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Jan 2, 2012, 3:52 am
So, I kinda have this unwritten rule. When I say I am going to do something, I actually do EVERYTHING in my power to do it.
I set some goals for 2012. I want to be more creative, shoot more than I normally do and get some landscape shots both here in the Austin area and about Texas and the Southwes... Comment - Like
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Dec 24, 2011, 9:54 pm
It’s been a rough year for me photographically. Normally, I enjoy being a landscape photographer who on occasion dabbles in Architectural photography. Since leaving Seattle it’s been the other way around. Stuck in Austin, Texas I find the landscape uninspiring and rather dull. On occasion, there... Comment - Like
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Dec 7, 2011, 2:29 am
I haven’t posted a picture here in what feels like a lifetime. Honestly, I haven’t shot anything…. ZERO… NADA since November 12th. (how pathetic is that). So… I sit… I wait for the little notification thingie to go off, check email, pay bills.. contemplate pocket fuzz and my navel… the... Comment - Like
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Nov 23, 2011, 1:48 am
So.. i’m bored. Sitting here listening to music trying to entertain myself. My Google+ stream is moving kind of slow, and there isn’t much going on. I don’t feel like coding on my web site (God forbid I ever finish it) and really just want to work on my images. The problem is, I am… bored.
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Nov 8, 2011, 10:16 pm
This last may, I visited Dallas. While there I drove around looking for shots. It had been a good 10 years since I had been in downtown Dallas and I had forgotten how big it is. During my search, I found the new Dallas Convention Center. The shot below is of the outside entry to the convention cente... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2011, 4:01 pm
Many of the social networking sites have a way to highlight the best photos of a day. PhotoExtract.com is a site for Serious Photography Enthusiasts. Along with their amazing site and magazine, the founder, Jarek Klimek created a service that will screen the images on Google+ and identify the most... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2011, 1:34 am
This shot was taken on a Photo-Walk for a project I am working on. The buildings are the “W” Hotel (on the left) and some Condo building on the right in downtown Austin, Texas. The W is one of my favorite pieces of Architecture in downtown Austin.
The "W" Hotel - Downtown Austin, Texas
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Oct 23, 2011, 8:53 pm
I like road trips…. when I have my camera. Especially on a drive that I haven’t been on before. Every trip I go on, I managed to find something new to shoot. Sometimes I find sweeping vistas, beautiful scenery or stunning sunsets. This time, it was a coke machine from 1934.
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Oct 12, 2011, 12:49 am
Austin isn’t known for its amazing architecture, shy of perhaps the capital. This is a music town, a college town. People are nice, easy going and like to have a good time. Its hard to find what I could call iconic images from an architectural perspective here. There are some real gems though in A... Comment - Like
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Oct 10, 2011, 1:37 am
It sure feels good to have gotten out and taken some pictures lately. The joy I get from taking them, meeting people and then processing them is really good for me. I mentioned in my last two posts that I had been on a couple of photo-walks. The following two shots are from my first walk where I wen... Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2011, 2:08 pm
On October 6th I did something really rare for me. I met with a group of complete strangers (photographers) from Google+ and went on a photo walk. It was a TOTAL blast. six of us headed out from the Driskill hotel and went around town taking random shots of whatever caught our eye. We eventually wen... Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2011, 2:37 am
Most of the time when I am in downtown I don’t have my camera. This week I had two photo-walks. One was by myself on the 5th and another on the 6th with a group from Google+. This first shot was taken on October 6th while I was out by myself. Its of the Austin 360 Condos.
The Austin 360 Condos
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Sep 13, 2011, 1:40 pm
When it comes to being published, this last year as been a great year for me. I have been found twice on Flickr by publishers that have run my images. 2011 marks the year of my first double page spread in a magazine and my first cover. When I consider how many great photographers there are in this w... Comment - Like
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Sep 12, 2011, 6:06 pm
The Popular Photography 2011 Readers Choice Photo Competition is underway. Entries run until the end of the month. I entered four images today. You do have to register for this contest to vote, but voting is free and there is no obligation to the magazine. To register for a voting account please cli... Comment - Like
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Sep 10, 2011, 5:52 pm
Today, I entered the OneExposure (1x.com) Photography Awards Competition for 2011. I have 2 published photos there and entered them both. Voting is open to everyone, all you have to do is go to the link, find the images you want to vote for and click vote. Better yet, you can scroll through all the ... Comment - Like
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Sep 6, 2011, 3:49 pm
It’s interesting to see 500px mature quickly. Much like flicker, if you don’t catch a particularly high moment in system usage or actively promote your images you get lost in the noise that is the millions of photos and people uploading to these services.
