A Beautiful Philadelphia Moment
This is Philadelphia. The boys are enrolled in a winter batting class. It’s taught by Jerry, a legendary local artist and baseball fanatic. Jerry has been helping kids become artists and athletes for decades now. He's a fixture in the neighborhood. Last night, Jerry...
Do you take—and keep—blurry birthday photos?
Today our baby—Teddy (the HTPYB cover baby)—turned 7! I lay low as a photographer (after weeks of holiday photos and now feeling under the weather) and just enjoyed the day as a dad. Anne set a camera to Auto and grabbed these snapshots (bemoaning the lighting and...
Bring in the New Year with a camera
Want a photo-recipe to be able to do portraits of your friends that will be appreciated all year? Read on! THE HOLIDAY New Years WHEN December 31, any year. INGREDIENTS This can be a high-end selfie or a festive portrait of fellow party-goers. Position someone you...
How to Photograph the Thanksgiving Dinner Table
If you are so inclined to shoot the Everyone Around the Thanksgiving Table photo this week, here are a few other things to consider when photographing what might just be my favorite day of the year:How to Photograph the Thanksgiving Dinner Table 1. TURN OFF YOUR...
A Soldier Meets his Daughter / Why This Photo Works
Today is Veteran's Day. My WWII veteran father was alway proud of this day and often participated at school and other public events when it came around. Today, as I'm thinking of veterans, my mind flashes to various photos of service men and women that have been...
How to Light a Jack-o-lantern
If you shoot the picture before the sun goes down you’re just going to have too much overall light and the mood won’t be right yet. Patience is required as you wait for the right balance of overall light and pumpkin glow. Conditions will vary—shade from trees and...
Photographing the Splendor of Fall
With so much of good photography, being there is about 90% of the battle. If you’re fortunate enough to find one of these scenes in front of your camera count your blessings. Photographs like this are practically the definitive version of what comes to people’s minds...
History in Our Neighborhood
Yesterday I took the boys to a Revolutionary War battle reenactment in our neighborhood. The Battle of Germantown took place in 1777 about ten blocks from where we now live. One of my history buff neighbors has a map showing that the colonial army marched down the...
What I Can’t Teach You About Composition…But I Can Tell You What to Use!
Sometimes composition is really just a gut feel.
Photographing the Moon
The moon is a joy all the time—it’s a wonderful photo subject.
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