Roger A. Dallman Jr. Roger started in photography in 1979, as a secondary job in the Army. He shot "grip and grins" and Army events. He began shooting portraits and weddings on the side for extra camera gear money. He won several photo contests and an Army journalism award. After career assignment changes, he put the cameras aside and sold his darkroom equipment. In 2006, he bought his first digital camera before a trip to Europe and was hooked again.
Today he is a dedicated Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop user-advocate and NAPP member. He is active in photography groups and teaches digital darkroom techniques. He prefers to shoot portaits away from seamless paper and static lighting. He is also a photo retoucher and restores old photos - a handy skill when working on his genealogy hobby.
Mark B. Segal. Mark started shooting when he was 13 and has done it off and on since then. As a Navy brat and then Naval Officer, I got to go to interesting places. I wish I had taken my camera more often. I love the way the camera allows you to dissect the world and shape what people see of it. Photoshop and Lightroom are great tools to help capture what you thought you saw from behind the lens.
I love helping people salvage and restore their photographic memories as links to their past. The patience and dedication needed are usually far beyond what the images are worth, except to the person who owns the picture. Seeing the smile or tears from when you've brought back an image from the cracked, torn and faded pile is a reward in and of itself.
There are many lovely farms here in the VA countryside. Last weekend for Mother’s day, the Mt Sharon Road Farm opened up their gardens to the public for the day. The owners traveled in England and loved the gardens and have spent countless hours converting 10 acres into a variety of garden rooms. In every...
Roger’s nice photos from the Gold Cup reminded me that shooting photos of horses can be quite rewarding. Especially here in VA horse country, there are lots of opportunities to just stop by the side of the road and see pastures full of them, doing what they do best. Several members of our Fauquier Viewfinders...
Last week Roger talked about cropping and lines. There are classic rules of composition that all photographers should think of when framing their images. Here is one of my favorite images. In the past we have talked about the “Rule of Thirds” and it is the most basic of all framing devices. Just imagine a...
A few weeks ago we enjoyed our first anniversary and took a little trip to celebrate. We flew out to the Napa Valley in order to drink a little (?) wine and just relax for a few days. I found a little B&B, Maison Fleurie, right behind Bouchon, the most famous bakery in Yountville. Despite...
It’s the start of another wonderful baseball season. Last week I got to attend the home opening day for the Nationals—something I’ve never done before. The weather was great, the grass was green and the beer was cold. Starting with the pregame hoisting of the team flag, it was just a lot of fun. It...
