Every year, photographers frantically race the deadlines to enter as many annual clip contests as possible. This year was no different. We all want to see how the best of our previous year stacks up against everyone else. The first win for me this year came from the Illinois Press Association. I was told I placed in the sports photo category for one of my boxing photos. They make you wait for the awards banquet to find out what place you […]
Here are some of the frames I enjoyed from March. Better late than never. I also had the opportunity to do a few multimedia pieces in March. The first video I did was a quick hit video for a large package we did on the heroin epidemic in our community. I also did a video for St. Patrick’s Day on how to pour the perfect pint of Guinness. After the long winter, we had finally stated to see signs of […]
One of the beautiful things about photography is that there is always something to learn. Recently, I was talking with a talented young photographer who introduced me to the process of stereoscopic photography, otherwise known as 3-D photography. The idea behind it is simple. Take two images of a subject from two slightly different perspectives. Then in Photoshop, edit the images to filter each perspective to a different color field (seriously a one click process). Line up the images. Then, […]
I’m a little more punctual about getting my favorites from February, 2014 together. Here are a few of them. To see more of my favorites from February, along with favorites from my coworker, Brent Lewis, check out the gallery on the Rockford Register Star’s website.