Portraits by J Blog Gallery

These are the latest photos from the Portraits by J Blog gallery.

 

  • Playing with Depth of Field (DoF) and Skin Tones

    I was playing with some settings on my camera yesterday – trying to get those really nice, warm skin tones that never seen to come straight out of the camera….you know what?  THEY DO!  I used the WB/Brkt tool to find a point in the magenta/amber range that gave the me colors I was looking [...]

  • Total Disconnect…

    I’m not typically a political animal, but, given the current state of the union, the proposals on the table, and how it will affect my child…I’ll ask you to forgive my cynicism and distrust in the vague generalities and inconsistencies I subjected myself to this morning.
    I’ve now heard and read her speech. Great, we’re going [...]

  • Down Syndrome Awareness

    I know that it seems as if October is a long way off….I’m certainly not ready to think about autumn, holidays, and all the shopping and planning those things entail! But October is Down Syndrome Awareness month – something the vast majority of people are unaware of. We all know about breast cancer [...]

  • PhotoWalk 2008

    oldfriends

    Originally uploaded by momma_jke

    Today’s Photowalk was an exercise in pure joy! I haven’t done much focusing on architectural photography, so I did quite a few shots of people. These two old guys were sitting and talking like they’d known each other for years….and I kind of like to think that they have! [...]