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Posted on 29 August 201830 August 2018

More hand-tinting

My process and approach for hand-tinting photographs has gotten a few people to ask about my process – how do I do it?  What do they need to also do it?  Now that I’ve had some time to experiment with a few different methods and refine my approach, here’s an outline of the process.   Note …

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Posted on 9 August 20189 August 2018

Hand-tinting Photographs

I’m a sucker for bad photos. No, I don’t mean that I actually like bad photos. But I get suckered into taking them. Even when I know the photo will turn out bad, I still press the shutter button. What makes a bad photo? Poor lighting is one thing, but the photos I generally talk …

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Posted on 15 October 201719 October 2017

The Eagle and the Fish

Patience Pays Off

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Posted on 21 July 201721 July 2017

Feline Contentment

Tonight I was trying to get a summer garden still life, involving Zinnias, a string of cheap lights from Five Below, and citronella candles. No picture turned out as I wanted; this was a first attempt and I need to rethink some things and try again. But that’s the joy of still life – you …

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Posted on 6 May 20176 May 2017

The Portable Windbreak Backdrop

In which I describe how to build something that might be useful to other photographers.

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Posted on 21 April 20173 May 2017

Eclipse 2017 – Preliminary Planning

In which I discuss the planning I have done so far for photographing this summer’s upcoming total solar eclipse.

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Posted on 14 December 20165 April 2017

New Camera

In which a new camera leads to a new photograph

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