by JB | Dec 13, 2013 | Creative, Flypaper textures, Texture, Totally Rad
If you missed my last post, my wife and I just got back from a wonderful vacation to Disney. This image was captured hand-held at ISO 3200. The ever changing color and lights on the castle are really quite beautiful. A “straight” image didn’t do...
by JB | Nov 18, 2013 | Creative, Essence, Inspiration
Nancy Rotenberg’s book, “Photography and The Creative Life”, is one of my most cherished books, a book I refer to often. It is full of inspiration and passion, Nancy’s passion. It is not a book about technique, f/stops or shutter speeds. In...
by JB | Oct 31, 2013 | Abstract, Creative, Fuji, Fuji X-Pro1
Fuji X-Pro1 – 14mm Fuji lens Another from our wonderful morning in Cape May. The sky was simply amazing. A big thank you to all those who support the webinars I do for Topaz. Yesterday we had another full house, thanks! The recorded version is available to...
by JB | Oct 22, 2013 | Abstract, Creative, Flypaper textures, Totally Rad
While in New Hampshire, my tour partner Dan was drawn to this particular scene. At first, I thought it would make a strong b&w but then I thought it might be even better with texture. To make this happen, I used the INVERSE command to make the base image a...
by JB | Feb 7, 2013 | Creative, Cuba
The terrace that Hemingway writes about in “The Old Man and the Sea” is the La Terazza Bar in Cojimar, about 20 minutes from downtown Havanna. Cojimar is a very interesting, small fishing village. This particular home is near the end of the main street....
by JB | Feb 2, 2013 | Creative, Cuba, Inspiration
I photographed this car last year. I loved the Lafayette sign above it. I’m pretty sure the car has not moved since last year. It was very dirty and seemed to be in the very spot I found it previously. I was not going to photograph it again and then, like I...