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Brains! (A Look Back at My Halloween Adventures: Part 1)

by Jenny 20 January 2012 History

As much as I hate January and February, I concede that these months are slightly useful. The “deep mid-winter” is when I make most of my jewelry, attempt to finish all of the partially-read books in my house, and take a closer look my photos from trips taken in warmer months. Tonight’s forecast of a [...]

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Pittsburgh Senior Meredith

by Jonathan 8 December 2011 Photography

I know that things have been quiet here lately, and I’m trying to remedy that. I’m a little behind in posting some good stuff! In late October, as Autumn was in full-force in the Pittsburgh area, I had the opportunity to take some senior portraits of the lovely Meredith. br/ br/ br/ br/I met Meredith [...]

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Some recent black and white work: My first 120-format film!

by Jonathan 14 July 2011 Photography

I have been shooting some 120-format film recently, and finally had the chance to develop some of it a couple of weeks ago. My Dad and I had a big film developing party in my parents’ basement. I brought out my new film processing kit in a box to run it through its paces. My [...]

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Light Meter Experiments

by Jonathan 13 June 2011 Photography

It has been a really, really long time since I used a fully analog light meter. I recently picked up a Sekonic L-398m: br/ br/ br/ br/No batteries. No real maintenance. It works like a slide rule for photographers. The light sensor (under the dome) generates a small current across its terminals. The current is [...]

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Congratulations Katie and Brendan!

by Jonathan 15 May 2011 Photography

You’re now wedded! And we have the photos (and video!!!) to prove it! I’m still busy importing video and starting to cull photos, but here is a quick sampler from today’s festivities. br/…br/a href=http://blog.dryrose.com/2011/05/15/congratulations-katie-and-brendan/bRead More/b/a

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Katie and Brendan’s Rehearsal

by Jonathan 14 May 2011 Photography

Jenny and I are out in Philadelphia for her sister Katie’s wedding. Katie and her fiance asked us to take their engagement photos over Thanksgiving. They later asked us to also take their wedding photos, and we were thrilled! Tonight was the rehearsal and dinner. Here are just a few images from tonight. br/ br/First, [...]

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To HDR or To Not HDR

by Jonathan 8 May 2011 Outdoors

I have two version of the photo above. One is a single exposure, and the other is a composite created using High Dynamic Range (HDR) techniques. The HDR version is comprised of seven separate exposures of the same scene, each differing in shutter speed by one stop. The HDR was created using the local adaptation [...]

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Lighting Study: The Candelabra

by Jonathan 22 April 2011 Photography

Today, after I was finished with work, I started to experiment with some of the new lighting equipment I recently purchased. The nice UPS people brought me some new toys the other day, including two more SB900 speedlights to add to the one I already had, an SB700 speedlight for Jenny’s camera and as a [...]

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Theatre Headshots for Valley High School

by Jonathan 19 April 2011 Photography

This entry is being auto-posted for me by the magic of the internets. Around this time, I’m probably getting ready to finish my day at work, just like yesterday. Hooray for being finished with work! br/ br/I did the senior headshots for Valley High School’s production fo Seussical this  year. I decided I wanted to [...]

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Riverview School District Presents: Beauty and the Beast

by Jonathan 18 April 2011 Photography

This entry has been auto-posted for me. Right now, I’m probably getting ready to wrap-up the day at work, and waiting for my wife to meet me so that we can head home! br/ br/For the past few years, I have been helping Riverview School District with their Spring musical. They put on a great [...]

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