Encapsulation
When you have four kids like I do, shopping for food occurs frequently. The one thing you want to do when you take the kids into the supermarket is to…
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December 15, 2012
Nicky in a fedora
We recently celebrated Nicky's eleventh birthday. The fedora hat shown in this photo was one of the birthday presents he had requested. I don't know where he gets his sense…
November 25, 2012
Teaching Katie Rose to play chess
I am teaching Katie Rose to play chess. She gets the basic moves and is learning some openings---although she sometimes wants to jump all the pieces over each other the…
August 25, 2012
Julian Graduates from Middle School
My oldest son Julian graduated today from Middle School at Star Academy. We are very proud of him---and very appreciative of the work the school has done with him to…
June 29, 2012
iPhoneography
The best camera to use is the one you have with you, and the camera I have with me all the time is my iPhone. So most of the photos…
June 12, 2012
Pout
Katie Rose has learned that the pout can be mightier than Mom and Dad, mightier than the sword, and mightier than this blogger. She is persistent and remorseless in getting her way---if…
May 26, 2012
Katie Rose is four!
Recently we celebrated Katie Rose's fourth birthday. As you can see, the birthday girl had a good time. To see her today gives us a big smile, and it always…
May 14, 2012
Advance Copy: Creating HDR Photos
Yesterday we received an advance copy of my new book Creating HDR Photos: The Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range Photography published by Amphoto. In keeping with family traditions, this morning I…
May 5, 2012
Photographing Flowers: Advance copy arrives
In keeping with family tradition, Katie Rose is shown here with an advance copy of Photographing Flowers: Exploring Macro Worlds with Harold Davis from Focal Press. The bulk of the…
August 20, 2011
Katie Rose in the Garden
I shot this photo of Katie Rose in the garden the other day with my new 35mm f/1.8 Nikkor lens. This is essentially a very high-quality prosumer lens, and surprisingly…
July 19, 2011
Happy Birthday Mathew
Recently we celebrated Mathew's seventh birthday. He is shown in this photo blowing out the candles on his birthday cake. Mathew and this blog are close to the same age.…
July 13, 2011
Through a Glass Lightly
I took Katie Rose for lunch yesterday to Ikea. We both had Swedish meatballs and french fries. Then we started fooling around with my iPhone camera. Altogether Katie and I…
June 28, 2011
Skinny on Fatherhood
When Katie Rose was born she weighed less than two pounds. She's still small for her age, and likes to fit in small spaces like the bathroom towel storage shown…
June 19, 2011
Mathew
Mathew is my almost-seven-year-old son. Sometimes he is a ball of energy and sometimes he is abrasive. Often he is full of love and affection and wonder at the world…
June 14, 2011
Creative Landscapes
In a family tradition, Katie Rose checks out my new book Creative Landscapes: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques.
May 22, 2011
Katie Rose Is Three
My darling Katie Rose is three. She's shown in this snapshot at her three-year checkup; check out Prize Specimen, an earlier visit to the same pediatrician. Katie's milestones remind us…
May 12, 2011
Blanket DNA
Picking compulsively at his beloved blanket, Mathew leaves these microscopic skeins of fabric everywhere. He and Nicky have dubbed them "blanket DNA."
April 18, 2011
Julian and Katie Rose
Wherever you go, there you are. If you have an iPhone there you are with a fairly decent camera. A fairly decent camera with some interesting features. Great for photographing…
March 26, 2011