Life Without My Mid-Range Zoom

Found an optical defect in one of the inner elements of my Tamron 17-50mm /f2.8 VC a couple weeks ago. As soon as I discovered the problem, I shipped the lens over to a Tamron service center. I promptly received notice from Tamron that the issue would be repaired under warranty, but I’m still waiting […]

My New Photography Website

My cousin recently convinced me to set up a website for my photography. I’ve been wanting a slick, simple way to display my photographs on the web for a long time now. While I do have a flickr page as well as this blog for sharing photos, neither really offer me a customizable way to […]

Behind the Scenes

This week’s project shot of Suki was pretty difficult. I didn’t have any time to take the shot all week, and this holiday weekend has been booked with activity. Finally had some free time in the afternoon this Sunday, and a bunch of friends wanted to get together for some hiking. So we decided to […]

Diptychs, Triptychs, and Beyond!

I love what you can convey by presenting a spread of images together, as in a diptych or triptych. Some people are really good at putting images together that are distinctly different yet complimentary and story-telling. I’m not one of those people (I don’t really think I have that “artistic eye”), but I did sit […]

ニッコリ笑う犬

Ok Shiba fans, are you ready for one of the cutest Shiba videos ever? Shibas tend to display pretty happy-looking faces, but the Shiba in this video takes it a step further. Her name is ちいちゃん (Chii). Isn’t she sweet? I wonder if I could get Suki to do this…

A Red, Furry Blur

Yeah, She’s Fast – 4/52, originally uploaded by kaoni701. _ That’s what Suki would have looked like in this image if I didn’t use a fast enough shutter speed. She rarely runs as fast as she can, but one of the few occasions she’ll go full throttle (besides chasing my cousin’s poor rabbit in the […]

City Dog

Nikon D300s + Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8, Post in Lightroom 3 Beta and Photoshop CS4 For my 52 week photographic project about Suki, I want to include images that tell a story about her life. I’m hoping viewers will see her personality and get a sense of the environments she encounters from day-to-day. This premise spawned […]