Golden Hour
My favorite time to take images is on the fringes of the day, early morning just before sunrise through the rise of the golden sun spreading warm tones across the landscape. We again get those golden tones as the sun lowers again at the end of the day. I recently went to the beach…
Read MoreArchitectural
This weeks challenge is too use some sort of architectural element in our images. I immediately thought about Franklin Square. Franklin Square was initially an industrial neighborhood. As industries moved out, but eventually someone had the great idea to turn the area into a combination of residential and commercial spaces. Buildings were renovated and turned…
Read MoreWide Open
This weeks challenge was to shoot wide-open. Wide-open refers to the widest aperture that your lens allows. Depending on the lens you use, this could vary greatly. I have one fixed lens that I can shoot at an f- stop as low as 1.4. On another lens it only goes down to 3.5 or 4.0…
Read MoreNegative Space
Negative space is used to create eye movement across the image. Doing this creates more interest. In animal photography, I often create the negative space towards the area the animal is looking. It stimulates the viewer to wonder where the animal is running or what he may be looking at. In the case of a…
Read MoreBig Sky
This weeks subject provided a little bit of a challenge this week. The weather was not cooperating. Although we had a few brief moments that I saw big puffy clouds, they didn’t happen to be at a time that I was free to take some images, nor did I have a dog with me. I decided…
Read MoreDoorways
This weeks topic is doorways. I was recently at Oakwood Cemetery with Declan for my blog about a local landmark. This is the large doorway that leads into the Mortuary Chapel. Declan appears miniature in relation to this huge arch. This next image is not actually a doorway, but Declan is posed in front…
Read MoreHead Tilt
The head tilt of a dog is an adorable feature we humans seem to melt with. In the case of a puppy, it doesn’t matter what kind of trouble he got himself into, one tilt of the head and a smile is brought to our face and all is forgiven. Some speculation includes: Tilting their…
Read MoreBy A Nose
Whether they are happy to see you or stand guard in warning of danger, dogs use their noses to determine if something is to be feared or trusted. Have you ever wondered why dogs go nose to nose with other dogs, or nose to butt? Or why their noses are cold and wet? It turns…
Read MoreLandmarks
This week I took Declan to a local landmark. Oakwood Cemetery is a Historic Cemetery built in 1859. New York City landscaper Howard Daniels transformed this 160 acres of land that included hills, valleys with springs and sturdy oaks into what was considered the picturesque ideal of landscape designs of that time. Mortuary Chapel…
Read MoreSelfies
Thursday June 21st is National Selfie day. National Selfie day was established just 4 short years ago, but the act of taking self portraits started to become very popular with the advent of cell phones which had a camera attachment. While the trend for selfie’s may have become popular at this time, I would challenge…
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