This is me putting the cart before the horse, well the lens before the camera is more like it. I finally pulled the trigger and bought the Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 G Master lens. Wait, don’t I shoot Nikon, and isn’t this lens for Sony’s mirrorless camera system? Yes, it is. So have I switched over to Sony? Not exactly, I intend to stay with Nikon, I just decided to go mirrorless, and Sony got my attention.
Read MoreBeen so busy lately with family and personal endeavors that I didn’t post my October blog and nearly missed the November blog.
Read MoreI had to roll the dice on this month’s blog, the original idea was music-related, but I procrastinated too long to get the images ready in time. The second idea (this one) is somewhat fashion photography related, and what do I know about fashion photography you may ask?…. Jack……Shit!
Read MoreCarnival of Madness was actually my 2nd attempt at photographing Black Stone Cherry. My first attempt was back in 2009 in Corbin Kentucky at the newly built Corbin Arena
Read MoreRockstar Mayhem Festival, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 3, 2010. Though I could just pick many stories from this event, there is one in particular that stands out, and it goes something like this.
Read MoreSo it was a good time as any to make my purchase. I was going to have the June blog about these 2, showing sample images and my impressions and images from my test, that, of course, will have to be another day,
Read MoreWith all photo projects on hold, it gave me some time to rethink some of the photo tools at my disposal, and to get rid of what I didn’t need or wasn’t using enough of and bring in some much needed new gear.
Read MoreAs the COVID-19 pandemic takes our world by storm, many of my fellow photographers as well as myself have wiped our calendars clean of all photo shoots until further notice. I’ve been keeping myself busy with some re-edits from past assignments, photographing birds and attending online town hall meet ups and forums
Read Moremade me a 42x71 focusing cloth [dark cloth] to use with my Toya GII 4x5 camera. All I needed to do was to select the fabric.
Read More1996 was supposed to have been the year I moved out of Chicago, I had already quit my job with Kodak and was actually pretty excited of a change of scenery, but things happen and I was going to be in Chicago one more year before finally relocating in the winter of 1997.
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Luther Allison, Chicago Blues Festival, 1995
I remember when I first started to get the bug to shoot concerts, especially rock concerts, Though I had not a clue on how to go about it. Sure there were always some street festivals every summer, a lot of them bringing in some major talent along with the local scene, and lastly, there were the street musicians on about every street corner or subway stop. , and they were all easily accessible to anyone with a camera.
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