my goal was to capture the beauty of the carousel in motion. The first step was to find a few places that had enough room for…
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Eastman Kodak files for bankruptcy
Eastman Kodak files for bankruptcy. I have been reading about Kodak and their financial troubles for the past couple of years, yet it still came as a surprise when I read the news this morning about their filing. Kodak was once the dominant company in the photo film industry, it was the film everyone used. Times have changed and unfortunately…
72 Jumping Horses and 2 Chariots
I was at Jantzen Beach this morning and ended up taking a tiny detour over to snap a few photos of the carousel there. The carousel, which has 72 jumping horses and 2 chariots, was built in 1921 by the C.W. Parker Amusement Company from Leavenworth, Kansas. After being in storage for three years in Long Beach, California it…
Participating in the 2011 Worldwide Photo Walk
This past weekend I participated in the 4th Annual Worldwide Photo Walk with over 28,000 other photographers. For those of you not familiar with this event basically you search for a walk near you, sign up for it and then show up ready to take some pictures & have fun. The event is open to all photographers…
Shooting a reflective surface
Shooting a reflective surface can be a little tricky because you need to set your lights and camera up in such a way that they will not reflect in the object you are shooting. For this photo I ended up using three lights, one over and a little behind the sunglasses with a blue gel,…
Capturing a splash
I’ve seen some product photos lately with splashing water and I decided I wanted to try to duplicate the splash effect. The first challenge (and one of the hardest) was finding a clear water tank that wasn’t too expensive. I didn’t want to spend a ton of cash on something I may never use again. …
Found on the side of the road
One thing you don’t expect to see when you’re driving down the road is the fuselage of a plane, right? I was driving on Route 66 somewhere between Las Vegas and Flagstaff when I passed a scrap metal yard and just had to turn around and go back to take a couple photos. When I…
Photographing toy robots
It’s one of those rainy and gray mornings here in Portland and there was no way I was going to be able and photograph the things I had planned to. So what to do with my new found time? Go find something to photograph inside. Here’s what I ended up shooting, it’s the modern version…