I traveled to London a few weekends ago to visit an opening event that one of my images was to be displayed at and also catch up with some great friends that live in the area. The event was to… […]
I am off to attend the private viewing of the Hungry for Change Photography Competition. A favorite of my photographs, Duck on a Bike, was one of the 24 shortlisted photographs out of over 300 selected by Alan Sparrow, chairman… […]
I am very excited that a newer photograph of mine, “Ethereal”, has been accepted into the Cleveland Print Room first juried exhibition “The Peer Show”. Only 32 pieces were accepted into the show out of the 243 that were submitted.… […]
Ten of my images were selected by Jill Greenberg of the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards committee as either runner-ups or finalists in various categories in The 7th Edition of The Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers. 6,804 images were… […]
Over the years I have converted various old cameras to infrared through a company called LifePixel. It has been quite a learning experience to experiment and figure out what types of scenes photograph well in infrared. With the right scene,… […]
Traveling to Kenya is an arduous journey and for many a once-in-a-lifetime trip. Studying up on wildlife photography greats like Art Wolfe, Marina Cano, and many others is a definite prerequisite. One can only hope to encounter spectacular moments similar… […]
Thanks to everyone who came out on such a beautiful evening Friday night to Cleveland Photographic Society to listen to my talk on travel photography. If you missed it, please come out to Lakewood Photographic Society tomorrow evening Tuesday, May… […]
I will be presenting “Getting the Most from Your Travel Photography” at the Cleveland Photographic Society this Friday, May 1st, at 7:30 pm. Visitors are welcome. The address is: Cleveland Photographic Society 9543 Broadview Road Broadview Heights, OH 44147 CPS… […]
I will be presenting “Getting the Most from Your Travel Photography” at the Southwest Camera Club on Monday, April 6th, 2015 at 7:30 pm. Visitors are welcome. The address is: Rocky River Nature Center 24000 Valley Parkway North Olmsted, OH… […]
When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in black and white, you photograph their souls! Ted Grant This is one of my favorite photography quotes of all time. When I reflect on… […]
Since I first started in photography I have felt that strong compositional elements are the key to a good image. One needs the technical prowess to get a technically sound photograph: sharp where it needs to be, proper exposure, etc.… […]
I want to thank everyone who came out on a very cold night Tuesday to Western Reserve Photographic Society to hear my presentation on travel photography. We had a standing room only crowd of members and guests from other clubs/areas.… […]
I love off-camera flash. My studio is driven by Profoto D1 Air 500s, which are highly versatile, have a magical recycle time, and provide an abundance of power. I have an additional set for local outdoor shoots, but the setup… […]
I will be doing a presentation on Travel Photography on Tuesday, February 10th at the Western Reserve Photographic Society. Their meetings start at 7:00 pm at the Penitentiary Glen Nature Center in Kirtland, Ohio. I will be sharing some tips… […]
Over the winter break I had the opportunity to observe my nine-year-old daughter using one of my cameras. The image-hungry girl greedily photographed anything and everything from all angles in every type of light. The sight of her made me… […]
2014 has been a great year of photography for me. I have had a wonderful time traveling to many new countries to shoot a variety of subjects that provided laughs, heart-touching moments, and adventures. These are some of my favorite… […]
I want to say thanks to everyone who came out to see the presentation at Akron Camera Club last night. It was great catching up with old friends there. Akron Camera Club is where I first started showing my images… […]
The title makes this post sound like a bad drinking game. To clarify, I am referring to the pictures that I do not take, hence the lack of accompanying photograph today. It may sound absurd to travel to a faraway… […]
While in Maramures, Romania I visited a church on a Sunday. The service was heavily attended as it was “Rising of the Cross” day. It was also the last Sunday before some of the youth left for other areas to… […]
I will be presenting a new program, “Travel Photography from A to Z”, at the Akron Camera Club on Wednesday December 17th at 7:30 pm. The presentation covers many travel photography tips as well as some general travel tips. Cuyahoga… […]