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Angel Shoot – Planning
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Angel Shoot – Planning

Location - Downtown Neenah. Either the brick alley or trees by Neenah Towers. The final image will be a composite of two images. The first image will be made to look like a child - alone in the dark but feeling safe none the less. Below are a couple of examples of making an adult into a child. The 2nd photo is a protective angel. We'll use a back light effect. Here are a couple of examples (in the 2 locations) that kind of get to what we'll do...

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November 28, 2020
Dreamera’s Circus
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Dreamera’s Circus

My 2020 shoot-a-month project continues through July. This shoot was all studio and results in a whole bunch of cool compositions. Featuring Wisconsin model Dreamera Marie, the shoot had a circus fantasy theme. We did all the shooting in front of a "green screen". This makes it possible to more easily separate the subject and composition into another picture. The downside of green screen is you run the risk of green "spill" in the picture. Spill is when you get a green color cast on the edges. It can come from bad lighting or just reflections around the set. We…

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August 7, 2020
Living Coral – Pantone Color for 2019
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Living Coral – Pantone Color for 2019

The Pantone color of the year is Living Coral. They call it "an animating and life-affiriming coral hue with a golden undertone that energizes and enlivens with a softer edge." Well, sounds impressive, I guess. On a recent safari I captures ice boats cruising on Lake Winnebago and thought they would make a great use of living coral. Here is the original photo: The next step, in photoshop, is to select all the highlights and create a new layer with a highlight mask. You then use the color picker to brush Living Coral into all the highlights. The next step…

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December 28, 2018
The Bottom of The World
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The Bottom of The World

A 360 degree panorama from Badwash Basin, Death Valley.  The lowest point in North America - 282 feet below sea level.  This picture was taken by setting up a perfectly level tripod and taking a series of photos with about 1/3 overlap.  The pictures are then stitched together to form a panorama.  Next you need to carefully crop so that each end perfectly matches - including the horizon.  Then the polar filter is used to make the little planet.

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March 30, 2017
Lunch at 9000 Feet
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Lunch at 9000 Feet

What do you do when you reach the end of the road? Stop for lunch, of course! Still a lot of snow in the mountains of Colorado so we went up to see how far the road went.  Just above 9,000 feet we came to a huge snow drift across the road.  "No problem, we have 4 wheel drive" the kid in me bragged, "Four people found frozen to death stuck in the mountains" the old guy in me warned.  The old guy won! Anyway it was a pretty spot to stop for a picnic.  I made a series of…

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June 14, 2016
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