As a photographer there are many compute programs that can be used to showcase projects.  Soundslides is program which allows for adding voice/music to still images.  Before importing the images and sound into the program they must first be edited.  It is a great format for bringing both sound and images together.  When I first started using the program about four years ago I quickly wanted to learn more and it was then I started getting interested in shooting video.
Mesa neon signs slideshow, with “Thunderstorms …

Last week my blog was on how I drove 500 miles in search of fall colors and how I failed. If’s there’s one thing to know about me is that I don’t like to fail. So I took a day off work and headed up north again in search of some color. This time my buddies and I headed towards Flagstaff, Harts Prairie and Snow Bowl, and I’m proud to say we captured some really nice images, the sun did try to play tricks on us but we worked with …

What do photographers spend their time doing besides taking photos? Quite often we study other photographers.  One of my favorite photo blogs is by Chicago Tribune staff photographer Scott Strazzante: Shooting from the Hip
He has a great unique style, a true passion for his work and is very down-to-earth. Really inspiring stuff.

The almost total lack of torrential rains this monsoon season has me missing the annual wild weather art. This time last year the photo staff was busy tracking and documenting the havoc unleashed across the East Valley by powerful storms. Sadly this year I’m excited just to see a build up of clouds on the horizon. Tuesday I set out to shoot the clouds and found a nice spot close to the Chandler Municipal Airport.
I took a few frames, but not really feeling the shot I left to photograph some …

Photographically speaking, of course.
While on assignment there are a few elements that can make a photo good, even great. Or at least better than average. Composition, moment and light are three basic elements I pay attention to while shooting. While following Pastor Michael Sproul through the new Tri-City Baptist Church under construction in Chandler, there were a few moments when some light fell on Sproul, or light played a role in composition, and helped him stand out from the surroundings.

A nice moment happened here where the Pastor walked up to …