Mid-Winter Thaw Workshop

Need something else to think about besides moving all the snow that’s accumulating?  Here’s information from Bruce Morrison’s Prairie Hill Farm Studio blog.  I’ve added some links which I hope will help folks decide to participate.  Sat., Feb. 20, 2010, should be an exciting, rewarding day for all attendees.
“In February a public workshop titled “Midwinter [...]

2010 People Project cardinal

Written by Judy on 11.24.2009 | Iowa Great Lakes, Nature/Outdoors, News Releases

Here’s a news release about 2010 Winter Games‘ People Project
“ArtsLIVE People Project – Chad Branham’s cardinal will sing at Iowa Lakeside Laboratory during Okoboji’s 30TH Annual Winter Games.
The third time is the charm. The first year it was a turtle, last year a dragonfly, and for the third annual ArtsLIVE People Project it will be [...]

Exposure controls

Written by Judy on 10.15.2009 | Photography -- misc.

Exposure is the very heart of photography, drawing with light.  Volumes have been written about it.  Here’s an attempt to present exposure in a nutshell, or bucket.
When controlling exposure you have three main aspects available as tools.  A balanced exposure needs to have these aspects remain in balance.  If one control aspect changes at least one other [...]

Clay County Fair video wrap-up

Written by Judy on 10.06.2009 | Iowa Great Lakes

Earlier today Jason White of Spencer Municipal Utilities (SMU) filmed a Cultural Connections segment of Jim Schooley interviewing me about photography.  We used the Clay County Fair setting as a reference point.   I’ll post the broadcast schedule when it’s available.
SMU does a dynamite job capturing video of nearly every athletic and special event in [...]