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Hatcher Pass and Rain

I’ve been spending a bit of time on Hatcher Pass with my camera again. There was quite a spell when I just didn’t have the desire to spend much time up there because I felt that all of my pictures … Continue reading

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Alaska skies clear again…but only briefly

I took advantage of a break in the weather late yesterday afternoon, spending a pleasant hour sitting on my deck enjoying the view as magnificent cloud formations rolled across the Chugach Mountain to the east. Meanwhile though, I could hear … Continue reading

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Shooting portraits on my property last week

I had a great time last week photographing April and Kevin, and April’s nephew and niece Tyler and Jade, who are visiting from our of state. They also brought along their two beautiful dogs Daisy and Ike (at least I … Continue reading

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Our 40th. Anniversary

Although Becky and I officially celebrate our 40th. wedding anniversary today we had a really nice celebration yesterday at the Curtis Menard Sports Complex here in Wasilla. All of our children and grandchildren plus many friends were in attendance for … Continue reading

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Photos of the day

Here’s a series of photos showing what has been happening around our house during the last 24 hours, beginning last evening. I may be adding more photos as the day progresses, depending on how exciting things are.

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A grandson graduates…from kindergarten

Dalton proudly graduates from kindergarten Becky and I, along with Randy and Jenny and their family, attended Dalton’s kindergarten musical program and graduation ceremony last night at Goose Bay School. The gymnasium was crowded, as usual, with parents, grandparents and … Continue reading

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Making photos for Ebay listings

After yesterday’s post about experimenting with colored lighting in the studio I decided to try something useful with it instead of just photographing Eve. I have some equipment that I’m thinking about listing on E-Bay and I thought perhaps I’d … Continue reading

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Using a red flash filter for a portrait.

I’ve been reading a lot lately about portrait lighting. The Internet is full of ideas, some of them pretty interesting and others are…well, they’re rather basic. I’m interested in the interesting ones of course, and yesterday one in particular caught … Continue reading

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A portrait of the 2011 Mrs. Alaska Hostess

  Yesterday I was privileged to have April Browning, the 2011 Mrs. Alaska Hostess, as a guest in my studio for a portrait shoot. I’ve taken many portraits of April at other times in the past and she is a … Continue reading

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Brylan turns four

For a while this morning it looked as if I might have a chance to photograph a nice sunrise, but then a blanket of gray clouds moved quickly in, spoiling the opportunity. Instead I selected this aerial photo taken as I … Continue reading

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