My First Show!

I am pleased to announce that I have been asked to be one of 15 artists presenting work for sale at the Walnut Farm Montessori's "Art Experience" fund raiser at Bentonville Plaza on April 18th. I'm so stoked it's not even funny. Many thanks to Judi Harrison for getting me in the door (Judi will also be a presenting artist and whose work I adore). I get to keep 75% of anything I sell. I haven't ever thought about really selling anything. I don't really even know what to do.

A big thanks to all of you who have encouraged me, complimented me, and taught me (whether or not you knew it), because you have played a part in this as well.

Since this show is supposed to be for artists with collection, I guess I need to put together a collection. Suggestions would be deeply appreciated.

Great Guest Blog over at Kelby Training

As I have mentioned previously, I am a fan of Zack Arias, an Atlanta-based photographer. Scott Kelby invited him to be a guest blogger over at his website. Instead of a boring routine ol' blog post (ahem!), he made a video. Those of you who know me will recognize the common thread of fathers with bad medical conditions (you know it had to be something other than the photography, because I'm not even in Zack's universe when it comes to photography). The timing of my seeing this is somewhat ironic, given that Dad's birthday would have been tomorrow.

Things You Can Do in Your Living Room

Who needs a studio?















For this shot, I hung a fluffy, deep-red blanket from the top of our TV armoir in the living room (anchored it with Julie's dumbbells, actually), stuck a small stool a few feet in front of it, and my daughter, ham that she is, took center stage while I set up the lights. At camera right is a speedlight about 7-feet high into a reflective umbrella (probably about 1/2 power), and at camera left is another speedlight through a Stofen Omnibounce at about 1/8th or 1/4. I don't remember the exact settings and didn't write them down. Flashes were triggered by Cybersync triggers.

Paying Attention

I've been bitching about not getting to go photograph Ann Falls last week during the ice storm. Today is really the first chance I had to go out there and check it out. I should have taken my waders because the money shots are really down in the falls. I took a few pics, and posted the best ones on my Flickr page.

I drug Paul Schaefer out with me. And as we were finishing up around the falls, he mentioned that he wanted to run down and shoot this old Chevy pick-up parked under a canopy at the old recycling center. In my single-minded desire to shoot the falls, I lost sight (figuratively, if you will) of what I've been trying to tell myself since this post: shoot what's out there. Here's my favorite shot of the day (including the waterfall).

EXIF: ISO 100, f/4.8 for 1/80" at 122mm (Nikkor 70-300VR)