My personal flickr account contains over 2,500 photographs – everything from Kodachrome shots to Premier Basketball League action images.ย But it was a quiet photograph of a downtown Albany landmark that has earned me a small licensing partnership with – of all organizations – Getty Images. Here’s the background info. Getty Images has partnered with…
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Peaceful winter photography Sunday morning in Vermont
It’s 8am Sunday morning.ย Before I head on my journey home, I wanted to photograph some beautiful winter scenery in central Vermont.ย I mean, I’m here in Vermont, I have my Nikon D700 with me, not a good idea to waste an opportunity like this. There’s a river that runs along the Barre main road,…
Read MoreMy best photos of 2010
At this time last year, I went through all my photographs and tried to find the best ones from the past twelve months. So now we’re in a new year, and once again it’s time for me to look back at how things turned out.ย I spent the year working both in digital and in…
Read MoreKodachrome at Niagara Falls
I would wager that over the past 75 years, more Kodak-produced film, including Kodachrome slide film, has been used at Niagara Falls than at any other location in America.ย Whether it’s been used to photograph the majestic falls during the daytime, or to capture the illuminated rainbow-colored falls at twilight, Kodachrome is as much a…
Read MorePhoto Essay: Testing out my Kenko 180
Among my arsenal of camera lenses that I’ve acquired over the years is this Kenko 180ยฐ screw-on fisheye lens.ย From the looks of it, I should be able to shine a red light through it and pretend it’s the HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Although I already have a dedicated fisheye lens (my…
Read MoreSignboards, Thunderstorms, and the results of my photograph at the NYS Fair
7 in the morning.ย My wife Vicki and I finally get of Albany and head to the New York State Fair in Syracuse. Rule #1 about traveling to the NYS Fair – bring comfortable shoes.ย You will be walking.ย A LOT. Rule #2 – Bring some sort of rain gear, like an umbrella.ย The skies…
Read MoreHow hanging from a ceiling by your toenails can get an award-winning photo
Some background. One of the companies for which I do freelance work is the Premier Basketball League.ย This minor league hoops circuit has teams spread throughout the eastern United States and Canada, and it just finished its second year of operation. Essentially my weekends while the PBL was in session required my driving to some…
Read MoreMy Nikon camera: Weapons of Choice
An overview of how Chuck Miller went from a simple point-and-shoot camera to a powerhouse camera with a gallery of lenses.
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