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Showing posts with label What is Happening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label What is Happening. Show all posts
As every one who knows much about photography Leica is a world renowned Camera manufacture. Though this day and age a lot of there "new" products are still dated by todays standard. Even with that in mind the Co. has managed to stay afloat as well as there own.
If you know Leica Cameras very well you will notice
Or think you notice a few things and differences that you have not seen on previous Leica's. Feel free to leave you Thoughts and comments.
Thank you and God Bless,
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
Today A good photography Friend of mine has organized a walk about in Grinnell Iowa which is just south west of Toledo 20 miles and South west of Marshalltown Iowa 20 miles or so.One of our first stops will be the Spalding Factory.
The Spalding Factory is a neat place to photograph. One of the Reasons is because I have captured the Best
Natural light that I have ever photographed during some of the harshest times to take pictures. The photos that I have posted are all naturally lite and if you view some of the other pictures that I have taken there all are natural light. The old Spalding Factory is one of those places that looks like there is nothing there except a few decaying buildings cluttering the view in basically a residential neighborhood.
However with most things that do not look like they are worth the time or effort to go check out, It is. In almost every direction there is something adding to the story, something that has seen more sitting in one place then most have there whole lives.
Like the Spalding Factory Our small home towns of Iowa have things with as much to tell.
With stories needing to be heard and retold before they are forgotten forever.
If any one would like to join us just send me a message or give me a call.
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
Check out one of our Newest features on our Main site.
A Most Recent Photos page Making it supper easy for You to find the most recent Photos that we have added to Our Galleries. To check out a small Preview just click the Proceed To Full Post
Our Main Web site glory2jesus4photography.smugmug.com will be down late Tue night - Wed morning as well as late Thursday night and Fri. Morning for some upgrades and maintenance. I hope this does not disturb anyone's viewing or Ordering time frames but it is necessary at this time. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact Me.
Thank you,
Corey Brown
Oh ya it was that bad. For some reasons in the way distant past now it seems. I was convinced
I had to change some stuff on my blogs. Well I kind of did. I was meeting traffic limits with some standard formating. So I decided I would go plan ahead and get more than I plan on using until the first of next year. If you're going to spend the time to upgrade why do it twice in a year. Well after I got that almost finished (It is still not all the way done) I looked at my main site and realized that hey I think my blog is starting to look as nice or at least as modern as my web site and said I can not have that. I need to upgrade that as well. So now I am writing to you 4 full days latter after pulling two all nighters and I know I slept one night but I really cannot figure any of that out right now. So if you are not understanding this or even following I really hope you are laughing. Please Take the time to let me know what you think of the make over love it, hate it, don't care, it was a waste of time. I now have a full integrated rss atom feed between all my blogs and my website so check it out if you like.
Thanks and God Bless
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
Finally I am almost finished with most of the upgrades I wanted to do. I am really starting to understand why
So many photographers use just a plain black or white very minimal blog. I am still chasing down a few small bugs but every thing seem vary stable at least on my end. I have learned that I really do need to learn more about HTML & XHTML if I am going to keep taking on these projects myself. The biggest problems that I ran into though were all javascript related and I really have no clue how I fixed the issues but it is working now and I am pretty sure I know less because of it.Thank you for your support.
Well good news business is growing enough that I need to upgrade my blogs and stream line some galleries and nav bars. I was really hoping to be able to put it off till the winter months while things are a little slower but as it is now it is cutting into my work flow and is too slow for some people with dial up. So If you go to check out any of my blogs or Web site and things are not working quite right that is just because it is in a transition. I hope to do all the upgrades with out taking anything off line.
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
Hey Every one I am so sorry that I have not kept my blog up. In fact I have fallen extremely behind. However there is good news to this. I have been spending my time on a few more DIY projects that I will have full tutorials up on as well as spending some time on improving my photography. Something I know every one would benefit from. Anyways enough excuses and smooth talk on to the real subject. Friend Feed, Friend Feed is a fairly new social network kind of like twitter but in my eyes, so much better. FF has taken Twitter to the next level but with out cluttering it like MySpace or FaceBook. You can set your FF up to update your RSS feeds and as well as putting it on your FF it can add a Twitt on your Twitter with a link to the Photos or what ever on your FF. I use my FF to run the Rss from my Main web site so every time I up load a new public gallery it will show the first few photos as well as link each one right back to the gallery the are hosted in. It also sends a twit with the ff link. So I never have to manually do anything. and Friends can keep up to date on my latest photography by just dropping by my Friend Feed here is the link http://friendfeed.com/glory2jesus4photography .
