Shooting Outside Gallery

  Red Rain on Fire Some shoots include a well framed, photo with immense bokeh and an anticipation of interesting subject matter. In this case it was a Maple tree caught off center, with rain pelting the tree from an angle that to me screamed "Ah, but there's more to this image than just rain on a tree. The potential tugged at me until I decided there was work to do. I had to decide if I wanted to simply fill out the shot with increased saturation and contrast or to make this as memorial as a cartoon cover on a comic magazine. I vacillated between the two for more than just a few days. I set it aside. I re-opened it. I kept screening it from different perspectives. How would I want this to look hung in a relative's home of a family member's home? Just punching up sounded good, but I couldn't help wondering just how much pop I could get into it. And this went on, while I was shooting other subjects, working on other images, and after several weeks, I made my decisio

Sky on Fire As I was driving on an early afternoon in the Fall season, I noticed a thundercloud in the distance. It was astonishing how low it was and how powerful it looked. I pulled over into a small parking lot to set up the tripod and mount the Canon dslr with a 70-200mm F2.8L lens and took a few shots just in case it were to disappear quickly as it was moving along. But to my surprise it started bunching up and then the sun broke to reveal these powerful clouds as if they were 50 feet away. It was quite stunning, but I knew if I just kept shooting I might have the opportunity to do some editing at my Mac desktop. While I liked the image I began working on the exposure and the shadows, contrast, and saturation along with sharpening after all the other tasks were completed. this one took less time than I thought it might, finishing it in a single session. But I had recently began using Affinity and opened the file again the next day. After an hour the results were beyond my wildest

  Light from Beneath This image was taken mid-day. I had driven to up the Washougal river to Dougan Falls, as I have many times over the years. This particular time was after a freshet in the morning, and following a strong rain the day before. I was hoping that extra water force would give me what I was looking for, and it did. A very strong current over the falls and into the pool beneath. Yet it was missing essential light. Not just good light, but that early bright cast or golden afternoon light. I knew I had work to do. The color of the water, is almost always a deep green, what is referred to as Steelhead Green, a local term among those who fish for steelhead, a member of the trout family. But that wasn't giving me the tones I wanted. I was looking for something spectacular, something that would stand out above all other art in the room, something one would find difficult to look away from once hung on the wall. It wasn't going to be just another waterfall print. I took h

  Locomotive Engine 4449 I had the intent to shoot a 70mph steam locomotive going through the area one morning. I arrived early and set up my camera and 70-200mm lens so I could capture enough light for fast shutter speed as it approached from a distance away, and to keep shooting as it very quickly flew by. These shots were strictly images, no video. The entire outing took just under an hour, while the entire shoot took less than 6 seconds. I had everything exactly as I wanted it. But....... ......what I discovered as I read the screen and viewed the result, were that the light while bright was a hazy bright and undersaturated the colors that I wanted to display in a printed image, while over saturating the whites to a point of blown out highlights. Now my work was cut out for me. I worked on these images for a few days, then after not being able to achieve what I wanted, I decided I should try massaging the colors tones. This was a multi-step exercise and took a bunch of tries to end

  Link to image 'Looking Down from St Helens' As I stood looking across from the Johnston Ridge Johnston Ridge Observatory, more commonly known as the Mt St Helens Visitor Center,  the mountain itself, appeared while magnificent, not so spectacular. Rather ordinary to me. No smoke was emanating from its dome, no great lighting showing off early morning clouds. Nothing to remember other than the rock face itself. I didn't want such a dull print on my wall, and I didn't want to offer for sale such a dull print. So after walking around the viewing landscape I took several shots anyway, thinking I could take this back to my desktop to look it over more carefully. After an hour or so looking over the images, I decided I wanted to bring this image to life. I wanted to remember it as a much more spectacular scene. Something with the colors that would inspire me to return to Mt St Helens and shoot more images as time allowed. And so the creativity took hold. I wanted color, so

 Why  I've decided to explain my intent on each print, added to this new series To be blunt, I have a history of  intensive shooting for future creative results. What does that mean to you? My point in shooting a subject is to end with an image that is how I wanted the original image to end up, how much better I feel when my work is done, post editing. Most all images I shoot, are fairly ordinary, not referring to the subject, but considering the best light, shading, contrast, B&W or color, and other important factors.  I gain, in most cases, an image for printing that is far better than the original shot. This is done through editing with software only when the set up, that is, waiting for the right light, taking care to achieve the very best focus, finding a subject that is purposefully sought for intentional re-editing and so on,  is not immediately available to me. So the prints my customers receive, have a lot more work than can be imagined upon first glance, until they ha

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 Yes.......... this is a different post for me as a photographer, but if you're planning on buying the new iPhone 15 from Apple's lineup, remember you'll need to purchase the Apple 20W USB-C Power Adapter separately The 'Head's Up' warning is not about the cost, as they are not expensive. It will be the availability. And the new iPhones are not coming with this charger in the box. So the warning is to buy it at the same time you purchase their iPhones, not later. Reports claim Apple is ordering 70 million 20W USB-C Power Adapters, and that may not be enough. Once the iPhones are available, these power adapters may be gone very quickly Here is Apple's Charger When you get there, after the iPhone 15's roll out in a week, scroll down to the Compatability list to be sure this is the same charger that is currently working with the past iPhones. Currently the iPhone 15's are not on that list, and it is probably because the new iPhones are not yet up for sa

  Elephant Seal  ...... belongs in what room in your home or office? This is certainly of the class of humor, not sentimental or stunning. So which room would you choose? Baby Raccoons ...... belongs in another room altogether. It is cute, cuddly and emotional, so what room now? Shepherd's Dell Falls ...... Also belongs in a different room, but you will do the picking, not anyone else, so where?  These examples are merely fodder for what you will be going through once you arrive at your destination, my photography website Choosing the prints is only part of the exercise. Choosing the room, then the wall, tenth frame or matte are other considerations. You are just beginning your stroll, your hike, your trail to your goal of finding and placing your new wall art where it properly belongs. Wishing you the best of journeys.

 You tell me...  what will entice you to purchase my Prints It's your turn........ Quite honestly we all struggle to finalize a long-lasting purchase such as wall art.  Even when I look over my own art, I have to take seriously the hanging on any of my walls since it will be there on some of my prints, for a few years. So I understand the permanence of such a purchase. But the only way you can start the journey is to visit my photo print site    to find out what you will be considering. You'll be choosing from animal prints, landscape subjects, flowers, and so on Here's just one to entice you to begin Grand in Selective Color It's not as hard as you might think, but you will have to pay close attention to your space to place it in. Best of luck.