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.
Lightroom and Photoshop help me record the information and restore the photographs before I put them into my genealogy databases.
Well, I’m finally coming to the last topic from the last magical spot on my trip. Santorini sits perched on the cliff top remains of the volcano that exploded some 3600 years ago, wiping out most of the civilizations in the Eastern Med. The buildings literally are built down the walls of the caldera. Our hotel...
This blog represents something different from our usual light-hearted look at photography. We’ll get back to those, next time, but this is a serious look at one of the most memorable parts of the trip to Greece. We pulled into the walled fortress city of Rhodes early in the morning. During my pre-trip research I...
The 3rd Annual Worldwide Photowalk is scheduled for July 24th. Are you signed up, yet?
Mark and I are retired military officers, from families with a tradition of military service. We couldn’t let Memorial Day go by without some sort of mention. So, remember to think of our military men and women, past and present, while you enjoy your long weekend. They are vital to our continued existence as a...
One of the reasons I moved out to the countryside was for the somewhat slower pace. What I’ve discovered is the sense of community that holds and shapes places. Two weekends ago, Warrenton held the Spring Festival. Nothing really fancy, booths selling stuff, crafts and raising money for local charities. The clown was out building balloons...
You might think it’s crazy to let a five-year-old have a camera, but, really, what could happen?
The Golden Lions were in town this weekend to challenge the mighty Fireflies to a softball game at the local ballpark. With our great connections, we managed to get seats right on the first base line. It was packed with rabid Firefly fans.
