February 1, 2010 by davewhitscott
What I really should have titled this post was “Happy snot day”. Is it wrong that I think frozen snot is hilarious?
Saturday was the perfect snow day. Seven inches of the softest, lightest powder. It made delicious snow ice cream! And after this picture, felt great going down the back of my jacket. Ah, family bonding.
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January 21, 2010 by davewhitscott
And so now you’re wondering… why would she post this random picture on her blog?
It’s a junky old room in some junky old building!
But wait. You’ll see. It gets better. Because this building? It’s right on the corner of the historic Carthage square.
In the gorgeous “Uptown Downtown” building. And the awesome owners? Have agreed to let us use the loft space for shooting!!! Yay!!! And the best part?
is this amazing room. I know, I know. It’s got trash cans in the middle of the floor to catch raindrops. We’ll move those. But the light? Every photographer’s dream. This was actually used as a photography studio for about 50 years. And now? At least for an hour or two a week, this room will be happy again (looks a little lonely, don’t you think?).
A few shots from our first session to try out the space…
Our most heartfelt thanks to Dennis and Jackie from the fabulous Uptown Downtown for their generosity. If you’re in need of beautiful decor for your home, please take your business to these wonderful folks!
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January 14, 2010 by davewhitscott
The Christmas blizzard of 2009 will likely be Ben’s first memory of snow. We were at my parent’s house for the holidays, and Ben woke up extra early. He and I sat in the window awhile, looking at birds hiding in the eaves – finding patterns in the snow. The light was so beautiful, I just had to capture it. Some moments you need to remember.
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January 9, 2010 by davewhitscott
Once you become a photographer, you no longer have just Thanksgiving. You have a series of photo sessions with family, followed by a very large meal. As a general rule, you should always do the sessions first, especially if dessert is included. My creative juices slow down considerably after about 2000 calories. We did lots of family pictures over the holidays, including these of my parents on “the farm”. I told them I would try to treat it like an engagement session, but that usually involves having people snuggle up and kiss… and c’mon… these are my parents. That’s just weird. But I’m a professional, so I tried to suck it up. I’m just so glad I’m not a podiatrist.
You can’t have pictures on the farm without including the cows. My friends from high school can attest that my very first photographic subjects were cows (not these cows, but maybe their great-great-grandparents, who have long since gone to hamburger heaven). Dave is obviously a city boy. The cows did not love him. He’s much better with preschoolers — really.
If cows don’t say “cheese”, what do they say? Don’t really know the answer to that. Just wondering. Love these pics.
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Anyone can find something interesting to photograph if you look closely. I love the pattern of this slatted chair on my front porch.
Not what you would normally think of to photograph, but look at how gorgeous the texture is on these dead mums. So happy I was lazy and didn’t throw them out when I should have.
Love the variation of colors on this green pot. Notice how narrow the band of focus is. The f-stop for this pic was at 2.8 (my favorite!).
Photographing outside with the snow gives you gorgeous, saturated color. The overcast sky makes the outdoors a giant softbox, and the snow itself is a massive reflector, bouncing the light all around. Gorgeous!
I always use the focus points in my camera to place the focus exactly where I want it to be. See the band of focus in the middle of this picture? I could easily have changed it to have the foreground be in focus, or the leaves at the back of the picture. Changing the focal point completely changes the look of a photo. If you have a digital SLR, you likely CAN select your exact focus point. Check your manual for this!
