Camp Fire

Ok, more like a gas flame, but it felt like a camp fire.

Blue Eyes

Blue Eyes

Hang on Fisher family, I'm almost done editing your images. Here's one more for your viewing pleasure. You are going to be amazed by what we were able to capture last week.

Pontiac GTO

Pontiac GTO

These classic car photos are some of my favorite subjects when on photo walks. There's so much character and style into these cars that makes them a lot of fun to photograph.

Air Guitar

Air Guitar

I like to call this style of photography "Throwing stuff into the air." My kids roll their eyes when I say "hey, let's throw stuff in the air!" but they oblige and it is usually a lot of fun.

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 50 mm

The Catch

The Catch

In order to get this shot I was laying on the ground. I had to trust that the person catching the ball would actually catch the ball. I got lucky during this shoot.

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Rambler Chill

Rambler Chill

I did a lot of traveling this week and this Rambler was seen on the side of the road. I used my 50mm lens with a polarizing filter and an wide open aperture of F3.5 to get this look. This is the hood ornament of a Rambler, though I'm not sure this was the stock paint job.

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Slugger Joe

Slugger Joe

I did a lot of portrait work this weekend and I learned a lot from it (photographers are constantly leaning.) Many of the portraits that I took in the past were with a 50mm lens and I felt that it was the perfect lens for the job. Everything I had read told me that a zoom lens of 70 to 200mm should be used instead of a 50mm, and this weekend I found out exactly why. One of the portraits I attempted was with a woman with a more prominent nose and it made her face look out of proportion. Switching to the zoom lens fixed the elongation and made a big difference in the nose and facial features. The portrait above was taken with the zoom lens and I really liked the result.

Nikon D80
Lens: 70-210mm F/4-5.6
Focal Length: 135mm
Exposure Mode: Shutter Priority
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/100 sec - F/6.3
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200

Sun Beams

Sun Beams

Clouds and sun are easy targets for a photographer, but most require being in the right place at the right time with your camera. This was one of those situations. Later this same evening I missed an amazingly lit auburn sky, but I think this was better.

Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/14
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Portrait Time

Portrait Time

A day in the sun with a camer a is a good day. I took way too many photos to publish on this blog, but here's one from today's portrait session.

Yield To The Sky

Yield To The Sky

This sign was begging me to photograph it this morning. I can't explain it really. I just saw this image in my head and had to photograph it.

Sky Blue

Sky, originally uploaded by edwardjohnphotography.

I love photos of the sky for my desktop background. It gives me a sense of freedom and escape from the closed cubicle world that I sit beneath during the work day. I took a great photo of myself today running from camera. Stay tuned for that post on Thursday.