Quality

Last Saturday I got together with some friends to shoot wildflowers.  Normally we would get up early for such an event, but the weather forecast called for clouds so we figured we would be okay starting later than normal.   The only problem was moments after we starting working, the sky started clearing and the wind picked up making our efforts a bit more difficult and we soon decided to leave. 

Over the last couple of years I have given considerable thought to the concept of quality and quantity.  I have decided that I’m  happy if I get a good picture, after all, this is about my craft and such things should not be rushed or diluted by volume.   In this case I think the picture above was worth the effort.  

Happy Mother's Day!

Start Big

Usually the advice one hears when learning something new is to “start small”.  When it comes to light painting I did just the opposite.  I learned to light paint landscapes first and  then learned to light paint small scenes.   I’m sure the typical advice to start small is good advice, but in my case I don’t think it made a difference.   Light painting is a trial and error process for the most part and it just depends on your ability to visualize a scene and adapt your technique to get the direction of light and exposure you desire.  

A Quick Update

My Blog updates have been a little less frequent than I would like.  I have been fairly busy shooting recently and just returned home from a week in the Smoky Mountains.    Rather than heading straight home I took a 3 hour detour and spent a day at Old Car City.  I’ll post more on both trips soon.  

Industrial

          

Getting to this point was easy, going further would have been foolish.   I visited this site a couple months ago, the plant in the background looked appealing, but with large sections of the cat walk missing this was not the way to go.  

Odd Numbers

While waiting for spring, I’m digging into the archives for some material to share.  This shot was taken a couple of years ago in Cape May with my friend Tony Sweet.  Tony teaches in Cape May each year and when his busy schedule permits, he invites friends to join him for a couple of days of pre-workshop fun.   

I'm Ready for Spring!!