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.
Back in September, I did a quick blog about shooting a night race at Richmond International Raceway. Since last Sunday was the Daytona 500 (Congratulations, Jamie McMurray!), I figured I’d throw out some more photo tips about shooting races. I’ve been to the Daytona 500 twice now. I’m not a huge NASCAR fan, but I...
My father-in-law died, unexpectedly, in January 2009. He and I shared interests in photography, genealogy, and investing. Throughout his life, he enjoyed outdoor activities, like camping and hiking. For many years, he would spend time on various rivers and rapids in his canoe, usually with some of his kids and grandkids. Our DaughterNumberTwo was a...
At the beginning of the new year, another task to complete is the review and deletion of unnecessary images. Those of you who never delete any images will probably want to leave the room…this is not for you. These images take up room on my hard drive. Yes, I know storage is cheap these...
The issue today is model releases. Do you need them?
The new year is here. I hope one of your resolutions was to go out and take better photographs – and lots of them. Here are a few easy things you can do to make that resolution come to fruition.
Many photographers see tripods and monopods as necessary evils.
Now that the darkroom is digital, you can try all kinds of effects without ruining your original photo.
The face of your subject holds the viewer’s interest and conveys the most expression. It can tell its own story.
