Skunk Hollow

The nature reserve is a great place for nature photographers as it has such variety. From streams and wooded trails to sun-kissed fields its an amazing place. And the photos that come out of such a place can only begin to scratch the surface and show how beautiful it truly is.

Philadelphia in July

So the other day I went for a little day trip down to Philly and wound up getting some really nice shots of the architecture influenced by the British during the colonial era. And the results were fantastic.

Longwood Gardens

Today was a lovely Sunday afternoon, the sun broke through a 3 day cloud cover giving a much needed break from rain, and humidity. On this occasion I took a trip out to Longwood Gardens, where they have several fountain gardens, and traditional French and English Gardens. Also accompanying the Gardens are several wooded trails and meadows. Here are the results from the beautiful day at Longwood Gardens.

Independence Day

Obviously this past weekend was the 4th of July, celebrating America's Independence.

Here are some shots from the weekend parade held in Garrett Hill, PA

After the Storm

Recently there was quite a large storm that passed through the area. This storm left many homes without electricity, as several tress fell victim to the storms power. However there is always a bright side to a storm and it is often after things have settled and the sun peaks out to take a look and see if things are okay. And this is what happens at that very moment.

Back from the Beach

Keeping those beach photography tips in mind I set out on a quest to get early morning and sunset shots. Unfortunately there weren't any crazy storms over the ocean so no photos of that nature. However there were some great opportunities that presented themselves and here are the results.

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Beach Photography

Since summer is just around the corner I though it appropriate to send out some advice on beach photography. I myself will be heading to the beach tomorrow and plan on capturing some great scenes water-scapes, sunrises, sunsets, and maybe a storm if I'm lucky. Anyway feel free to check out these tips on Beach Photography.

Beach Photography Tips

Main Line Jazz Festival

Saturday was the Main Line Jazz Festival held in Wayne Pa. This is an annual festival, where several jazz groups perform and several artists and vendors set up shop on North Wayne Avenue. A fun time is had by all in the community as there is good music, beautiful art, great food, and wonderful people.

Finding Shelter: Animal Rescue

Today at the Radnor Township dog park there was an amazing group of people. The group - Finding Shelter - was showcasing their not for profit organization. The organization was started in January of this year, and is a no-kill foster based rescue operation. The inspiration for this group has its roots in a young chihuahua named sprout. Sprout is blind and was left to die in a road gutter. Seeing this poor animal the group's leader Grace Kelly took sprout into her care and from there Finding Shelter was born. Since their founding in January of 2010 the group has rescued 35 animals, and have adopted out about 20 of their rescues. They continue to work with local shelters including the SPCA. Although they are doing this amazing work, they are still looking for fosters to take in rescued animals; certainly a noble cause. For more information on the group visit their website at http://www.findingshelter.org/.

Experiment in Patterns

So went out exploring today, looking for interesting patterns in nature. There are certainly some surprising ones if you take the time to look, and take your time enjoying what surrounds you. Often times with our busy lives we miss the small details and the patterns that nature can present so this is my small gift today for you to enjoy.

Composition: Perspective and Scale

So if you're looking to improve your composition in any form of art. A Great way to do so is practice, however if you don't always have that opportunity you might want to read up before your next shoot. Check this out for some great tips on composition when it comes to perspective and scale.

Tristan Guerin - Musician

This Friday, I had the pleasure of shooting for Tristan Guerin, who is currently an aspiring musician. I first met Tristan in High School where we both played in Orchestra. He’s currently working on starting a new band. Tristan is an excelent musician, that can play the piano, guitar, and bassoon. And let me tell you, hes amazing at all of them. Anyway we got some shots for his breakout band, and possible solo career. The locations were varied from a concert quality auditorium to Eastern University, a local college. Enjoy!

Bad Weather: A "Thunderous" Opportunity

Bad weather always presents amazing photo opportunities. These opportunities range from the cool effect rain can have on nature, and the flora and fauna. To the amazing lightning strikes that can illuminate the sky an electric blue to a fiery red. In lu of these many opportunities PictureCorrect photography has released an amazing article enlightening us to the amazing-ness that is bad weather; Enjoy!

Bad Weather Photography

Sorry for the Break

Its gotten quite busy around here with the school year coming to a close so its been difficult getting things posted. However, today I found the time for a quick post and found a few things that might be interesting to you first time wedding photographers, with a nice pairing to an article about natural lighting vs. artificial.

Enjoy!

What You Need to Know as a First Time Wedding Photographer

Natural vs. Artificial Lighting

Photojournalism

Interested in Photojournalism, check this out has some great stuff if you're indeed interested in photojournalism.

Also if landscape photography is your thing and you're not sure where to start, these tips and techniques might help get you started and headed in the right direction.

Landscape Photography Equipment

Swan Restaurant

There is a local restaurant here that is known for having swans in their pond, and I thought it would be nice to capture the surroundings with photography and here are the results.

Disaster in the Gulf

In light of the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico here is a link to see some of the damage and maybe inspire some to send any kind of donation to help with the cleanup efforts

Disaster Unfolds Slowly in the Gulf of Mexico

Flickr Photographers

If you're looking for some amazing shots and some really great photography check out JIm Patterson over at Flickr

PictureCorrect Photography Tips

So found another cool link, PictureCorrect has alot of helpful tips and what not, here are two

What is Bokeh

How to Define Yourself as a Photographer

Today's Shoot

So with today being such a lovely day here in Philly two friends stopped by for a photo shoot and here are the results hope you enjoy

Hi!

So just starting this blog, thought it would be a good way of getting my work out there and do a bit of self promotion along with a place for anyone with photographic interests to view links and news in the photography world.

Anyway Welcome and Enjoy!

-Y