Time
It slips away fast and before you know it, the face you see in the mirror is not the same. A few more lines, a little more gray. One thing is guaranteed, nothi...
Category: General Chat
General talk about photography
Automotive Details – Jeep Liberty
This is my first in a series, featuring detailed automotive photography. I used a Jeep for my first shoot becau...
Virtual Machine
A new addition to our Smiles Are Free bag of tricks, courtesy of Mike Abshier, is a virtual background system. I was put in charge of the equipment, and asked t...
Old Tractor, Before After
After being inspired by the latest Perfect Inspiration video by Brian Matiash, I remembered a shot I took of an old rusting tractor in 1999. I thought I’d...
Giving Back
Several years ago, some friends and I decided to give back by using our photography. We reached out to several community centers in the New York City vicinity a...
Canon 7D firmware upgrade
Canon’s EOS 7D firmware v2 upgrade. The release will be coming in August. Here’s the list of new features: • Improved maximum burst for RAW images (...
Before After
My first post in a series that show some of my photography, before and after processing. This shot was taken last year in October. It was a cold, dreary day, an...
Top 10 most annoying words people use
1. like 2. seriously 3. just sayin 4. actually 5. you know what I mean 6. whatever 7. obviously 8. free gift (isn’t a gift already free?) 9. literally 10....
Photographing a show
I enjoy the privilege of photographing performances produced by Bergen County Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts, in Hackensack New Jersey. BCA is a mag...
11 minutes with number 10!
Last Sunday (Jan 15), I watched the NY Giants eliminate the Green Bay Packers by a whopping 37 – 20. An enjoyable game, no doubt. I grew up a Giants fan, ...