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Sometimes the Son Outdoes the Dad

cbloor — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:43:24 +0000

As many of you know, my 9 year old son loves to join me and shoot with me when the opportunity presents itself. Over the last year he has started to attend local Photo Review meetings and enter competitions. Yes, he is competing againt adults as a 9 year old.

Each month, a topic is chosen in advance and every photographers needs to submit an image that meets that criteria. This month, the theme was Abandoned and Decayed. We both submitted images, but truth be told, I didn’t do too well. He on the other hand, for the 2nd month in a row, received an Honorable Mention. Not too shabby for a 9 year old.

The title of his piece was “Mom, I think we need a new roof”

He shot 9 images and used Photomatix to create a HDR image. From there, he used levels and curves to make it pop. Yes, I might have stood over his sholder and shared with him how to do something, but these were his ideas and his hands doing all of the work. And yes, I am proud of my little guy.

Something Different – Real Estate Photography

cbloor — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:54:34 +0000

I received a call the other day from some local realtors asking if I would help them with a new listing that they had. It was a big deal for them and they wanted to make sure they could do the best they could. They had been working with the homeowner for 2 years and felt they really needed to go all out for their client. And for a $1.3mm house, I think I would go all out as well.

We spoke about what they were looking for and what they needed. The project ended up taking a bit more time then I planned on, but I wanted to makes sure that they got it right and had a client who was thrilled with the images of their home. Below are some of the shots that I took.

As a PS: yes, these are all HDR. And no, I don’t think that is cheating. The goal is to show off the house right? And I think these images do just that.

Indian French Quarter

cbloor — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:41:42 +0000

I have found that there are some images that you see that just strike you; for one reason or another they stand out in your mind. When that happens to me, I always have a hard time putting my finger on just why that happens. But I know that for some reason they stick out and I am drawn to them.

One of my favorite authors is Gabriel Garcia Marquez. His book El Amor en los Tiempos del Cólera or Love in the Time of Cholera has always been one of my favorites. For the same reason that a photography sticks out at me, a book will as well.

This image was taken in the French Quarter of Ahmedabad India earlier this year. Ahmedabad sits on the northwest side of the country; It has both a large Hindu and Muslim population. But as I discovered as I was going around the city, it used to have a French population as well. This small area used to be occupied by the French over 100 years ago. The same buildings that they lived in are still there and now used by the local population.

As I saw this window, for some strange reason the story from Garcia Marquez jumped into my mind. It seemed to remind me of the story and the place that it occurred in. I am not sure of the correlation between the two, but that was literally the first thought that entered into my mind.

Emergency Exit

cbloor — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:35:36 +0000

OK, I admit it; sometimes I just like funky photos. Ones that have no purpose other then I just think they are cool. Yes, I love people, love seeing them smile and making them look best. But every once in a while I just see something that just hits me.

And this is one of those shots!

I took this as I was walking down a street in downtown Atlanta. I saw this alley and I just wondered into it to see what I would find. I never went to the front of the building to see what this was; I assume some sort of concert hall. Either way, I love the grunge of it.