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Posts from December 2010

1 year ago

Shooting Backwards

Earlier this year I spent a week documenting the story of my good friend Odette as she reunited with her two daughters from Rwanda after four long years of separation. Several days after the girls landed, Odette was eager to immerse them in American culture. Introducing them to the significant sights in Washington D.C. (within driving distance from their new apartment home) made the list of [...]

1 year ago

Warmth of Sepia vs. Cool of Black & White

When I'm processing images, I often consider the potential strength and timeless appeal of an image in black and white, particulary if I want to place visual emphasis on an expression, a gesture, or a spontaneous moment. What I don't typically consider, is the use of sepia tone.  Using an image processing application such as Aperture on your desktop (or the Photofx app on your iPhone), try [...]

1 year ago

Art of iPhoneography

I have a confession. I shoot most often with my iPhone. And that’s pretty much every day. I do this because I can't stop seeing images… because I'm fascinated with the act of collecting and connecting these images like pieces in a giant puzzle… and because my iPhone is always with me. My SLR with its powerful settings and weighty lenses is not. iPhoneography, the art of [...]

1 year ago

5 Tips for Capturing Captions

If you're on a client or self-imposed documentary assignment, one of the most challenging tasks on your list of priorities is to capture and retain detailed information about your subject matter to craft thoughtful captions. There’s no question that captions add value to our images, but how can you master the art of capturing source material for captions when all you really want to do is [...]

1 year ago

Rage Against the Perfect Holiday Portrait

If your kitchen counter is anything like my kitchen counter this time of year, it’s a mess. The mail comes in through the back door and stalls on the edge of the island. Yet nestled within the bulk of screaming catalogs, there are a handful of handwritten envelopes from familiar addresses that stir moments of much-needed pause in the flurry of December. Traditionally, holiday photo cards [...]

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