Choosing the best light for the moment
Seven photos from today's photo trek are categorized by the strong compositional emphasis of light. A common element for many feature photos is the wait. find a spot where you think a photo will happen in the near future, stand in the right spot, and wait. I did and...
My neighborhood is complex, like Rod Serling
Spent most of my morning monitoring utility work in and near the easement at the rear of my small plot of Westerville. The city is upgrading underground power lines and as luck would have it a main transformer box sits at the corner of my much less than an acre piece...
Thinking of saints and poets at the community garden
It's that time of the year where the community garden at Blendon Township begins to take shape as the gardeners till, row, prepare, and plant their small plots for what they hope will be a great harvest of fresh vegetables. There was a time where the fields adjacent...
Photographing the joy and the pain
One of the great things about having a photographer as a father or grandfather is you can always ask him to shoot you a new portrait for Facebook like Abigail did yesterday. One of the bad things about having a news photographer as a father or grandfather is he always...
Keeping the granddaughter happy
Abigail loves to be photographed but it is always on her terms. Usually when everything is perfect from makeup to shoes. I'm not sure if today was an exception to her rules or she desperately wanted a new photo. Either way, I obliged her as the sun settle behind the...
Choosing colorful subjects to not illustrate the story
It's a cold day in May. What to do except go to the garden store to see what people are buying? They were buying what you would expect from greenhouses filled to overflowing with flowering annuals and perennials, and vegetable plants. There is really not anything new...
Honeycombs and rough sawn boards
There were many choices for today's My Final Photo. From abortion protests and free hugs at Otterbein to new spring growth of an ever expanding carpet of poison ivy. Out of it all I chose the simplicity of a piece of honeycomb left for natural recycling at the hives...
No photos of my sister! Put the camera away!
Wednesday beginning in spring means the Uptown Westerville Farmers Market where I spend several hours each week talking with farmers and their customers. Usually I come away with photos of the latest crops or someone inspecting fruits and vegetables or carrying their...
No photos of my sister! Put the camera away!
Wednesday beginning in spring means the Uptown Westerville Farmers Market where I spend several hours each week talking with farmers and their customers. Usually I come away with photos of the latest crops or someone inspecting fruits and vegetables or carrying their...
Finding the right moment for portrait
He wasn't the first man I saw working on the asphalt crew. But he was the one with the beard. The others were younger. Some so young they could have been his kids or perhaps a grandchild although that's a stretch. I knew right away I wanted a portrait of this man...
A manual focus portrait of friends at the library
Manual focus required There is little to say about these two youngsters except they are the best of friends, almost inseparable in their affection for each other. They are children of families where I tangential knowledge of the parents through people I work with and...
Portraits and photos with people I didn't know
Had a great weekend of photo fun. On Saturday there were quilters at the Westerville Public Library followed by A lovely lady who allowed me to shoot her photo while she was having her hair done. I stayed around long enough to the finished look. The day ended with...
Photos before the dance
Not a lot to say about today's My Final Photo except how much fun it is to observe and record the joy of so many people.
No use crying unless you've dropped your ice cream
Graeters Ice Cream in Uptown Westerville is double test of my strength. It's a rare day that I don't walk or ride my bike past Graeters in Uptown Westerville. It's rare I stop for a photo although I often step inside to fill a water bottle. The test arrives to see if...
Earlene Wandrey book signing portrait in available light
One of the greatest aspects about a photographer is being able to attend private events and be a witness to other peoples lives. Today was one of those days. Earlene Wandrey returned to Westerville for a series of books signings for her biography "Walk in My Shoes."...