This is my favorite object in the whole house. I loooove my TiVO.
I made this shot using my Nikon D70s, a 50mm F/1.8 fixed lens and two diopter filters (+4 and +2). That’s how I got the super shallow depth of field. I played with the image a little in Photoshop, [...]

After talking with Matt Armendariz about his food photography, I was inspired to shoot some of my own. I found some honey sticks in a drawer and brought them outside. With one hand, I held them up to the sun and with the other hand, took the shot with my Nikon, [...]

This is first in a series of blogs about how to preserve treasured baby and family objects without having to find a place to store them for the rest of your life! I was packing away some of Chloe’s outgrown clothes the other day and got all sentimental. I thought about how [...]

I worked for a few hours at Historic Lighting yesterday. I love it there and when they need someone to fill in, I get to hang around beautiful Arts & Crafts objects and lighting for a few hours. While there, of course I took pictures. I may use one or two [...]

We’re painting the kitchen wall a terracotta color with the cabinets a warm putty. It’s going to be pretty. I was thinking about what pictures to put on the walls, and I decided upon out of focus images of tiles. I went to a bunch tile stores in an industrial park [...]

I can’t believe it but Wolverine won Chris’ Picture-a-Day Challenge at DSLRBlog! It’s a great honor for a great Pez. Unfortunately, since learning the news, Wolverine has become totally tempremental! He’s making demands, wanting his own trailer, refuses to wear anything but Versace, and will not save the world without consulting [...]

I’m nearing the end of the 30 Day Photo Challenge. I took a couple of days off because life got in the way, but overall, it’s been a great experience. I’ve learned a lot about my own taste and shooting style this month. It seems as though I gravitate to quirky product shots [...]

LIGHTING – SETTING UP YOUR SHOT
Now that you’ve made your diffusion panel, it’s time to set up your shot.
Pick a bright, sunny day to shoot. You will need the following things:

Your camera
The product you are shooting
Your diffusion [...]