Photography

The Bodie Foundation’s Calendar contest has ended and I’ve uploaded my images for this year.  The above is the gravesite of Rosa May.  She was a prostitute that followed the mining towns and died in Bodie during the infuenza epidemic.  Despite the fact that she nursed many of the miners and was very charitable, she… »

Make Your Own Light Tent

I’ve tried hanging up a white sheet and setting up lights and it just doesn’t work. When you want a good product image you really need to use a tent. Now a decent one will run you a couple of hundred plus the lights. So when I decided to try Ebay I… »

Proof you don’t really need the “right camera”

This shot was taken by my 13 year old son with his Grandmothers point-and-shoot camera.
He has expressed an interest in Photography and while it still remains to be see whether he’ll retain his interest or if he has a good eye for composition, he did good here.
I pointed out this shot to him as we… »

Photo Manipulation

As it’s been a quiet and relaxing mothers day for me and I’m currently listening to Jon Schmidt’s beautiful music as I work I thought I’d show some work I’m doing.
The subject is Wagon Train as it’s getting to be that time of year again and I am anxious to photograph this years event especially… »

New Portrait Work

In the gallery are a few recent portraits I’ve taken.  I hadn’t had the chance to get creative in a long time but with the end of the school year coming up, the yearbook to finish and spring getting close (up here in the mountains it’s not quite here yet) not to mention the kids… »