Day 30! Which means I’m done with the 30 Day Photo Challenge. OK, I have to confess–Day 30 was officially yesterday. I couldn’t believe it though. The day was so busy, and all of a sudden it was over before I realized I hadn’t even taken my FINAL photo. But . . . then [...]

Wel, I’m off on vacation for a couple of weeks, but you don’t have to go anywhere!
We’ll be running a few of our previous instructional blogs for your review of equipment and technique.
Also might be a good time to check out the archives and see something you might have missed.
We should have lots to talk [...]

I bought this beautiful pineapple yesterday and, as I do with all pretty produce, I wanted to photograph it.  A picture formed in my mind of a pineapple all a-glow.
Last night, I tried to overexpose a white background card using an off-camera flash, but the shot looked really lame.  So this morning, when the [...]

The 30 Day Photo Challenge has been a total bust for me! I fell off the wagon and didn’t get back up very well. The thing is, I have been taking pictures every day, because I’m doing test shots for a photography job, but these are not shots I’m ready to share. [...]

Today my wife and I took a trip to the March Air Reserve Base airplane museum and to the Train Museum in Perris,Califorrnia.
The weather was perfect, and it was a nice, relaxing day off!
So, my photo of the day is of an Old Pacific Electric Red-Car like the kind they used to run through downtown [...]

I love old signs. I drive past the Rose Bowl from time to time and always slow down to appreciate the cool old sign out front. It makes me wish I were around to see Southern California back in the 1920s when the stadium was built. What a different time.
I took this photo with [...]

In life it seems the more things change, the more they stay the same…

Bless all those who keep us safe.

Magic hour is that magical time of day after the sun has dipped below the horizon, and before the sky has gotten dark. For photographers and cinematographers, it is a wonderful time of day for shooting portraits, architecture, landscapes, water, and products. Calling it an hour is really a misnomer for most [...]