Tag Archives: close-ups

The Making of “Shell Still Life”

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

This was a case of seeing like your camera sees. While teaching a Outer Banks photo workshop, I arranged this pile of whelk shells on a pier piling so the students and I could photograph them. I set the shells up in … Continue reading →

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In Honor of Mother’s Day

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Three new photographs of roses in honor of Mother’s Day. The 1st photo, the yellow rose with the metal fence was captured in Manteo, NC. I initially set up so I was shooting down into the rose. There was a light … Continue reading →

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A Bit of Color

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Recently the Chicago Art Source contacted me because they are working with a client that is renovating a restaurant in Charlotte, and they are looking for 3 photographs for the dining area, 40″w x 60″h each, or 48″w x 53″h each. … Continue reading →

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911 Assistance?

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

Recently I was teaching a private workshop at the Avalon fishing pier in kill Devil Hills North Carolina. It had rained the night before and I thought what a perfect time to show my student, Tracy how to photograph the … Continue reading →

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Picture Perfect Puddle

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

When I was teaching a Private Photo Workshop at Avalon Fishing Pier on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, we noticed a puddle in the parking lot. I brought a few shells I had found on the beach earlier to … Continue reading →

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Backyard Beauty

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

I was filling the Hummingbird feeder with sugar water when I noticed butterflies flying around the Hibiscus flowers. This might make a good photo opportunity, I set up my camera and waited. Before long the butterfly came and landed, as … Continue reading →

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26 New Photos Added

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

I have recently posted 26 new photos of the Outer Banks, NC. Thanks for looking. [nggallery id=29]

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Tilt the Camera

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

Use Sparingly We’ve all seen the trick that wedding and portrait photographers do, tilting the camera so the horizon is a diagonal across the frame. This trick can add interest to portraits, if used sparingly. Tilting the camera leaves landscape … Continue reading →

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Shell On a Stick

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

It is frustrating trying to photograph shells in the surf, every time you get set up a big wave comes along and moves the shell out of the photo. The Trick I learned a trick to help keep the shell … Continue reading →

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Hooked on Red

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

[singlepic id=285 w=320 h=240 float=center] For this photo I was teaching a Sunrise Weekly Photo Workshop at Wanchese North Carolina. We photographed this pattern of fish hooks on a trawler at the dock. They use these hooks for a style … Continue reading →

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