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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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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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What equipment is critical? | Optimize your kit
Last week I ventured to the South Side of Pittsburgh and got some interesting wet and moody “after hours” street photos. I even had some fun with a portable LED light for a nice glow effect on The Library bar. In this post, we explore what lenses, batteries, tripods, and other equipment are critical for…
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Change of Interest? | Embrace Creative Directions
You’ve suddenly taken interest in a weird new subject. This has happened to me time and time again. And most recently for me personally, it’s been birds. I love their sounds, which are clues to find them. Or just beautiful songs. They are extremely tough to photograph due to their agile movements and unpredictable patterns.…