Checking In

It has been a while since I posted an entry. For all three of you who follow this blog, I apologize. I have been involved in several photographic projects, and have honestly been working more on my craft than I have on keeping my blog current.

Here is a brief update on the various projects I have been working on. I spent quite a bit of time this summer taking macros, mostly of insects. It is easy to get sucked into this type of photography, and many people just find it gross, but I am fascinated by the endless detail of the natural world up close. You can see all the ones I shot on my Flickr account, but here is one I liked.

Another project I was involved in was the 2nd annual Nehemiah Fest, a Christian music festival. That was a lot of fun to shoot and very challenging as it was both night and day. Those photographs are also on my Flickr account, and here is one of the photographs I liked from that event.

I have been taking advantage of my spot on the sidelines during the local NFL football games to practice my sports photography.

But, mostly I have been working on my portrait skills. I still struggle with using my flash to get soft pleasing results while minimizing shadows. I have a long way to go in this area, so I am focusing my attention on portraits by volunteering my services to as many people as I can. I shot my daughters school photographs this year, and while I am not 100% pleased with the results, I like them better than the ones the school provided.

So, even though I have not been checking in as often, I am still shooting, and still making progress (albeit much more slowly). I have some other projects I will be shooting soon, so I will try to post information about them as I shoot them. Thanks for stopping by.