Here we go.

Well, we’re waiting at the gate to board our flight to Tokyo. Blog posts may be sparse for a couple of weeks, but I promise to make up for it when I return in a couple weeks. Read More

Japan gear

So, I’m heading for Japan on Saturday, and I figured I’d talk a bit about what I’m packing.  Photo-wise of course, I’m sure you aren’t interested in how many pairs of socks I’m bringing. Well, this is it. One camera and it’s film.  I decided on my old Hasselblad 500cm just to make things interesting and slow me down a bit. When it’s all folded up, it’s surprising how compact they are for a medium format camera. … Read More

David

All of you who read my blog have read the multiple posts about the press that’s going out of business downstairs from my apartment.  Well, I went and shot some portraits of David Harris who has run the place which his father and grandfather ran before him.  Here are the results. Read More

Shuttle Launch: the day after

As of 7:43:22 last night, I can officially cross off  “See Space Shuttle Launch” from my list of things to do before I die.  It was a beautiful day with the actual launch almost perfectly coinciding with the sunset, so it was in shadow on the pad, but came into the sun about 15 seconds into flight.  The practical result was that the exhaust contrail was just amazing. Here’s a shot of it I found on Flickr, but it was even better in person. The launch… Read More

Shuttle Trip

It’s always been one of my dreams to see a Space Shuttle launch. Tried a few years ago with my best friend andrew but they delayed two weeks so that was a bust Just landed in Orlando for attempt two tomorrow night. No computer or real camera throught Saturday. I’ll post when I can from my phone. Follow me on twitter. @billwadman Read More

Lack of Control

The thing about being a commercial photographer, that is editorial and advertising versus fine art, is that often you don’t have control over how your images get used or what form they take or how they’re cropped, etc. Would I like more control? Sure, but I realize that there are plenty of people further down the line that have input.  I don’t usually agree with their decisions, but that’s part of the game and I figure until I’m asking for a… Read More

Press Stuff

The printing company that’s going out of business after 100 years is at it again.  I walked out today to find stacks of type trays out on the sidewalk awaiting a truck to take them away. Ran upstairs, grabbed my camera, and voila Read More

Turner

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Prospect Park

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Distances

When you say “portrait lens” to a photographer, usually they’re talking about so-called ‘longer’ lenses. That is, lenses whose focal length is generally in the 85-130mm range (on 35mm cameras at least).  You’ll read about how longer lenses flatten perspective and are generally more flattering to the subject.  On the other end of the spectrum they’ll say that wide angle lenses are not to be used for portraiture because they distort… Read More