The desire to share is great among cre... Comment - Like
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Aug 31, 2011, 3:06 am
I was bored last night and had been thinking about getting out with my camera. After reading a very interesting blog post about Milky Way Photography, I thought I would give it a try. So last night at about 11:30 PM I headed out. At first the hard part was finding a place that was 100% dark. After d... Comment - Like
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Aug 25, 2011, 12:04 am
Photographers, do you suspect that some of images are being used illegally on the internet? Do you know how to find out? There are several commercial tools and digital ID systems that can help identify your images across the net. However, the clever folks at Google have a free solution that can get ... Comment - Like
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Aug 23, 2011, 6:25 pm
500px has been an interesting site to be a part of and experiment with. Every photo site seems to have a unique or distinct set of followers. In addition to those followers there is a recognizable pattern of behavior. On sites like OneExposure or JPGmag there appears to be more discovery than on 500... Comment - Like
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Aug 13, 2011, 3:23 am
I got a call yesterday from a graphic artist that works at Texas Tech. Apparently, they had found some of my images on Flickr and wanted to use them for a cover and poster in an upcoming university event. I was thrilled that my University wanted to use some of my images. Turns out they are going to ... Comment - Like
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Aug 13, 2011, 3:02 am
Lately I have been doing a ton of web development work. Both for myself on Facesplacesandthings.com as well as on my work web site. This work has pulled me away from my photography a bit. While I have taken more shots this summer than I have all year, I find that its taking me a long time to get aro... Comment - Like
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Aug 1, 2011, 11:52 pm
Recently, in Austin we have had some amazing sunsets full of nice clouds and beautiful colors. The absolute BEST view in downtown is from the Austin Hyatt Regency on Barton Springs. There you have a sweeping view of downtown Austin and the lake. I contacted Lance Stumpf, the General Manager of the H... Comment - Like
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Jul 30, 2011, 9:57 am
Everyone knows I am a huge fan of Adobe products. In fact I have been using Photoshop since version 2 and have never missed an upgrade or new release. The reason is simple, I believe in the products and like what Adobe has done to mature their products. CS5 is no exception.
So, why then write an art... Comment - Like
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Jun 1, 2011, 12:52 am
On my trip to Johnson City, on my never ending quest for things to photograph, I stopped in on the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Wildlife Reserve. Ladybird Johnson had a thing for wild flowers and on this reserve there were fields of wild flowers despite the lack of rain this year. This was shot ... Comment - Like
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May 27, 2011, 1:37 am
I have blogged for a bit on the issues I have been having “finding my eye” with regard to taking pictures. Having been spoiled for the last 10 years with living in the Pacific Northwest I have found coming back home to Texas hard for me with regard to my photography. I miss the majestic landscap... Comment - Like
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May 21, 2011, 1:11 am
College is a funny thing. People are very devoted to their respective schools and I am no different. In my 40 some odd years I have lived in every major city in Texas and three other states. In all my time across Texas and around the country, Lubbock has always been home. I spent 5 years there, and ... Comment - Like
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May 16, 2011, 2:01 am
As mentioned in my post from earlier today, I am still on the hunt for new subject matter to shoot. This shot is as scenic as I can find within 90 miles of my house (so far). This shot was taken in Johnson City, on the ranch that President Johnson grew up on. Spot metered on the horse. this shot tur... Comment - Like
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May 15, 2011, 8:22 pm
As many have noticed, I haven’t been shooting as much as I normally do and the vast landscape shots have all but disappeared. While I am a native Texan, I am missing (terribly I might add) the landscape of the Pacific Northwest and Vancouver. While I am a HUGE fan of the desert of West Texas, I am... Comment - Like
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May 1, 2011, 3:15 am
Tonight a friend of mine and I went into Downtown Austin to try and shoot a panoramic of the skyline. (Yes, Austin has a skyline… kinda). We looked for over an hour for a place to shoot and couldn’t get the right location. As we were about to give up we decided that since we were there, we may a... Comment - Like
