Smoke and How to Shoot It.

One thing I have always wanted to photograph well is smoke.  However, I never had even tried before.  No problem because once you understand the process and whats needed to get around your environment, you are able to put together a workable plan for any shoot.

An Issue With War and Poverty: A Christian Perspective

Anyone that knows me knows how I have come to feel about war.  I served six years in the armed forces and my mentality about war changed a couple of years before I separated.  What first started to turn my opinion about war and the military was how people regarded human life.  I learned that there was very little regard and respect for human life.  If a mission would require the loss of personel, then so be it, the mission is the most important priority.

Some Recent Work

Its been a real busy past couple of weeks, hence no updates on the blog.  Well thats not acceptable so I thought why not take a free minute to update everyone.  So in a nutshell here it is.

Change the art

If you are an artist of any kind and thats how you make a living, or that is how you wish to make a living, why is it that you chose such a career?

What it is for me is that art can inspire and change the world.  Just think of the picture of the student standing in front of the tank in Tianenmen Square.  There are countless images that have caused change in the world.

Creating a Watermark in Aperture

A necessary item to have in your photograph when placing it anywhere, print or web, is a watermark.  It helps brand your photography as well as deter people from stealing your photograph to use for their own gain.

If you are using Apple Aperture, it can be a little confusing how to do such a task.  But its not all that difficult in the end.