Studio 1122

07/12/2024

His story. Christ in you can be Your story too

06/03/2024

Who is he?

01/22/2023

Snow Day

11/24/2022

With Thanksgiving in my Heart

10/03/2022

I know it has been a long time, BUT . . .

11/26/2020

08/28/2019

Photoshop Fun With Filters

07/11/2019

Deciphering Digital Device

From Camera Obscura to Digital camera over the last 40 years I have studied and experienced much in photography. My desire is to grab a moment of time for all to enjoy or disdain, see or avoid. A moment invokes a response; good, bad, and ugly. As a child sitting in a large cardboard box (camera obscura) watching the other kids play in the driveway, through an accidental “pinhole”, and jumping out when they got close was an influential memory and too fun. My Uncle Bill's black and white prints washing in the sink. Big Daddy Jack White in high school photo class. John Dunker's satirical critiques. And many years in photo labs and newspapers. Watching the process go from totally photo-chemical to today's CCD / CMOS pixel preserve. “Watching the process” may best define most enjoyment I find. With all that in mind, yes, I got my first “pro-sumer” digital camera a Nikon D5500.
This is not meant as a product review, but my venting view to you. I like digital photography. The instant ability to view an image and correct. Composition, exposure, lighting, costume, hair, makeup, etc. etc. etc. But I grew-up and love the feel of pulling a roll of film through the mechanism. Precise measuring of chemicals, coating papers, darkrooms with giant sheets of film submerged in trays of liquids, interrupting the light from an enlarger, red and amber safe-lights, and so much more. With film you snap the shutter at an exact moment. In digital sometimes there is a delay. At first I missed most of the action. Now I catch more than I miss. The joy of both is after capture. Photo Shop, Lightroom, Sams Club, whatever manipulation of the image hopefully results in publication.
Since my last album I have used a Kodak digital point and shoot as my primary camera, because it came with an “Easy Share” printer. Which failed in moist and dusty conditions, though with good image quality but expensive per print. Now I can use all my Nikon lens and hope to share my next album soon. In Joy. Bruce.

03/01/2016

Photo 101 Rules of engagement
Notice the color of white paper, and you'll see the light. Light sources have a hue: tungsten is orange, mercury v***r and florescent are green, daylight is blue, and etc. All measured in degrees Kelvin also called “color temperature”. This matters most if using color film. Most digital cameras automatically “white balance”. Nevertheless some of the most fun I've had is mixing light sources for color effects. In Joy; Bruce

08/26/2014

Rule of Thirds. See the frame divided into thirds horizontally and vertically. Placing your subject on an intersection of the grid lines will create interest and avoid the “bulls-eye” shot.

10/18/2012

Walkin' Fall

11/12/2011

Home is where the heart is.