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On the Fly
I took this photo last night from the skyway between the Target Corporate Headquarters and the building that houses the Target store in downtown Minneapolis. I was on my way to meet Jim for happy hour at Brit’s pub and caught this view out the window. I had my camera with me, like I do…
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Reasons to Join a Photography Club
Last fall I joined the Twin Cities Photography Group on meetup.com. I thought it would be fun to go to a few events and meet other photographers in the area in an informal setting. Two weeks later, the group organizer sent an email out to the group. He was stepping down as the organizer and…
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Crumpler, and Why I Love It
When I think about taking my camera with me, sometimes I cringe. Do I really want to bring my camera THERE? What if something happens to it? The solution to these fears is having a really great camera bag. For me that means a bag that will keep my camera safe but at the same…
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Backing It Up
I’ve always heard that a photographer should keep every image they shoot, even if they don’t think it’s very good, or they don’t have a current use for it. The image may be useful later on, or looking at it with fresh eyes may reveal something great in a photo that hadn’t seemed like much…
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Why Do a Daily Photo Project?
I’m sure some of you are wondering why I would want to take a photo every day as a project. It seems a bit daunting and stressful. What’s really the upside if you take on the stress? Well, I will tell you. For me, there are a number of benefits. The first is that the…
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The 2009 365 Project
If you follow me on flickr, then you probably know that I’ve been taking at least one photo every day since the middle of November and posting it on flickr. For 2009, I’ll be doing the same thing, but in a more organized fashion as a 365-day project. Each picture will have notes about the…
Perspective
I’ve had a headache all day. I woke up with it this morning, but it went a way for a little bit and came back with a vengeance after breakfast. Two Advil and three glasses of water later, I was on the couch under a blanket trying to shield my eyes from the light that…
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Morning Inspiration
This morning I went out and bought a book. I drove out to the Barnes and Noble at The Galleria with the intention of buying the book Light: Science and Magic, which provides instruction in lighting for photography. I’d checked online and I knew they had it in stock. I found my book, but stayed…
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My New Toy
Yesterday afternoon I finally went out and got a new Canon EOS 50D. I decided to go with the kit EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens as it was only an additional $200 (the lens sells on it’s own for around $450), and I could use an updated zoom. The lens is heavy, but the…
