Tag Archives: Photography

Glamour Photography Adventure

Posted on February 5, 2018 by djnpub

I officially began my retirement on Thursday, and not much time elapsed before I hit the road on my first adventure. On Friday, I headed down to LA to attend a two day photography workshop focusing on glamour photography, run … Continue reading →

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Heading Back Home

Posted on September 4, 2017 by djnpub

After my adventurous weekend, on Labor Day I headed back north, again on the Coast Starlight. This time went a bit smoother schedule-wise. Interestingly I ended up sitting with a young guy (a software product developer) who was on a … Continue reading →

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TCOL Workshop

Posted on September 3, 2017 by djnpub

I spent all day Saturday and Sunday at Matt Granger’s Take Control of the Light portrait photography workshop. The studio was located in a nondescript business area in central urban LA. It was fun to learn some of the lessons … Continue reading →

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Slow choo choo to LA

Posted on September 1, 2017 by djnpub

After getting up early and taking the Bus to BART, and BART to Oakland, I walked down to Jack London Square to catch the Amtrak train, the Coast Starlight, from Oakland down to LA. It was supposed to be a … Continue reading →

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Nikon Workshop

Posted on July 8, 2017 by djnpub

I arose early and headed over to San Francisco to attenda a Nikon School Portrait & Lighting Workshop. I’ve been reading and studying a bit on this topic, and this was a good opportunity to get some direct training, some … Continue reading →

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Nikon School

Posted on February 11, 2012 by djnpub

When I bought my first good (manual) SLR camera back in college, it came with admission to Nikon School. At that time, I learned a lot of basic knowledge about photography that I continue to use till this day, and … Continue reading →

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Sycamore Grove Park

Posted on December 11, 2011 by djnpub

After finally discovering the repositioned entrance that I’d lost, I took a little trip to Sycamore Grove Park. Unfortunately, I think I missed the full fall colors by about a month, and recent wind storms had taken away a lot … Continue reading →

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Del Valle

Posted on October 23, 2011 by djnpub

It’s been a hectic few weeks at work, and as last week wound up a lot of things, I needed a little break. Today was a beautiful sunny warm fall day, so I decided to go up to Del Valle … Continue reading →

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New Toy

Posted on April 3, 2009 by djnpub

I recently received my new toy, a Nikon D90 digital SLR camera. This is my fourth digital camera (including one used for underwater photography) , and my second SLR (my first being the fully manual Minolta that I bought more … Continue reading →

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