Month: April 2016

Print Sale - "Reflections"

For a limited time I am offering prints of my landscape images for sale via CanvasPop. CanvasPop uses the best quality canvas: a matte-textured, 20.5 mils bright white, consistent poly-cotton blend. The quality canvas prints are designed to last over 100 years without fading. CanvasPop finishes every canvas print with a protective scratch-resistant UV laminate to make sure the print stays sharp for life.

Each print arrives ready to hang out of the box — CanvasPop includes everything you need to hang the print, including gallery-strength piano wire and protective rubber bumpers.

When I thought about selling my photography as fine art prints, I struggled about what price to charge, whether to watermark them and many other questions. I opted to not think about it too much and went with the pricing suggestions from CanvasPop.

This is one of the first prints I shall be offering. Your purchase of a print will help me continue to improve my craft. Once you click the link, you will be taken to the CanvasPop web where you can see the print size and pricing options.

NOTE: If you prefer a framed print, CanvasPop offers that as well.

Whitesbog Village—Nikon D5100 + 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6

Your employer is not your family

Tech workers have no job security. You’re serving a “tour of duty” that might last a year or two, according to the founder of LinkedIn, Reid Hoffman, who is the co-author of a book espousing his ideas, “The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age.” Companies burn you out and churn you out when someone better, or cheaper, becomes available. “Your company is not your family,” is another line from Mr. Hoffman’s book. ~ Congratulations! You’ve Been Fired By Dan Lyons

Night & Low Light Photography

I am taking a night photography course which professional photographer Rick Wright offers through the Princeton Photography Club. I wanted to learn how to capture star and light trails, and I figured a night, and low light photography course would help me get some handsome experience.

The first class was more of an introduction to the aperture, ISO, shutter speed and proper tripod technique. Not very useful. I've seen many experienced photographers use a tripod, and most of them ignore the tips given by Rick.

The next class was a nighttime field trip around the Princeton University campus. I arrived at the rendezvous point two minutes late ( I checked my iPhone ), and I guess the group has already walked away. I called and texted the instructor, but he did not see my communication until after class. Two hours after class.

After a while, I gave up trying to find the class and did my tour -- with no instruction -- around the campus, taking some images. Here are the results.

Princeton University, Fountain of Freedom, Fountain, Princeton University

Fountain of Freedom outside the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.

Image © Khürt Williams

My technique was to compose the shot, put the camera on the tripod, pray that the object was in focus -- my cat vision isn't good at night -- set the shutter to bulb and then time my exposures on my iPhone. Inelegant and frustrating. The first three images were out of focus. Timing the exposures would have been easier with my TriggerTrap. But it wasn't working.

The class learned about crossover lighting. This is something I'll have to learn on my own, so I can catch up and get value from the course.