Another week of isolation outside of work means you get another photo of Mac. Moose Peterson has the Teddy Bear Exercise. It’s a no-right-answer test of how your camera responds to extreme tonal differences and finding where in that response you like the outcome the most. Moose uses his kids’ teddy bears. I have myContinue reading “Setting the Right Tone”
Tag Archives: Felinae
Knowing What to Expect
One of the first animals you might happen upon when entering Scottsbluff’s Riverside Discovery Center is this beautiful bobcat. Like all cats, every bobcat has their own personality, and on the day I visited this one wanted nothing but attention. It saw me coming, jumped from its perch, and came to rub up on theContinue reading “Knowing What to Expect”
What’s Wrong and What’s Right?
I keep this shot on my main portfolio page for the Omaha Zoo. And at very first glance, that might be a questionable decision. There’s a fair number of things that are “wrong” with this image. The out of focus fencepost in the back is a little distracting. Not all three of the cheetahs areContinue reading “What’s Wrong and What’s Right?”
The 40 Year Old Mojo
Okay, he’d actually only just turned 9 at the time of this picture. But his face feels so much like the look of innocent joy on Steve Carell’s 40-Year Old virgin poster that I couldn’t resist. When people talk to me about camera gear (which happens a lot when you carry giant lenses around yourContinue reading “The 40 Year Old Mojo”
The Zootographer 