Just a little county fair, summer fun….
Prince William County Fair in Virginia.
Awesome. What would Annie (my dog) do with this?
No thank you. But looks like she's having fun!
King Kong and Sponge Bob.
Poor kid didn't know how to dismount Dumbo.
I’m headed to Maine on Saturday for a week-long multimedia workshop, the Portland Art Festival and sitting by the lake. So, you may not hear from me for a little while….but I’ll have lots to share when I return. Enjoy the last part of summer!
Alright everyone, there have been several of us at FotoWeek working very hard to get this Awards Competition launched. This is our third year and it is sure to be bigger than ever! We have judges like: Jean-Francios Leroy, Mary Anne Golon, Joyce Tenneson, Kat Dalager, Amanda Sosa Stone, Cristina Mittermeier, Bob Krist, Sarah Greenough and many, many more. Plus there’s a category for everyone, even mobile phone! Check out the website for all the goods; enter early and often! Good Luck….
Fishing at Fountainhead Park
Happy Father’s Day to all the special Dads out there. Especially to my awesome Dad :)
Ice boating. Feb 2010
Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard place flags at Arlington National Cemetery.
This week I had the honor to photograph the “Flags In” ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. More than 1,000 service men and women take part in this 62 year old tradition that was established by the 3rd U.S. Infantry; The Old Guard. Flags are placed at every gravestone in the cemetery, totaling 260,000 flags. It was truly a humbling experience and I encourage you to pay your respects to all of the service men and women this Memorial Day weekend.
A member of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard places flags at Arlington National Cemetery.
Members of the Army 3rd US Infantry Regiment place flags at Arlington National Cemetery.
A member of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard places flags at Arlington National Cemetery.
Members of the Army 3rd US Infantry Regiment place a flag at the grave of an Iraqi War casualty.
The sun lights up a row of markers in the late afternoon at Arlington National Cemetery.
Have a safe and respectful Memorial Day.
Happy Mother's Day!
Sending love and warm wishes to all my fabulous Mothers out there…Have a wonderful day!
Burlington International Airport, Vermont
Hi Everyone! I hope you remembered that the “Moment in Time” was today at 15:00 UTC (11a.m. for me). Did you participate?? I was at the Burlington Airport waiting to go through security, so here’s my contribution.
Send me links to yours, I’d love to see what photographs my photo friends from all over the world made!
If you’re in the DC area this weekend, head on over to Tyson’s Corner Penn Camera for their big tent event!
Here’s the info from Penn:
Annual Imaging Expo
Our Best Deals of the Year!
Penn Camera Tysons Corner
Saturday and Sunday May 1st and 2nd
10am-6pm
• Almost everything is on sale!
• Meet factory reps from over two dozen major brands
• WIN – register for great prizes. Hourly drawings from 12pm to 4pm.
• Free mini-seminars both days
• Free camera appraisal from our Collectible Camera Experts
• Free kids portraits – just in time for Mother’s Day
• Free hot dogs & soda from 12pm to 4pm both days!
Here is a link to the flyer: http://www.penncamera.com/imageexpo.html
National Cherry Blossom Festival
Young Cherry Trees on the Tidal Basin
It’s cherry blossom time again in the Nation’s Capitol! There’s something about those pretty little white flowers that brings everyone and their neighbor (and brother, and sister, and mother, and father and friend…you get the picture) out to DC. This morning was no exception. I haven’t seen that many people on the National Mall since the Inauguration of Obama. It was fun. Everyone had a camera which made for good “photographer” watching. You know, the “photographer crouch” and all. Fun. Anyway, these are a few of my favorites from the day….
Cherry blossom photographers...
National Cherry Blossom Festival
the photographer crouch in action...I joke because I know I do it too....
And for those of you who have never seen the cherry blossoms, here are a few in color. Enjoy!
Cherry blossoms in DC
Cherry blossoms hanging over the tidal basin in DC.
March 30, 2010 Copyright Registration Workshop -FREE
Join ASMP and John Harrington for a workshop all about registering your images with the new online system. Click here to register for this free event.
April 13, 2010 ASMPDC Presents: Sounds Good! NPR’s Approach to Collecting Audio
Join us for a night all about audio! Have you been thinking about starting a multimedia project but keep getting hung up on the audio aspect? Have you already shot a project but are unhappy with the quality of your audio files?
Andrea Hsu and Coburn Dukehart, both from National Public Radio, will go over all aspects of capturing audio: from which microphones to use and when, to techniques of collecting sound in the field. They will also present some of their projects for a little dash of inspiration! So put that camera away for the night and join us as we learn audio from the best in the business.
Register early – Seating is Limited!
My childhood cat, Fred.
After attending the dpBestFlow ASMP seminar with Peter Krogh and Richard Anderson last week, I decided to take another look through my archive. One of the many challenges for photographers in the digital age is organizing and maintaining their archive. This really goes for everyone with a camera. I would encourage anyone who cherishes their photographs to check out the website for dpBestFlow. ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) and the Library of Congress have put together a book and a website that delves deep into archivng images. It’s an amazing amount of information to go through, but you’ll be glad you did when your hard drive crashes and all is “lost.”
Take this image of my cat. Say 10-15 years from now when I’m reminiscing about my past pets, I find out all the images I had of them are corrupt, or I simply can’t remember which hard drive/computer/iPhone/folder I had them on? That’s where good practices in archiving come into play. Using keywords embedded in the images make finding images a breeze. For this image, I just had to search the following keywords in my image catalog: Cat; Fred. And there he was. Cool, huh? (Mom and Dad, are you listening???)
Need more info? Check my links section for more resources on this subject…
