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Monthly Archives: February 2020
Hebrew Union Collage: Leonard Nimoy, Shekina Photographs
This page used to be at the Hebrew Union College web site, but that page no longer exists. This is a screen capture of the page as it used to exist. To learn more about this exhibit and to see more of Nimoy’s images, go to my article, “Remembering Leonard Nimoy, The Photographer”.
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Remembering Leonard Nimoy, The Photographer
Leonard Nimoy
It’s been five years. We all knew Leonard Nimoy as an actor, but in the art world he was also known as an accomplished photographer. He will be missed.
His best known photography exhibition, “Shekhina”, has been highly praised (links below). The exhibit has also been controversial due to the nude imagery so be advised before you read further down the page.
Photos and Stories That Move Me: “White Rose”
Hans (left) and Sophie Scholl with Cristoph Probst (right), leaders of “The White Rose” resistance movement. Munich Germany, July 1942.
77 years ago, February 22, 1943, Hans Scholl, his sister Sophie, and their friend Cristoph Probst were executed by the Nazis.
Happy Birthday, Ansel Adams!
Ansel Adams in front of “Monolith: The Face of Half Dome, 1927”. Photographed in his home Dec. 2, 1980.
Ansel Adams was born February 20, 1902. He is “the” icon of American landscape photography. Trained as a concert pianist, his love of photography and time spent in Yosemite National Park led him to a career change.
Study, create, play – the secret behind the perfect lighting technique with Andrea Belluso
Read this article and learn from the photos, the advice Andrea Belluso gives, and the illustrations that show you how he set up the lights for each image.
POTD: Violinist in the Snow
A couple of weeks ago, Beth and I went out into the cold and snow to create images. She played her violin while I took pictures. For that shoot she wore her long black concert dress. Since then, much of the snow has melted in southern Iowa. If another day came along with the right conditions we wanted to shoot again.
People and Events That Changed Me As A Photographer
It takes time and effort to improve your photographic skills. Ask any first rate working professional. But there can be people and events that happen along the way that become the catalyst to becoming a better photographer. Several people and events changed my life as a photographer.
7,000,000 Page Visits!
Some time yesterday, February 10, my web site at JimDoty.com rolled past 7 million page visits. That is small potatoes compared to hugely popular sites, but for me that is a big milestone.
From Broken Ribs to a Book Contract and Teaching at OSU
Thanks to Kim (on the left), I am a published book author. And therein lies a tale.
The “Teaching Thing” Started with a Gift
As a surprise gift, my thoughtful wife signed me up for a black and white printing class taught by Jim Riegel at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA). It took me back a bit because I was a color slide photographer at the time and had never used black and white film, but I went.
It All Started with a Stolen Camera
Mike Baroli
When I met Mike Baroli I was a happy snapshooter. He gets much of the credit for turning me into a photographer.
How to Photograph a Musician in the Cold and Snow
It was my happy privilege to do winter portraits of Beth Presler who is a superb violinist. This article has suggestions for photographing any musician on a cold, snowy winter day.
Who Makes the Most Reliable Internal Hard Drives?
One of the ways to answer that question is to look at hard drive failure rates from a company that uses over 100,000 hard drives.
Fascinating Head Butting Interaction Between a Photographer and an Elk
Park rangers said the photographer did nothing wrong in this incident which happened in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. At the end of this video the elk starts to drag off the photographer’s gear. Much to the regret of the photographer in the video and the photographer that took this video, the elk was put down. This elk kept approaching people due to being fed by park visitors so it was put down.
Snowy Owl Photography: Solving A Photo Problem (And the Right Way to Exit Your Vehicle)
Snowy Owl, Photo Location P1
When I am traveling with my highly trained and high paid photographic assistant it is his job to remove trash barrels when they are in the way, cut down trees that spoil my view, run out into the meadow and scare off the cow elk that are in front of the bull elk I want to photograph, rip boards off of old barns that don’t look quite distressed enough, pull on the whiskers of a sleeping cougar to wake it up, and cut down utility lines that are obstructing a clear view of my subject. But he wasn’t with me on this trip due to sitting in jail over a minor incident in Yosemite. So I had a challenge on my hands that I had to solve myself.
I am kidding, of course. The prior paragraph was inspired by really crazy things a few photographers do but shouldn’t be doing.
Snowy Owl Photography: Control the Background for Better Images
Snowy Owl, Photo Location P1
A simple change of background can turn a disappointing wildlife photo into a great one. Professional wildlife photographers think about backgrounds all the time and do everything they can to improve the background. Less experienced wildlife photographers are so excited to find an interesting creature that they give the background precious little thought.
A Snowy Owl Photo Expedition
Snowy Owl
What is a Snowy Owl expedition really like? This article is your chance to find out. Join me for a two day photo safari! I give you tips and photo suggestions along the way, and you get to see how I prepare, plan, and adapt on a photo trip. I tell you what went right and what went wrong so this is also about what to do when things don’t go according to plan.