Archive for April, 2009

What happend to April?

April 30th, 2009

We are nearing the end of another month.  I’m sitting here asking myself “What happened to the month of April?”
It seems like I just got started on this month’s topic of lighting, and it’s almost time to wrap it up.  Sorry I didn’t post more about my experience.  It was one of those things where [...]

Panasonic Lumix LX3 vs. Canon G10

April 17th, 2009

So, you have a digital SLR but don’t find yourself using it as much as your point-and-shoot because it is just too big to be carrying with you all of the time… or, you don’t have a digital SLR and can’t justify spending the money on one, or you just don’t want a big camera.

If you’re going to do something… take the time to do it

April 15th, 2009

if you’re going to go out thinking that you want to shoot good photos, you need to focus on taking good photos and not worry about the people around you

Lighting 102: Distance

April 4th, 2009

Lighting 102: Distance, originally uploaded by timothylarson.
I’m not rushing through these exercises, partly because I’ve ordered a second light set-up after Sam Parsons, a friend of mine, expressed some interest in going through the Lighting 102 exercises as well.
But I had enough free time today, that I figured that I had to do at least [...]

Vision

April 3rd, 2009

“Having a long term vision makes dealing with every day decision making surprisingly easy. Things that may have seemed complicated problems become just little annoyances once you’ve developed your vision.” ~ Bert Stephani (Squeeze the Lime)
I was reading a blog entry today on Squeeze the Lime written by Bert Stephani talking about “Vision.”  Today I [...]

Lighting 102: Angles

April 1st, 2009

Lighting 102: Angles, originally uploaded by timothylarson.
Welcome to the first day in April!
Not only does that mean that it is April Fool’s Day, but, since it’s a new month, it also means that it is the day where I move on to learning more about a new area of interest…