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One Sunday – Three Different Lensbaby Infrareds

Sunday, January 10, 2010

This week-end I found a lot of inspiration in a blog post by Ibarionex Perello titled Just Shoot Something and I think it's something that will resonate with most photographers, so go take a look for yourself, specially if you're a little low on inspiration. In the last few days I have been concentrating on using my Lensbaby on my dedicated infrared Canon 20D which I had converted to infrared by the folks from LifePixel.

Interview with Ibarionex R. Perello

Thursday, December 3, 2009

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Ibarionex is a photographer, writer and educator with nearly 20 years of experience in the photo industry. His images and articles have been published in magazines such as Digital Photo Pro, Shutterbug and Outdoor Photographer. He currently teaches at The Art Center College of Design and BetterPhoto.com. He is the host and producer of the [...]

Photographing Impermanence

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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It’s been too long since I took some time out for photography – even just 20 minutes to make new images. In fact it’s been more than four weeks since I made my little Lensbaby Sees Red, Infrared series. That is way too long, but work has had me bogged down! I start getting agitated when I [...]

Interview with Tony Sweet

Thursday, October 29, 2009

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After 20 years as a professional jazz artist, Tony Sweet changed careers and directed his creative juices towards nature photography. Tony is a 'Nikon Legend Behind the Lens', a member of 'Team Nik' (NikSoftware) and a 'Lensbaby Guru'. His fine art prints are exhibited in private and corporate collections throughout the United States, and he is represented by The Getty Picture Agency. Today, Tony’s work is published on greeting cards, calendars, post cards, posters, annual reports, catalogs and various electronic mediums.

15 Fine Flickr Examples of Lensbaby Images

Thursday, October 22, 2009

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There is an incredible amount of excellent, creative photography to be viewed on flickr. It’s simply mind boggling to think about all the creative talent that’s out there. Today I looked through hundreds and hundreds of different Lensbaby shots on flickr with the intention to make another ‘15 Fine Flickrs’ compilation. There were many beautiful images [...]

15 Fine Flickr Examples of Creative Autumn Photographs

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere you’re in middle of autumn (or fall if you’re in North America) and it’s time to get out and make some photographs. The pursuit of the colours of autumn is one of the most thrilling things you can do within the genre of outdoor ad nature photography. There are several [...]

A Few Wise Words

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

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I like to carry one of the legendary Moleskine notebooks with me as often as I can, so that I can make a note of anything worthy making a note of as and when I come across it. The Moleskine notebooks are available at most good bookstores or you can get them online over at Chronicle Books. So [...]

August Snaps 31 August

Monday, August 31, 2009

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“Kissed by the Wind.” There’s an English proverb that goes something like “all good things must come to an end” and so it is with my August Snaps Project. Today was the last day of what has been both a challenging and creative month filled with photography every day. I made more than 1400 images with my [...]

August Snaps 30 August

Sunday, August 30, 2009

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“Tie-dye.” Tie-dying is accomplished by folding clothing material into a pattern, and binding it with string or rubber bands before dipping it into a dye bath. It became fashionable in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of the hippie style. It was popularized in the United States by musicians such as John Sebastian and [...]

August Snaps 29 August

Saturday, August 29, 2009

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“Cup Thru’ Bottle.” A slightly different image today although it is abstract which I have made before in this August Snaps Project. As the title hints, however, it is simply my daugter’s sippy cup taken through a green bottle while we were having lunch. Yes, you can have fun all day long when you carry a [...]