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Jul
09

Post-Processing Tutorial of a Self-Portrait

posted in Freebies | Photography

Below is a simple walk-through on how I achieved the look in my “Incognito” self-portrait. When browsing through my set of images, sometimes it takes me a while to realize the potential in an image. I force myself to visualize how the images will look if I try cropping them a different way. The composition can really make a mediocre image a GREAT image

Jun
21

On Self-Portraiture

posted in Inspiration | Photography

Self-portraiture is something that I’ve recently been doing for fun or when I need a creative break from a web project.  It all started when I first purchased my DSLR. I really wanted to sharpen my picture-taking and editing skills, so what better and more accessible subject than myself?

While I thoroughly enjoy taking pictures of others

May
02

First Budweiser, Now Tequila

posted in Life | Photography

Gorgeous weather, horse-back riding, shish-kabob grilling, marshmallow roasting, a mud-splashing off-road jeep excursion through the woods, star-gazing, lightning-bug chasing and best of friends gathered ’round a bonfire singing along to the sounds of an acoustic guitar. A perfect start to the weekend in my book