So I’m now officially an international photographer and traveler! Just thought I would say hello from Niagara Falls, Ontario. I’ll be home tomorrow afternoon, and won’t likely look at images until Sunday or so. The below were taken with my iPhone 16 Pro Max.
This week, I’m in the Upper peninsula of Michigan, sitting in a cabin on the shores of Lake Superior. These photographs were taken from the cabin property itself, evidencing the natural beauties found in this great countryside.
I was published today in “She Shoots Magazine,” a weekly publication that features women artists. I was hoping for more exposure, but they only ran two of my images. But… I’m now published!
A genuine American hero, he carries 47 years of experience in the U.S. Steel ironworks total, including blast furnaces, where he was involved in a plant accident that nearly killed him. He’s my hero too.
I do that!
I am pleased to announce that I have begun mentoring with Justin Mott, a very successful commercial photographer based in Vietnam. Justin’s style is rooted in documentary photography, having shot over 100 assignments for The New York Times. He runs his own production company, Mott Visuals, through which he works with such clients as the IHG Hotels Group. He is also a devoted teacher, YouTuber, and mentor to many. I will be further honing my skills with him over the next several months.
I had a wonderful photoshoot this past week with James Trombka. We worked on the streets of Kent to capture some great images thanks to James’ modeling techniques. You can view his gallery here, and his photograph is below.
Lastly, I tested my digital file back-up system for my travels, and everything just worked perfectly. What I am doing is running a CF Express Type A card reader to an external dock, while also connecting it to a battery power source and a ProGrade 2TB external disk drive, with the external dock connected to my iPad. File transfer from the digital card to the hard drive was simple using the iPad’s file system, and then connecting the hard drive to my Mac Studio and downloading the files into Lightroom CC also worked like a charm.
Learn with me! I am now offering private, one-on-one coaching services for the low, low price of only $75 for 90 minutes of mentoring. Book with me to learn about light, the exposure triangle, and importantly composition, or what you are interested in. Each session is uniquely tailored to what you wish to accomplish. Book with me now; kindly fill out the contact form and state “one-on-one” in the comments.
I do all of my editing in Adobe Lightroom Classic. They have a feature set called Presets, which are saved settings that other photographers have perfected for a certain photograhic “look.” I don’t have any of my own Presets as yet, because I’m still playing around with curves and figuring out the best settings for my images.
Today I downloaded Jared Polin’s (aka The Fro) FroPack 4 Preset Pack here. And I have to admit, as a first-timer, it’s pretty cool. I used a Preset called “Brooklyn” on the photograph below, and it came out pretty stunning. It’s got that film photography vibe. I will be using Presets a lot more with my photo editing, and getting more of The Fro’s Presets in the future. Check’em out, they’re pretty rad!
Went to the famous “umbrella alley” in Louisville today.
