June 2011 Calendar Wallpaper is Here! Glow of Sunset III, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
The June 2011 calendar wallpaper is here! Breathe in the fresh air, bask in the glory of the setting sun, and admire the grace of a flock of snow geese with this month’s calendar wallpaper of Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island, Virginia. Download the calendar wallpaper of Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge here, in [...]
May 2011 Calendar Wallpaper: World War II Memorial
The May 2011 calendar wallpaper is here! This month’s calendar wallpaper features the World War II Memorial, which is one of my favorite Washington, DC memorials, not only for my personal fine art photography work, but also for engagement photography sessions. Download the calendar wallpaper here, in a resolution appropriate to your computer monitor. And view [...]
New Orleans: Garden District
This is my last New Orleans photo story post. This is where I spent my last morning in New Orleans. The Garden District. Classified as a National Historic Landmark, the Garden District is known for historic southern mansions. In fact, this collection of mansions may be the best preserved in the United States. The staircase [...]
New Orleans: Mardi Gras-Madden Gras
During my first visit to New Orleans 16 or so years ago, I know I saw the Mardi Gras parades. I know I saw the parade floats. And I know I saw the famous Mardi Gras beads flying every which way everywhere. But somehow, dazed and confused by a long night of drinking, I don’t remember any [...]
October 2010 Wallpaper: Zion’s Fire IV
Now that I remember that we’re already a week into October, here is the month’s calendar wallpaper. The title of this high dynamic range (HDR) image is, “Zion’s Fire IV,” and it’s part of my “Of Fairytale Kingdoms” fine art photography collection. I chose it for this month because this image has just been accepted [...]
New Orleans: French Quarter Charm
The Spanish-style architecture of the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana dates back hundreds of years to the 1700s. It is distinctive for the intricate, wrought iron balconies and central courtyards of the multi-story homes, and quaint doors, windows, and stoops of the 1-story homes. Mardi Gras beads, collected by residents each year as they [...]
New Orleans: Great Musical Traditions
I spent a few days in New Orleans, Louisiana in early August. I’ve been so busy since then, that I’ve only just had time to start seriously working on post-production of my photos. First, I want to say that I was absolutely awed by New Orleans. I LOVED it! It was incredible and amazing. Actually, [...]
How-To: Shooting the Blues Club on Bourbon Street
Last week, I posted a photo of Troy Turner, Ike & Tina Turner’s nephew, singing away the blues at the Blues Club on New Orleans’s famed Bourbon Street. One of my students saw the post and asked me how I made the shot, so I thought I’d tell you here on my blog. So here goes! [...]
DC Memorials at Night: Franklin Delano Roosevelt and World War II Memorials
I’ve been so busy with portraits and weddings this summer, then I’ve only just gotten around to processing the photos I shot at my DC Memorials at Nightphotography workshop three weeks ago. We started out at the Lincoln Memorial, then headed to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Memorial, and ended at the World War II Memorial. [...]
WORKSHOP: Photographing the DC Memorials from Evening to Night
I’m super excited about a new 1/2-day photography workshop that I’m putting together for Monday, July 5th on Photographing the DC Memorials from Evening to Night. One of the things that students at my last workshop on Art of Architecture: Photographing the Franciscan Monastery appreciated a lot was the “intimate” nature of the class, and how that lent [...]
A Peek into the Washington National Cathedral
I was over at the Washington National Cathedral earlier this week for a family/baby portrait shoot in the Cathedral gardens. I got there a little early to do some scouting, but had just a minute or two for a peek inside the cathedral itself. I didn’t have time to set up a tripod, so this [...]
Prepping for My Next Next Exhibit: Of Fairytale Kingdoms
Last weekend, I was prepping for my next next exhibit, picking out the 10 images, figuring out what sizes I’ll print them in, and drawing out the schematic of their placement. My next next exhibit will be at the Arlington Public Library, Central Library Branch in Virginia, and I’m calling it, “Of Fairytale Kingdoms.” Since I just [...]
Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 12: Arches National Park and Behind-The-Rocks, Moab, aka, Day of the Fruitless Search for Mystical Tukuhnikivats
We’re exshausted, having spent the afternoon on a wild goose – or should I say wild arch – chase through the Moab wilderness. We were searching for that most mystical of arches, Tukuhnikivats, the unpronouncable. No one we asked had ever heard of it, not the park rangers at Arches National Park nor the woman who [...]