Author archive: M5photography
Flipboard…At first I didn’t like or need you…but now..
Much like how I met Flickr, a friend introduced us. You probably don’t remember it as our initial meeting was a quick one. I was told that you were someone I would get along with so I figured that I had nothing to lose. I followed my friends suggestion and installed you. It may
Read More/Leave CommentIs it possible I don’t know what I am talking about, but I know what I am doing?
I often get photographers emailing me and asking about my light kit. I’m guessing they are in the same boat I was prior to owning it…Wanting to shoot with a kit but not wanting to take out a personal loan to get it….yet afraid that it will be a pile because of it’s price point.
Read More/Leave CommentDid I take my favorite photo with a Digital Rebel in full auto mode…Totally.
I’m guessing every photographer has a group of his or her favorite shots…I’ve got mine, not in a list on paper, but in my head I know which are my favs. I recently had someone who shoots with the Canon Digital Rebel tell me that he cant wait to upgrade to something “better” This got
Read More/Leave CommentFrom Behind the Lens: @GarthMilan
Nice interview with @GarthMilan … From Behind the Lens: Garth Milan – More Motocross Videos
Read More/Leave CommentTap-Black and White version
I don’t convert a lot of images to black and white. No reason behind it…maybe I’ll do some more down the road. I thought this one worked out in it’s B/W version
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The image below is pretty high up on my personal favorite list. Yeah I keep a list..it’s in my head but it’s there. If you missed out on the post containing all of the details on the shot, you can check it out here. The rider in the shot is @nickkeating who I met on
Read More/Leave CommentIt’s possible I don’t have anything planned…
I’m guessing the challenge with anyone who does something creative is that there are expectations that you are always creating. Whether you are a writer, painter, musician, tagger or photographer…people assume you are in some stage of the creative process. So where does that leave us when we aren’t? Sometimes when I get asked there
Read More/Leave CommentPublished-Basics Photography 02: Lighting 2nd Edition
It’s exciting when someone wants to use your work in a book…exciting…but a painfully long process. Hats off to all who have the skill and patience to do what it takes to put one together. Author David Prakel chose to feature one of my second curtain sync shots from the BMX track in his new
Read More/Leave CommentCaptured: America in Color from 1939-1943
These images, by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America’s rural and small town populations. The photographs are the property of the Library of Congress and were included in a 2006 exhibit Bound for Glory: America in
Read More/Leave CommentNeed an image? Steal mine
I’ve been down this road before and yeah I blogged about it. It’s pretty easy to borrow/steal an image online. Right click and save it as yours…and maybe no one will ever know. I got lucky recently when I googled “mountain bike poster” and noticed one of my images. Wasnt a big deal as it
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