Thank you for your continued support and following.
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
Clang, Bang, Bounce coming from the bathroom. Sabrina And I jump up making a dash to the Bathroom as Sabrina rounds the corner laying eyes on the bathroom door she just starts rolling in laughter.
My mind goes from racing What in the world in fear to shear confusion. Then I see
my precious oldest daughter jumping in to mom's arms with her first self done make up job. While mom and dad had our backs turned Bella had gotten into the bathroom and gotten into mom's makeup to administer her first make over.
Enjoy and God Bless
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
My mind goes from racing What in the world in fear to shear confusion. Then I see
my precious oldest daughter jumping in to mom's arms with her first self done make up job. While mom and dad had our backs turned Bella had gotten into the bathroom and gotten into mom's makeup to administer her first make over.
Enjoy and God Bless
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
That is right this is my youngest daughter already 4 months old and growing like a weed in ever way. I took
This photo was taken while Jenna was playing in her exersaucer. I did use flash with an Omni style defuser and just bounced it. She is great to photograph with endless expressions and very happy.
Thanks for reading and God Bless
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
Smugmug has long announced that they were going to be integrating a new Pro lab. In fact they have been saying this for about a year. Well it looks like it may come to pass. A few clues have been given to me by David Jay and Andy Williams. The first clue is:
That they met in California last week for a few hours. The next clue is that they will be with the new pro lab at WPPI Feb. 14-19. Well if you look at the floor plan of WPPI booth 1525 is Smugmug right next to it is 1519 which happens to be a Pro Lab. This same lab is located not too far from the physical address of Smugmug. One is in Santa Cruz, the other in Mt. View. If you do not know where they are here is a map
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So you want to know what Pro Lab is in Santa Cruz, CA? It is Bay Photo. Now keep in mind this is pure speculation and I am only going by clues and could be wrong but we will see before the 14th of Feb.
Thanks and God Bless
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
What do you do when you are fed up with being in the house all day watching the kids and trying to get work done. (If anyone does not know getting work done with kid is usually a losing battle on all fronts.) So as soon as I could get out of the house I did. Unfortunately this was after dinner around 7:00 P.M. In a small town such as Toledo, Iowa where I live every thing is pretty dead in the evening.
With the streets being empty gave a great opportunity for some long exposure night photography. So that is
exactly what I did. Night time street photography can be a lot of fun. However there are some challenges that do come with it. One is the street lamps and the color cast they put off. To me it is just ugly and if you WB (white balance) correct for the lights the scene can look unnatural. That is why B&W can be nice in this kind of shooting not only can it give you more leniency with your WB but it also can give your photography a more dramatic feel.
To achieve the photo above it has to be a long exposure night shot. By shooting it this way instead of a high ISO shot I get a very clean photograph that you can see the light on the snow all the way up the street. Giving the photo above a lot of depth.
This photo has a lot more light to the overall scene. As you can see there does not seem to be as much depth however it has other benefits. The lights in the garland are not blown out and ugly. They, to me, have a very nice timeless feel. I also used a unique composition to draw more effect out of the lines not only with the strings of lights but the single middle of the street traffic light as well as the building behind. In photographs like these it is hard to get the full impact at such a small size so feel free to visit the Gallery and check them out in full detail.
So next time you go for a walk take your camera. If it is after dark then grab the tripod as well Image Stabilization will not work for this kind of photography.
I hope you have learned a something and feel free to leave your feedback and comments.
God Bless,
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
With the streets being empty gave a great opportunity for some long exposure night photography. So that is
exactly what I did. Night time street photography can be a lot of fun. However there are some challenges that do come with it. One is the street lamps and the color cast they put off. To me it is just ugly and if you WB (white balance) correct for the lights the scene can look unnatural. That is why B&W can be nice in this kind of shooting not only can it give you more leniency with your WB but it also can give your photography a more dramatic feel.
To achieve the photo above it has to be a long exposure night shot. By shooting it this way instead of a high ISO shot I get a very clean photograph that you can see the light on the snow all the way up the street. Giving the photo above a lot of depth.
