Machian Photo

Photography is about three things, light, timing, and timing of light. Today I will touch briefly on light. I feel that I can break down light into two categories, found light, and created light.  I love found light.  I recently shot a dress rehearsal for the Omaha Fringe Festival . Tim Barr performs a piece called Carnival during a tech rehearsal for the Omaha Fringe Festival. They asked if turning up the house lights would make my job easier.  I get that a lot, where people would offer to change the light trying to help. In most cases, their well-meaning attempts to make my life easier.  I told the people at the Fringe Festival that they were set up for theater lighting and it would be perfect.  While it can be intimidating for some. I love working with that kind of dynamic lighting.  Arkansas' Kacey Murphy throws a pitch in the third inning during the College World Series. The lighting situation that does make me uncomfortab...

People assume photojournalists only crave spot news and sports assignments.  My past week, was mostly garden related and it was quite delightful, especially when there was a brutal day at a homicide trial.  Monday started off with the “Leashes at Lauritzen” an after-hours event at the Lauritzen Botanical Gardens in Omaha that encourages people to bring their dogs to walk their grounds.   Christine Cruwe leads Packer through Lauritzen Gardens on Monday.  In the classes I teach at Creighton, I often emphasize taking that are “wide, medium and tight.”  For this assignment wasn’t just about adorable dogs, but the fact they were in a place that they usually are not allowed.  So I needed a wide photo that placed the dogs at the gardens.  If you have never been, let me tell you that place is gorgeous and I felt the pressure of trying to show the beauty with the dogs all in one photo. I’ll be honest I wasn’t thrilled with my results, with my best...