Gift Shopping For Your Photographer

Thanksgiving Day is upon us, followed immediately by the Christmas shopping season. My wife works in retail, so the term Black Friday takes on more ominous overtones. Personally I love Christmas, but I hate the whole shopping thing. In my opinion people who camp out in front of stores to be the first in line to buy something need professional help. That being said, if you are in the shopping mood and looking for a gift or two for a photographer this list of suggestions may help.

Wedding Photography Blues ... continued

Can you imagine being a wedding photographer and finding out that one of your clients is suing you... over a wedding in 2003 ! And the man bringing the lawsuit is no longer married to the woman he wed that day. Totally nutty!

Here is a link for more on the frivolous lawsuit.

The Haunted Edifice

The world famous haunted attraction Erebus in downtown Pontiac, photographed just before haunting season had begun. Shot in color, I converted the images to black and white because they reminded me of scenes out of an old 1950's horror flick. In particular the image below, with the two old cars passing by, evokes a spirit (no pun intended) of a "B" movie visual. As Sir Graves Ghastly used to say "Happy Hauntings!"

Amazing World Of MicroPhotography

Check out Nikon's "best of" gallery of micro photography. This is a side of the photographic world few of us will ever be able to indulge in. These are truly awesome images of the unseen micro world!

Wild Photo Adventures

If you watch TV via direct digital signal as opposed to cable or satellite feed, you may have noticed the extra channels that some of the stations offer. One such extra is the PBS Channel 56-3 aka "Create TV". One of their featured series is Wild Photo Adventures. Each week host Doug Gardner travels out to a variety of natural environments to photograph landscapes and wildlife. Good tips are offered as the series gives you a real feel for what it takes to be a wild life photographer. It reminds me of the old Michigan Outdoors series but instead of fishing rods or rifles, these outdoors-men are utilizing cameras.

Wild Photo Adventures

Check out their site for additional details.

Here Comes The Sun Chief

I thought this hood ornament had a rather majestic look to it. With back lighting and the low angle helping to add to the monumental feel of the chief's bust. Still, I wanted to emphasize the power of the iconic image even more so I added the spotlighting in Photoshop to take it up another notch as our old friend Emeril would say.

Fakin' It

Here's an interesting little article about an award winning nature photographer who, unbeknownst to anyone, was creating his images on a computer, not shooting them Au-naturel as advertised.
Wildlife Photographer Admit Faking Shots.

Nothing wrong with using the latest technology to create images, but don't try and sell it as straight up photography.