I was born in the late 1970s and like many people my age, I grew up with 35mm film as the primary photographic medium for which to capture memories and light. While I didn’t get into photography as a serious hobby until the rise of digital photography in the early 2000s, I shot film for…
Category: Photos
Macro – Tearing Apart My First Digital Camera
If you have been a longtime visitor to the site, you my have read a little retrospective I did where I thought back through my journey as a photographer. Mentioned in there was the very first digital camera I ever owned, which was a Kodak DC3400. I got this camera as a college graduation present…
My Favorite Photos of 2021
If you’ve been around this site for a while, you’ll know that every year I like to go through the images I’ve taken throughout the year and pick out some favorites to share. These aren’t always my best photos, but the ones that I personally like the best throughout the year. This year was one…
A Trip to Washington
Last month, I had a chance to travel for the first time since the pandemic began, as my family and I visited family in Seattle. I’d been to this area of the US once before, but that was as an Army cadet for our advanced camp, and as such, I only got to see a…
My Favorite Photos of 2020
Every year I look back at the photos I’ve taken and assemble a collection of my favorites. Not all my favorites make the cut, and these may not be the very best photos I took during the year, but they are a selection that I like the most, for whatever reason. When I looked back…
Abstracts with Dry Ice
This is going to be a quick post, but I wanted to share a little experiment I did this evening. My wife had ordered some Jeni’s ice cream in the mail, which ships in a cooler with a block of dry ice to keep it cold during transport, and so I did what anyone would…
My Favorite Photos of 2019
Every year I like to take a look back at the photos I’ve taken and make a selection of my favorite photos of the year. They may not be my very best photos, but they are ones that personally resonate with me. As with any creative pursuit, photography has ebbs and flows of creativity and…
A Trip to Death Valley
This past week, I had the opportunity to head to southern California for my cousin’s wedding. After the wedding, I stuck around for a couple of days and drove up to Death Valley for some photography. I didn’t have a lot of time, just a day and a half, but tried to make the most…