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Making photos for Ebay listings

After yesterday’s post about experimenting with colored lighting in the studio I decided to try something useful with it instead of just photographing Eve. I have some equipment that I’m thinking about listing on E-Bay and I thought perhaps I’d … Continue reading

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Using a red flash filter for a portrait.

I’ve been reading a lot lately about portrait lighting. The Internet is full of ideas, some of them pretty interesting and others are…well, they’re rather basic. I’m interested in the interesting ones of course, and yesterday one in particular caught … Continue reading

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A portrait of the 2011 Mrs. Alaska Hostess

  Yesterday I was privileged to have April Browning, the 2011 Mrs. Alaska Hostess, as a guest in my studio for a portrait shoot. I’ve taken many portraits of April at other times in the past and she is a … Continue reading

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Brylan turns four

For a while this morning it looked as if I might have a chance to photograph a nice sunrise, but then a blanket of gray clouds moved quickly in, spoiling the opportunity. Instead I selected this aerial photo taken as I … Continue reading

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Finally…..some measurable snow

An early start makes for a long day Two days ago, as she was leaving for work, Becky reminded me to empty the cat litter. I promised I would.  But I didn’t because I forgot all about my promise to … Continue reading

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Lunar Eclipse-December 20, 2010

Taking some eclipse pictures in the cold I hope you didn’t miss last night’s lunar eclipse because it was pretty awesome. Here in central Alaska we had an excellent view of it even though a light cloud cover dimmed it … Continue reading

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Severe Winter Weather Being Forecast For Wasilla

  As I  walked around the house yesterday afternoon, camera in hand, I saw this pretty scene across the canyon as the sun began setting. I like the way the soft pink colors carry from the tree tops to the mountains and … Continue reading

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Wednesday Night Portraits

A nice evening spent with a nice family The Williams family from Wasilla visited my studio on Wednesday evening to have their family portrait taken. Including a young girl in kindergarten, a pre-school boy and a 2 week old baby, … Continue reading

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Birthday Party Number 6 For Dalton

The morning here in Wasilla is gray and snowy, and a little nippy, too. It looks like we had and inch or so of new snow overnight. I can see it won’t be long before I will haul out the … Continue reading

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Portraits Of Brittany

* * Brittany came home with us on Thanksgiving eve after we’d spent a very nice evening, and had a delicious dinner, with Randy’s parents at their home here in Wasilla. She and grandma have this tradition going that enables … Continue reading

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