Category: Photography
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My PNW Photo of the Week – June 26, 2017
After a few weeks of moving to Bellingham, WA from western Oklahoma we are finally starting to settle in. We’ve gotten all of the important official stuff done, like license plates and new driver’s licenses, and now have time to truly explore the area.There is a small park fairly close to me with a small…
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USAO Iron Pour
Last November I was lucky enough to experience an iron pouring event. It was amazing seeing all of the work that goes into preparing the crucible and melting down the iron before pouring the molten metal into the molds. Here are a couple shots from the event.
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Shots from a recent portrait session
Yesterday I had a little portrait session with a very talented little girl. Let me know what you think of these highlights from the shoot.
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3 Essential Items Needed For Night Photography
I love to get out and shoot images after dark. The world is a different place after the sun goes down. There are new colors hiding just beneath our visual perception which a camera can pick up using long exposures. It is a surreal world of naturally over-saturated tones caused by unnatural industrial lights of…
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The Effect of Lens Compression on Portraits
Hello photographers!Today I want to talk a bit about lens compression and how it affects portrait photography.First of all let’s define lens compression:Lens compression is the apparent compression of space between the foreground and background caused by a combination of changing the lens focal length and the distance from the photographer to the subject.This sounds…
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Fun at the County Fair
Last night I got to try out a new filter. It is called the Cinemorph filter. This is an amazing little filter that stretches your bokeh vertically a bit, making it seem more like something captured by a lens used for letter box cinema. It also has a bit of fishing line down the middle…
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Recent Images of the Night and Oklahoma Weather
https://medium.com/@jwdonley/recent-images-of-the-night-and-of-oklahoma-weather-8f5354068978#.xjethhotw
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Impromptu Shoot at Gina’s
https://medium.com/@jwdonley/impromptu-shoot-at-gina-s-460af6170d60#.eyeqfbsw2
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A Century to Stand, Days to Fall
https://medium.com/@jwdonley/a-century-to-stand-days-to-fall-d7c68e63fdf1#.feh8qrmsp