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6th Top Image of 2024

6th Top Image of 2024

6th favorite image of 2024 is an image I made with my iPhone. In a rare event as an Ohioan I was able to see the Northern Lights and make a few pretty images. For me while this image displays the colors of the Northern Lights and is a good, pretty image it doesn’t have the wowing landscape to really make it a standout— this is more because of where I was located and the fact I didn’t believe we’d ever see the Northern Lights in Ohio.

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Terms Every Photographer Should Know

Terms Every Photographer Should Know

Like all careers, jobs, and professions there are just intrinsic things you should know. Terminology that will allow you not only to grow in the field but converse with others in the field as well.

Language is a huge part of life and not knowing important terms can make you appear green, inept, and sometimes even unprofessional. Now I am not saying you need to know every little thing, every obscure term but common knowledge items are absolutely a must.

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Blogiversary!!!

Blogiversary!!!

Eight Years… That’s right everyone Eight Years. I have been building this blog and on more than one occasion beating my head off my desk to come up with ideas for this blog when photoshoots weren’t plentiful to show off what I had been up too.

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Nominated to Finals

Nominated to Finals

Sometimes I forget everywhere I have shared my images and find out later that they are performing well. I got an email month or so back about an image I created of my sister last fall that was nominated to move on in a online contest.

I call the image Among the Sunflowers and I have entered it in the International Photography Competition so hearing it is a nominee in the color chronicles contest gives me great hope for its future in the IPA competition.

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