Family Portrait, Iowa, November 23, 2018.
For this first time in almost two years our children and grandchildren were together in one place, so I did a family portrait this morning. This is my favorite photo for today’s date.
Las Vegas Strip, Nevada. November 22, 1998.
We were on the Las Vegas Strip at night and I wanted a photo of long streaking car lights. I set my tripod up on a pedestrian bridge.
“Watch me!” Columbus, Ohio. November 21, 2008.
My favorite photo for November 21 is this cute little pixie.
Elephant Rock, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. Friday, Nov 20, 1998.
There is only one photo in my “favorite photos” folder for November 20, but it is one of my all time favorite images.
RØDE warning and registration page.
If you aren’t careful, you could end up with a fake RØDE Microphone. If you already bought one, here’s how to tell if it is fake. If you don’t have a RØDE mic, here’s how to avoid buying a fake.
Two ball heads and two 3-way heads.
A good tripod head will save you lots of frustration. For still photography I recommend two types of tripod heads. If you do a little of everything you will want a quality ball head for the quick and easy aiming of the camera. If you only do landscape or architectural photography and you want precise separate controls in each axis of motion, you will want a 3-way head.
Looking for a tripod? Choose wisely. Other than a camera and a good lens, nothing can make a bigger difference in your photography than a good tripod. This is the place to find information, recommended models, and links to more information.
The ads show up on FaceBook all the time. They talk about wonderful lenses that will turn your smart phone into a camera that is better than a DSLR costing thousands of dollars. They brag about German engineering, a NASA optical formula, or the testing that proves their lenses are better than expensive lenses from Nikon, Zeiss, Leica, or Canon. The names of the companies change on a regular basis, but the scam is the same. Sad to say, a lot of people actually fall for this nonsense.
Posted Sep. 12, 2017. Updated and re-posted November 15, 2018. Updated November 12, 2023.
iPhone photography has become a huge thing. According to Flickr, their millions of users take more pictures with an iPhone (47%) than any other camera. A lot of iPhone photographers are looking for add on lenses for their phone, and that may include you. So which lenses are the best?
Posted September 19, 2017. Revised and re-posted November 14, 2018.
Just a few of many Canon refurbished cameras and lenses from the Canon USA web site.
Do you want to buy a Canon DSLR and/or lenses on a budget? This article is for you.
Estimated Print Life from Wilhelm Imaging Research
Would you rather pay for a print that will fade in as little as 5 or 6 years, or would you rather pay for a better quality print that will last up to 50 years? That’s not all. The print with a very short life expectancy might cost more than the better quality print. People buy short life span prints all the time. Why? Because they don’t have the right information, and they may have no idea that prints have such widely different life spans.
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Andrew, Eagle Scout Court of Honor, Keller, Texas. November 12, 2017.
My favorite photo for November 12 is our grandson Andrew receiving his Eagle Scout award.
Lightning, east of Lubbock, Texas. November 11, 1988.
The southwestern U.S. has some wonderful thunderstorms with well defined storm fronts. You can determine the direction of the storm front, set up a few miles away from where the front will pass by you, prefocus the lens, and lock open my shutter and wait for a lightning strike. This is my favorite lightning bolt from this particular storm.
Lela Rae, Michigan. Nov 8, 2007.
This was an easy choice. I was working with Lela Rae to create images for her portfolio. This is one of our favorite photos from our collaboration.
Matt, Worthington, Ohio. November 6, 2011.
November seems to be the month for portraits. All of the photos for this date in my “favorite photos” folder are portraits. Continue reading
Father and Son, New York November 5, 2005.
This was an easy choice today. It is our oldest son with his oldest son. They had heard a sound in the distance and spotted a helicopter flying by.
The Vietnam Women’s Memorial, Washington D.C. November 4, 2014.
Today is a day for Washington D.C. Memorials plus one wildlife image.
Canon DSLR with two lenses for under $400.
Yes, you can get a quality, name brand DLSR with two lenses for under $400.
Family Portrait, Virginia. November 3, 2014.
Today’s favorite photo was such an easy pick. A few years ago our oldest son wanted a family portrait. We went to a wooded area not far from his home and created some images.
Cemetery, Shaftsbury, Vermont. October 23, 2017.
After my trip to Acadia National Park, which was featured in the last few posts, I headed home by way of Vermont. What a beautiful state!
Acadia National Park at Night, Maine. October 18, 2017.
Last fall I went on my first trip to Acadia National Park. I arrived long after sunset but that was not going to stop me from taking pictures. I drove into the park, found a small parking area beside the road and stopped to take pictures.
Sunny in the Park, Columbus, Ohio. October 17, 2017.
If you have been following along with this series for a while, you already know our dog Sunny is one of my favorite subjects. We were walking through his favorites park when I stopped to do a portrait. This is my favorite photo for October 17.
Sarah, Silver Metallic Body Paint, Columbus, Ohio. October 16, 2015.
All of my favorite photos for October 16 happen to be of the same person.
Autumn Leaves, Columbus, Ohio. October 14, 2012.
I was taking our dog for a walk through our neighborhood and looking at all of the fallen leaves. I stopped and took a picture of this cluster of leaves with my iPhone. I processed the photo with one of my favorite smart phone apps, Painteresque. It is my favorite photo for this date.
Balloon Flower Closeup, iPhone with Olloclip closeup lens, Columbus, Ohio. October 12, 2015.
In my October 9 post in this series I mentioned taking iPhone photos in my garden as a result of an interview for a photography article for the Akron Beacon Journal. I was back at it in my garden on October 12.
Janae and Her Ukelele, Kalamazoo, Michigan. October 10, 2015.
My favorite photo for October 10 was easy to pick. We were visiting our daughter Janae in Michigan and she decided to get out her ukelele and play and sing a few songs. Continue reading
Sunset, Vermilion Lakes, Banff National Park, Canada. October 7, 2012.
This is the story behind one of my favorite images. It was a dreary cloudy, day in Banff with rain and drizzle off and on all day long. Most of the afternoon I was hanging out in the fireplace room at a bed and breakfast and visiting with the other guests, all Canadian.
Favorite Photos, September 1-30. Click for a larger version.
Here are my favorite photos for September. The story behind this project is here. There isn’t a photo for September 19 since I didn’t take a single favorite photo on that date over the last 30 plus years.
Bull Elk, Beaver Meadows, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. September 29, 2015.
It was really tough to pick a favorite photo for September 29. I have 60 photos in my “favorite photos” folder that were all taken September 29. So I picked three.