February 2, 10 by admin.

This afternoon we completed our aerial session of the Purdue Grand Prix.Mother nature, as usual threw us a curve ball. Skies were sunny, temperature was 81 degrees, winds were 29 knots (34 mph). You read that right, 34 mph.Thank goodness for great pilots and their aircraft.I was hoping to use this as a lesson on what you can do by playing with shutter speeds, but the idea of just blurring the race cars became impossible.Great day of shooting though.Spring is here!!!!Keep Shooting!!!John   

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February 2, 10 by admin.

Great News Gang:As some of you know, we have been entrusted with a couple calendar projects. One of them requires a lot of time hanging out of aircraft.We just got permission from the FAA and Homeland Security to flyover and photograph the 2009 Purdue Grand Prix race. Several of the images from this flight will be posted as examples of playing with shutter speeds.Now we just need to hope for good weather. That is the one really bad thing about aerial imaging, we have no control over what nature throws at us. So we just pray and keep our fingers crossed.I’ll let you know how it goes.By the way Nikon is about to release its new digital SLR. Looks like another great camera.Keep shooting!!!John

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February 2, 10 by admin.

Hey Gang:Had a beautiful photo flight on Monday. We flew to Benton County to capture the wind turbines, amid the thousands of acres of farm land.This session was for a calendar project that will go to press in October.Take a look at the colors.Keep Shooting !!!John

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February 2, 10 by admin.

Being able to stop a speeding tennis ball or a horse chasing down a calf, requires a fast shutter speed. Each of these was shot at 1/500th second and f/2 at ISO 200.In each of these situations, the shutter speed coupled with a large aperture, provided the impact I wanted.The large aperture allows me to concentrate the attention on the tennis ball and player. The line umpire is important to the image, but is secondary.Therefore, using a shallow depth of field allows me to throw him out of focus and yet use him to make the image memorable.       

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February 2, 10 by admin.

Hey gang:Here’s our new logo. A special thanks to Angela Bruntlett Design.  John  

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February 2, 10 by admin.

Depth of Field is controlled by using shallow apertures. Using an  f/stop like f/2, allows me to concentrate the viewers attention where I want.In this case, I wanted the viewer to see the miniature shapes that make up the center of the flower. Allowing the flowers shadows to fade out of focus reinforces the flowers shapes without distracting from the message. The correct exposure allows the shadow area on the left to remain a major part of the image. Making the pedals on the left go closer to black would have distracted from the image.  

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February 2, 10 by admin.

Hey Gang:Sorry about the lack of communication. I just returned from two weeks in Canada and the Canadian Maritimes.Like always the ground based shoots were difficult, as were the aerial sessions. Each comes with its own challenges and keeps you thinking.Here is an aerial shot of Montreal’s Olympic stadium. Time was 7 pm. Weather was overcast with an air temp of 65 degrees.If you ever get the chance to visit Montreal, Quebec, or Nova Scotia. Take the chance and run with it. The country is beautiful and the people fantastic.Keep shooting.  John   

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February 2, 10 by admin.

Hey Gang:My Fort Ouiatenon art prints and poster are now available. This black and white panoramic was one of my first attempts at low altitude aerial imaging.The art prints are limited edition, signed and numbered. I only made 100 of these. Art prints normally sell for $250.  With the economy I decided to lower the price to $150 plus shipping.This image is also available as a poster for $20 plus shipping.If you would like to purchase the poster or art print, just send a check or money order to the address on my website.Follow the link below to see a pdf of the image. JohnFort Ouiatenon Art Print

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