The Way I See It...

I’m Back up and running

Thu, 8 Jul 2010 12:41:07 -0400

Wow! It seems like forever since I updated this blog. There have been some major web site problems to deal with and then of course there has been a boatload of work to do which came fast and furious for the last month or so. I will not complain about the work but the web site stuff was a real drag. I now have my domain name registered with a new registra and I have moved my web site to a new host server which promises faster downloads and better service and dependability. Hopefully I can now fall into a routine which will allow me to keep this site current. I’ll try anyway.

I have been doing a ton of corporate and event photography. I even shot a wedding and a couple of Bat Mitzvas. College graduation time during the month of May and June was a real bear. Three universities keep me really busy. Not to say I didn’t enjoy it. I love shooting the colleges. Young people full of hope and dreams for the future are quite inspiring to be around. I really love the excitement and enthusiasm they exhibit daily.

There have been a few new names added to client list which I am very thankful for. Mostly corporate portrature and some publication projects. And, I have been playing around with some fine art projects as well.

Take a look at the photos at left and it will give you an idea about what I’ve been shooting.
MTC - Bob

A Fond Fairwell

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:07:45 -0400

Thursday, April 22, 2010 was my last day working at the Philadelphia Daily News. For nearly 26 years that paper’s newsroom had been my home. The people there had been as much a part of my family as any living relative and the job of producing a daily newspaper was about as important a task as one could hope for.

There were many reason leading up to my retirement but lets just say it was my time to go. That decision is truly bitter sweet. On one hand I am not part of a newspaper for the first time since 1963. On the other, I am now free to manage my corporate photography business full time and hopefull make it thrive.
Sad about the former and happy about the latter. Bitter sweet to be sure.

Many thanks go out to all my friends at the paper who gave me an absolutly wonderful send off. Your kind words and gifts are very much appreciated. Be assured that I will never forget any of you and you will always be a part of what was a heck of a good ride.

MTC / BL

Snow always meant fun - what Happened?

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:52:20 -0500

It seems like such a short time ago that two feet of snow would have created a mountain of happiness. School would be suspended, normal everday tasks would be postponed and everybody would be heading to the nearest sliding hill. At least for the younger set.

Now that I have reached adulthood it is all different. Snow means work delays, heavy lifting and sore muscles.

It was hard to remember the fun that snow once brought until I notced our dog Roxanne. Snow for her just meant having fun.

Lens Baby - Baby

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:55:19 -0400

Well, I told you it was about having a little fun with photography.... I have been playing with a Lens Baby and having a ball doing so. For those that don’t know what a Lens Baby is I’ll explain. It is a distortion lens that allows for a selective focus treatment of about anything that lands in front of the camera. Small area of sharp focus and blur all around. I like the feel of the photos and have decided it actually has a place in my photo life. Hope you all enjoy seeing the results. You may recognize the crusty old geezer on top as Jon Falk. My mentor and sage in all things photographic. mtc - bob

High speed sync

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 21:10:54 -0400

One of the really great things about digital photography is that it seems to be unlimited as far as creative potential. For years we were limited to 1/60th of a second flash sync speed. Later speeds of up to 1/250th of a second came to be. Now with the Nikon and Canon camera/flash systems we can shoot at speeds up to 1/8000th of a second. This does a couple of neat things for us. One, it allows us to darken down backgrounds and shoot at wide open apertures on bright sunny days. It also allows for amazing stop action photos using strobe in broad daylight. The photos shown were all shot at speeds greater than 1/400th. The top photo was at 1/1000th of a second.
This is Renee. An amazing person who is a devoted wife and mother, a black belt martial artist and a fantastic dancer. She posed for a few high speed sync tests today and although this is a work in progress I think you can see where I am going with this. More to come from High Speed Sync.