I say this tutorial in Wired Magazine and thought I’d give it a try.  These were pictures I took of my in-laws Christmas tree.  And YES I threw my camera up in the air Read More → No Comments

My Sister-in-law and husband were in town this week and I finally got to meet my first niece, Darcy. She’s really cute and I got to do a little portrait shoot with her Read More → Comments (2)

Some pictures from my friends Mike and Kelly’s Wedding Read More → No Comments

These are some pictures from the Mouillesseaux / Martin wedding.  My family had a great time celebrating with Janel and Stephen in Merced.  These are my personal favorites.  My full collection of pictures can be found here. Read More → No Comments

I took these portraits for my in-laws as a gift for their 40th anniversary Read More → No Comments

I took this panoramic image of Angels Stadium on May 29, 2009. The Angels were playing the Seattle Mariners.  My final image is 13 feet wide and 5 feet tall.  I’d hate to actually see the photo at that size because I’m sure it would show all kinds of mistakes. It’s a combination of 35 [...] Read More → No Comments

In my previous post about Lomography I said I wanted to figure out how to do it in camera. As it turns out, I was doing everything I could in camera as it was. Typically Lomographers will cross process their film (they’d take slide film and treat it like print film). SO, that means I [...] Read More → No Comments

I read an interesting article about Lomography a couple of days ago.  My wife and I went to Disneyland on our birthdays for free.  I thought I would experiment with what I learned from the article. I got some interesting photos, but I didn’t really nail the Lomography thing.  I think I’m going to have [. Read More → Comment (1)

My first nephew, David, gave me the opportunity for another first; my first baby portrait shoot. I learned two very important things from the shoot. 1) It's tough to get a good picture of a 4 month old. 2) An aperture setting of 1.8 is very dangerous. Read More → No Comments

This video is a series of real life photographs by Keith Loutit. They are taken with a special (expensive) lens called a "tilt-shift" lens. It gives the subject the appearance of being a minature. I like that he took his experiment to the next level by adding a story line. Read More → No Comments