Technologist. Photographer. Naturalist. Thinker.
I have been asked to speak and give demonstrations of off-camera lighting at the January 19, 2010 meeting of Houston MugtoMug at The Coffee Groundz from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. So if you have ever wanted to know how to add light to a portrait or other photograph besides the harsh, flat light of the flash mounted on the camera, then please come.
As an example of what I have been able to do since I started on the Strobist journey, please consider these Senior Portraits and other images:
What affects how you look at the world?
For me, my camera changes how I see the world. Just by picking it up, I am reminded that beauty surrounds me and I only have to look for it to see it.
This is the second of five introductory posts to start the process of building a relationship with you through this site. While my primary interest is in giving to you, and seeing what skills I have that may help you, I am starting by telling you some of what I have done and how I see things, to help lay the foundation for the discussion on how I can give to you as others have given to me.
I still remember the thunk of the little camera I won as a child in a crane game at City Park in New Orleans. I spent all the quarters I had trying to win that camera because I could see it was a real camera with film just like the one my dad used.
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