Night is always so mysterious, especially the darkest nights when the moon is absent. I've always been intrigued by night time shooting. I idolize and admire the galactic photographers capturing incredible images of the night sky and Milky Way from the remote regions of desert where light pollution cannot reach. Those pictures always make you stop and stare, thinking about life elsewhere in the...
Also on my list of places to visit has been Point Judith Light for a morning long exposure shoot. After coming across, greatly admiring, and then meeting seascape photographer Ed King of 02809 Photography, I have been deeply inspired to further practice and refine my own seascape shooting. I headed to PJ the morning after our first frost. I headed down the beach to find my best vantage point....
The off season brings opportunities for clear waters, clear haze free skies, and low light scenis shooting. As I get into my full swing for off season seascape shooting, I thought I'd share some of my panoramics from last year! These are my favorite seascapes dating from last October-December, and I'm sure you'll recognize some beloved Rhode Island landmarks like Beavertail and the Narragansett...
I received a plastic camera for Christmas, a Holga 120N. It's beautifully simple to use and takes a lot of the thinking and over-thinking out of photography. It reduces the photographer to pure artist creating art: observe, aim, capture. Of course, because of its lack of bells and whistles, exposures might not quite be what you expected. I'm told to expect light leaks and the "focusing" is really...
A few weeks ago, I made the short trip down to Narragansett in the hopes of finding some surfers out on the water given the prospect of storm swells. Sadly, there wasn't much swell, and only a few people in the water so sorry, no surfing shots. But we did watch the water and light rain blow through, and I captured a few shots of the weather and waves, and even Beavertail Light shining through the...