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Apr 4, 2011, 2:34 am
Every college has its traditions. My school is no exception. This is a statue of Will Rogers. His statue is in the center of the main entrance to Texas Tech. The Administration building is in the background. The Traditions is known as “Midnight Raiders,” and takes place on Thursday nights be... Comment - Like
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Feb 15, 2011, 12:56 am
Knowing I haven’t taken a great deal of pictures in the last year (largely do to my real job) a friend of mine encouraged me to get out more. In fact he said he was going to make it a personal mission to make sure I got out more to shoot. So, this weekend we went into downtown Austin to take some ... Comment - Like
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Jan 10, 2011, 12:21 am
In reviewing some “Old” pictures from 2010, I found a few of the desert. Being from El Paso, I am something of a desert rat. I love the landscape. The mountains and big sky as well as the brush. There is a texture to it, you can breath when you are out in it. When you are in the desert you can s... Comment - Like
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Jan 9, 2011, 11:15 pm
Several of my family and friends have noticed that I have SLOWED down a great deal in updating my blog as well as taking pictures. It’s true, work has beat me to death and its been hard to find anything of substance to take here in Austin. Suffice to say, as a landscape photographer I was indeed v... Comment - Like
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Sep 20, 2010, 1:38 am
Its been about a month since I have posted anything here at the FPT blog. It’s been longer since I have actually taken one of my cameras out of the bag and taken a picture. Since I am new to Austin, and don’t know my way around, knowing where to go to take pictures is hard. So, I asked several f... Comment - Like
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Aug 16, 2010, 3:34 am
Finally…. its about time I can get back to the work of making images. After a VERY LONG move from Seattle back home to Texas, I am finally able to get to work again. Its been a long time since I have added anything… even longer since I have taken anything new. This shot was one taken on drive #2... Comment - Like
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May 30, 2010, 1:51 pm
The hills of California are a great place to shoot. Like a few of my others, this shot was taken on the way into Yosemite National Park. About 30 miles prior to the park entrance there are some rolling hills with trees and farmland as far as the eye can see. I was caught by the dramatic sky and ... Comment - Like
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May 30, 2010, 1:23 am
This shot was taken on my trip from Seattle to Austin. The shot is on the side of the road on the way into Yosemite National park.
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May 29, 2010, 4:02 am
So after my most recent Model Shoot in Austin, I had a few friends ask me about more of my shots from the trip down from Seattle to Austin. This reminded me that I had an entire series from Yosemite National Park. So, in the vein of keeping my fans of “Trees” and landscape work happy, I decided ... Comment - Like
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May 23, 2010, 10:39 pm
Being a boy born raised and educated in Texas, it was a big deal to leave home and move west in support of my career in the software business. About 37 seconds after I left I wanted to go home. Well… ok maybe not 37 seconds, but 9 years away has been a LONG time. Now, I am in the process of mo... Comment - Like
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May 19, 2010, 1:39 am
Yesterday ended on a high note… one that I wasn’t expecting. I just got back from Seattle and had all of my mail. Some of which included a new barrage of magazines I need to read. One such magazine was Digital Photo. The May/June issue had arrived. So, I started to flip through it and there it w... Comment - Like
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May 16, 2010, 2:31 pm
Finally, after almost 9 years its time to move back home to Texas. On my first trip down I decided to drive from Seattle to Austin. 4 long days of driving, but the reward was several nice places to stop and take pictures along the way. One such place was Yosemite National Park.
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Dec 30, 2009, 2:54 pm
So, recently I have been spending a ton of time in Vancouver, BC. One of the things I have noticed there that you dont see as often in the states is that there are phone booths. There are the real totally enclosed ones and these street ones. I had been driving past this particular booth for months. ... Comment - Like
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