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On the note of photojournalism and the essence of the genre “truth of the moment” a very moving piece has won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Photography. “A Mother’s Journey” by Renee C. Byer is a very candid view into the final days of cancer stricken Derek Madsen and the difficulty faced by his mother Cyndie French. This is quite a departure from the type of photography I display on my si

This photo was taken from the Tunnel View lookout, but unlike many of the traditional wide angle views of Yosemite valley I opted for a super-telephoto lens at a focal length of 1200mm (600mm+2x TC). I was very lucky on this evening, not only was their rich red light on Half Dome as the last light of the day filtered through the atmosphere, but low lying clouds were wafting through as well. The clouds seem to create

One of the most difficult tasks as a photographer is to master the art of less is more. One of the most common techniques employed to accomplish this is to utilize “negative space”. “Negative space” is empty space left around and between your subject. When employed correctly, the empty space around your subject provides a subtle backdrop to place emphasis on your subject. Combined with a caref

Digital photography by definition relies on being processed with photo editing software such as the popular Adobe Photoshop. As many photographers know editing can encompass traditional post-processing (curves, levels, contrast, saturation, sharpening, spotting, etc.) to provide an accurate representation of the subject or scene and can extend into more elaborate digital manipulation (removal/addition of objects, col

Who says rainy and gloomy weather isn’t good for photography. Inclusion of the posing girl was serendipitous. Taken in Millenium Park on my way to the Art Institute of Chicago. [tags]Crown Fountain, Millenium Park, Chicago, reflection, art, video, rain[/tags]

Last night I watched the first two episodes of “Planet Earth” mini-series on the Discovery Channel and was quite impressed with the quality of the programs subject material, writing and cinematography. I’ve seen plenty of nature programs and this is definitely living up to the hype. What’s equally impressive is the supporting material and stories at the end of each program and on the Discovery

I’ve taken my fair share of photos of Yosemite valley, but this is the first I’ve attempted taking in Infrared (IR). This was taken just before sunset as the last of a snow storm was clearing through the valley. Yosemite Valley IR (Infrared) View More Photos of Yosemite National Park … [tags]Yosemite, photo, photography, National Park, infrared, landscape photo, fine art[/tags]

An abstract from this past week in Chicago. [tags]Millenium Park, Chicago, digital, photo, photography, Crown Fountain[/tags]

If you look to the right of this post you’ll see something new has been added to my blog template… a Twitter badge. For those of you that are unaware of Twitter do take note. Twitter provides a mechanism for a social networks to communicate via web, IM and SMS (AKA phone text messaging). Most everyone I talk to explaining the service never realize the value this can provide and to be honest I dismissed Tw