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2014 Project 52, Second Quarter
Now halfway through my most current yearlong photography project (first quarter can be seen here!), the increasingly-varied topics for weeks 14-26 in my Project 52 made for some challenges in going out...
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Portrait Session (3 of 3): Melissa Moberg
After three short portrait sessions with friends (first two here and here!), I can say I’ve gotten just about enough experience in portraiture to be a little dangerous during a photo shoot. :)...
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First Wedding Shoot! Brandon and Hannah Ransdell
Some time, sooner or later, I knew I would get into wedding photography. With my experience the past few years shooting events and sports primarily from a candid perspective, the pursuit of more...
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Engagement Shoot: Brianna Jordan and Shelby Dixon
My life has seen a world of firsts over just the past month. From college graduation to a senior recital, and individual portrait sessions to my first wedding photography experience, the last month...
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My Mind’s Eye #13
If you are unfamiliar with this continuing series, please start HERE first! I have gone through a good amount of photographs requiring the “mind’s eye” style of editing over the past six months,...
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To the Midwest and Back
Last weekend I got the chance to tag along for a short 2.5-day road trip from Kentucky to Oklahoma and back. Though I knew there wouldn’t be a wealth of time for photography, I decided to bring my...
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Lens Review: Nikon 200mm f/2 AI-s ED
In the world of fast primes, not often are the specs of “200mm” and “f/2″ combined in the description of a single lens. Inherently large and heavy, the ultra-fast design of a 200mm f/2 has long...
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2014 Project 52, Third Quarter
To continue on with my yearlong project of topic-driven photography, weeks 27-39 threw even more creative challenges my way that unfortunately forced me to do some photographs outside their original...
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Mini-Trip: Nashville, IN
Just like last week’s installment of my 2014 Project 52, I am working one bit at a time towards getting this past summer’s photographs organized and uploaded. On one weekend in-between a three-week...
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Catching Up: A Trip to Florida
Warm FlareNikon 85mm, ISO 100, f/11, 1/80 As much as I do not want to admit it, I am very quickly running out of time to devote to photography, be it for personal engagement or even pay. Graduate work...
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A Walk Around Tokyo!
Senjo-Ji Entrance16mm, ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/60 To say that there is a lot to do and see in Japan is a gross understatement. After living in this country for six months now, I am still surprised at how...
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Temple-Hopping in Kamakura!
Side Flowers105mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/1000 The spirit and tone of sightseeing varies greatly depending on who you are with, the weather of the day, as well as whether or not you brought a camera along....
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A Week in Kansai! (Part 1, Osaka/Nara)
Buck over Nara105mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/200 Every once in a while, you have to go into full-blown tourist mode. I am positive that everyone does it at least once when visiting or living in someplace...
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A Week in Kansai! (Part 2, Otaue-Shinji)
The Stare105mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/500 Whew! Seems like with every passing day I am getting further and further behind in my personal photographic work. The files just keep piling on, while I can’t find...
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A Week in Kansai! (Part 3, Kobe/Osaka/Kyoto)
Dontonbori in the Rain16mm, ISO 200, f/2.8, 1/25 Though this post comes in a week after I intended to publish, I’ve finally come to the end of editing and captioning my series of photographs from my...
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Mini-Post: Singapore and India!
Past Sunset16mm, ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/13 With the entirety of my Kansai trip chronicled for posterity on this site (Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3), I can now move on to tying up the loose ends on my last few bits...
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A Weekend in Sendai!
Godaido Hall Approach16mm, ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/500, in-camera panorama It isn’t every day that you get to hike up a mountain to see a temple nestled in the clouds. But, that’s exactly what I did during a...
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Mini-Post: Meiji Jingu/Yoyogi
Bonsai16mm, ISO 100, f/2, 1/125 When you live near the most populous metropolitan area in the world, it pays to get out and experience all there is to see, as often as you can. When that city is also...
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Sankeien Garden
Peace16mm, ISO 100, f/2, 1/100 In my first catch-up post (of likely a few to come from November), I went on a mini-tour of the Sankeien Garden located in the southern outskirts of Yokohama in early...
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Temple-Hopping in Kamakura: Pt. II
Entrance Crosswalk16mm, ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/125 I knew I would find myself back in Kamakura sooner or later. In fact, I even mentioned I looked forward to a return visit upon planning another route in my...
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