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The Essence of Puerto Rico | An Adventurous Perspective
Intro Often overlooked, Puerto Rico offers diverse landscapes and vibrant colors, making it a paradise for photographers. Key highlights include: I wanted to visit Puerto Rico because I didn’t need a passport. Plus, airfare and travel cost are much lower than other vacation destinations. You’ll see what drew me to Puerto Rico in a glimpse…
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Makeup, Metal and Self Portraits
Creativity sure takes us different places doesn’t it? The last venture I had with Self Portraits was this: The Crow Shane Mahoney, a fellow yinzer and Photographer from Pittsburgh helped me with that set. I still use them today for certain profiles. It was so fun walking around Pittsburgh dressed up like that. I sure…
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Photos of Extortionist, Distinguisher and Rings of Saturn | Blind Tiger, Greensboro, NC
I haven’t had the opportunity of doing live venue photography since 2018 in Pittsburgh at Black Forge Coffee. I brought my camera along to see Extortionist, Distinguisher and Rings of Saturn at The Blind Tiger in Greensboro, North Carolina. They had no issues with the camera and I had front stage view with a really unique angle…
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It’s Been 20 Years Since I Shot Film | 35mm Scans
35mm Film | Looking Back I first started shooting 35mm film back in my sophomore year of High School. I remember my dad finding a floor model of a Canon Rebel k2 SLR from Best Buy where he worked, and it ripped. I loved that camera. Everyone else had vintage Canon AE’s, Minoltas or Pentax…
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Summer Sun | Texas Edition
The photos are slowing down, but I’m still taking pictures. This Summer has been so hot, and lots of changes have been happening to keep me busy. Moving, Swapping Cameras, Traveling, Work, and Beekeeping have been more of a priority. I’ve been shooting a lot of Film on my Pentax ME Super with a cheap…
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I Quit Lightroom For Free Alternatives
Ever since Adobe locked in their subscription plan for their software, I made the choice to try other Photo editing software. After trying several I’ve found one that suits my needs. Is this the Wolf in Lightrooms clothing? At first glance, you’d think it was Lightroom or some version of it. But the Software I’ve…
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Alen MacWeeney Photography | Subway Series
Alen MacWeeney is a new find for me. I really miss the library. So one of the things Ive been doing is researching people and history through public libraries online databases if they have them. Today I found Alen MacWeeney has Photography through the NYPL, in the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art,…
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2 Easy Ways of Scouting Photography Spots
We all get burned out on the same locations. You get that wanderlust envy scrolling through your Instagram. So if you’re unable to just get in the car and explore, use these 2 Easy Ways of Scouting Photography Spots.