Sometimes, it’s really a good thing to have a camera stashed away in your vehicle. Such was the case when this fellow, Dave, came walking by a Southlake restaurant, where I’d just finish lunch. He was out taking his bird, Merlin, for a walk.
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It’s been so hot lately that I haven’t been doing a whole lot of shooting. However, I did manage to make a few shots of the neighbor’s cat, Cooper.
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Quick shot with the iPhone at the grocery store last night.
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Every now-and-then, a property will beg for my photographic attention. This unexpected jewel at an undisclosed location in Colleyville is one of those properties. The tract of land is larger than what’s shown here.
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Artisan of Reflections Stained Glass & Gifts, Grapevine, TX.
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Mammatus cloud formation as seen from my front yard a few days ago.
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A northern view of TCC’s Trinity River Campus in downtown Fort Worth.
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Something a little different with a Photoshop plug-in called Topaz Adjust. I’m just trying it out on a trial basis at the moment, but I like what I see.
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The view from my garage during storms a few days ago.
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Update: Home Studio
June 24, 2009 by jt3662
As some of you are aware, I’ve been looking into the possibility of converting my garage into a home studio, where I could conduct portrait and headshot sessions. Well, as they say in west Texas, it ain’t happ’nen. After further thought, I’ve nixed this idea due to one reason: the Texas heat. There is just no way I would be able to keep it cool and comfortable enough to work in without actually converting the space into a room that’s fully insulated and air-conditioned. To do that, the expense would be too great (we still need to be able to use the garage for our vehicles). That’s the downside.
Here’s the upside. There is a fully-equipped studio space not far from my home that I can rent whenever I need it. All I have to do is bring my cameras and any special lighting equipment that’s not available at the studio. No messy conversion. No huge cash outlay. Just a short drive of about 15 minutes. It doesn’t get much better than that.
I’m hoping that you will begin to see some studio portraits posted here in the near future.
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