5th Annual Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk
It is that time again, the Worldwide Photo Walk will be kicking off in full swing on October 13th 2012! Be sure to check out the website to find a Photo Walk near you. I highly encourage you take part in this awesome opportunity! If you are in the Kansas City area,...
Tick-led By This Location
The title says a lot about this image if you dissect the hyphen accordingly. While I did love this location for shooting HDR images, I went home with about 9 ticks on my legs and found 2 in my hair while driving home. I would say that I am never going back there...
Worst Verb Ever: Photoshopped
WARNING: Blake is about to unveil a bitter diatribe about digital photography, a very bitter diatribe. There are also some spoilers that will make you think twice about the great Photographers before you. If you are weak minded and are fond of the...
Worldwide Photo Walk
Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photo Walk is the reason why you are reading my posts today. Seriously, it was one of those "Butterfly Effect" moments in my life. I signed up for a photo walk and met Matt Kloskowski on the walk, unbeknownst to me who he was, I spoke to him...
I’m Going To Kansas City
Since I am on the topic of my favorite things this month, I must throw a mention out to Kansas City. We were hesitant to move to the Mid-West as we were surrounded by beauty in California. Not to mention several cities within arms reach, San Francisco, San Jose and...
Bumping Into Uglies
I spent several days at my Mother's house last year around this time. Her yard is a photographer's dream come true as her husband has quite the green thumb. She has access to some very wonderful scenery right out of her back door. One morning we went out to do some...
Happy Accidents
I was walking toward this tree with my camera attached to my tripod when I accidentally hit the shutter. I immediately thought, "Well, that one is getting deleted when I get home!". To my surprise I loved the outcome, more-so than all the photos I took that day. I...
Allow Me To Introduce You
Blog visitor this is Ship Rock, Ship Rock this is Blog visitor. This is my favorite location in the world, I have actually requested in my Will that my ashes be spread here. This is a little beach called Ship Rock is about 10 miles north of Santa Cruz CA. It is...
Don’t Worry Be Happy
Just like this guy! So much personality in something as simple as a pair of binoculars at Niagara Falls. These things already look like smiling happy faces, but when they have a nice layer of ice on them they look incredibly cheerful! Photo Tip: When you are out...
Just Another Brick In The Wall
While this photo may hold no interest to you as it is simply a picture of a hole in a wall, it holds a lot of nostalgia for me. You see, I took this photo when I was on the way home from Photoshop World. Matt Kloskowski and RC Concepcion had convinced me to start an...