Recently, my parents and I stumbled upon their old slides and projector from college and decided to have a little family slide show. My dad commented on almost every photo with a story or joke from the past. In these slides were images from their cross country trip from Kansas to California (around 1987). When I was looking at this images I felt this oddly strong … [Read more...]
Photo Profile : Valerie Kasinski
Ever since I can remember, I have loved taking photos of anything and everything. I was always the one taking the pictures rather than being in front of the lens. I remember when I got my first Kodak digital camera. I used that camera so much that I wore it out. At the time I didn’t think of photography as being my career path of choice. After attending college for … [Read more...]
Photo Profile : David Ranc
I picked up photography by accident. I have always been very interested by visual arts but my prime interest originally resided in painting, sculpture, architecture – & fashion! I soon realised that, though I have always had quite a good eye, I would lack the tenacity to learn how to draw & I would most likely become a spectator & a collector. Much later, … [Read more...]
Review : Making Light 2
Photography is all about working with light, we quickly learn what works and what doesn't. The more we know how light works the more creative we can be with our photography. We recently covered the great ebook Making light (you can read the review here) that taught us how to use our flash to much greater effect. Well today sees the release of the of Making Light 2 an ebook … [Read more...]
Photo Profile : Lloyd Mitchell
I started photography at the age of 15. I was working at a summer camp at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. We had to take club programs after camp days were over. I selected photography. I interned in the Public relations department during the fall of my senior year in high school. I photographed many of their events. That is when I though I really had an opportunity to … [Read more...]