September 2009

A Handmade Wedding

September 28, 2009 3 comments
Wedding table setting with mason jars, green mums and hydrangeas

A little over a week ago I photographed my sister-in-law, Heather’s, wedding. This is a preview with some shots of the details from the wedding and one photo of the beautiful bride. More to come as I edit them. The wedding took place in a cozy, country church in McClure, upstate New York. The reception [...]

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Overexposure – A Good Thing?

September 10, 2009 2 comments
sweet baby boy in backwards hat

In one of my first and favorite lessons in B & W photography it was explained that if we wanted our whites to turn out really white and our blacks to turn out really black, we should overexpose and underexpose respectively—around 1/2 to 1 full stop. The built-in reflective light meter in most SLR cameras [...]

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Ball of Fluff

September 4, 2009 2 comments
little girl blowing dandelion seeds

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale):  A yellow blossom matures into a puff ball.  The white fuzz is attached to the seed and acts as a parachute.  The wind catches it and can carry the seed great distances. I noticed a dandelion puff growing right along the walkway when I walked from our house to our covered patio [...]

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