This photo has a lot more light to the overall scene. As you can see there does not seem to be as much depth however it has other benefits. The lights in the garland are not blown out and ugly. They, to me, have a very nice timeless feel. I also used a unique composition to draw more effect out of the lines not only with the strings of lights but the single middle of the street traffic light as well as the building behind. In photographs like these it is hard to get the full impact at such a small size so feel free to visit the Gallery and check them out in full detail.
So next time you go for a walk take your camera. If it is after dark then grab the tripod as well Image Stabilization will not work for this kind of photography.
I hope you have learned a something and feel free to leave your feedback and comments.
God Bless,
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
Last week a friend of mine & I went to Lake Red Rock in Pella Iowa to try and Photograph eagles. Usually Lake Red Rock is a Very popular place for many birds this time of year. However This particular day there were no eagles to be found anywhere. The wind had came in on our way down from Grinnell and was blowing at 30+ mph with gusts of 45mph. However the birding was not a complete loss from across the river south of the damn some birds spotted us.
And came over to visit. So we proceed to try and take photos in such high
Winds. As you can probably tell from the water in these photos that it was very windy.
After coming across the river it did not take long for them to come on up and check things out. I do not know the particular breed of these birds They have some similar markings of a white-fronted goose however they do not seem to have enough black on their breasts and their bills look different.
After coming a shore they started looking for food. Since this is a public park area it is not unusual for people to feed the birds. However something a little unusual happened a pair found a piece of bread and stood side by side taking turns eating the bread. They did not honk charge or show any aggressive behavior to one another. I found this very intriguing.
After a few minuets of searching for food and successfully clearing the area they started to do their normal cleaning. It was not long before they were comfortable enough with us that they were almost posing.
The sun came out just enough for a nice back lighting making some very nice portraits.
All in all not bad for 30+ mph winds and what was beginning to look like a bust for shooting.
If you would like to see more photos and larger then the above you can check them out HERE.
Thanks and God Bless,
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
And came over to visit. So we proceed to try and take photos in such high
Winds. As you can probably tell from the water in these photos that it was very windy.
After coming across the river it did not take long for them to come on up and check things out. I do not know the particular breed of these birds They have some similar markings of a white-fronted goose however they do not seem to have enough black on their breasts and their bills look different.
After coming a shore they started looking for food. Since this is a public park area it is not unusual for people to feed the birds. However something a little unusual happened a pair found a piece of bread and stood side by side taking turns eating the bread. They did not honk charge or show any aggressive behavior to one another. I found this very intriguing.
After a few minuets of searching for food and successfully clearing the area they started to do their normal cleaning. It was not long before they were comfortable enough with us that they were almost posing.
The sun came out just enough for a nice back lighting making some very nice portraits.
All in all not bad for 30+ mph winds and what was beginning to look like a bust for shooting.
If you would like to see more photos and larger then the above you can check them out HERE.
Thanks and God Bless,
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
I went out scouting for eagles today for an outing that I hope to put together in the near future.
The only problem was I did not find any eagles today.
So I started looking for other things to take photos of.
There is a spot In Tama Ia just behind the Paper mill that the lake stays thawed and you can get some really cool photographs year around. While looking around and I came across this.
Now being in small town Iowa you will hear that there is not much around to see or enjoy. I will agree we may not have a Grand Canyon in our back yards or a Mountain Range but we do have some beautiful things in this area.
Most of the time the biggest problem with never seeing anything is never taking the time to look for it. Even though we live in rural Iowa we can still have a tendency to get so caught up in "life" that we miss the beauty that is all around us.
Sometimes we just need to take a walk with out a clock. What I mean by that is go out and do not have a time to be back. Do not worry about what you could be doing or need to get done just go get lost and find something worth your free time. You may also want to consider free time is not because it does not come at a cost it may be because it is freeing you.
Thank you and God Bless.
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
The only problem was I did not find any eagles today.
So I started looking for other things to take photos of.
There is a spot In Tama Ia just behind the Paper mill that the lake stays thawed and you can get some really cool photographs year around. While looking around and I came across this.
Now being in small town Iowa you will hear that there is not much around to see or enjoy. I will agree we may not have a Grand Canyon in our back yards or a Mountain Range but we do have some beautiful things in this area.
Most of the time the biggest problem with never seeing anything is never taking the time to look for it. Even though we live in rural Iowa we can still have a tendency to get so caught up in "life" that we miss the beauty that is all around us.
Sometimes we just need to take a walk with out a clock. What I mean by that is go out and do not have a time to be back. Do not worry about what you could be doing or need to get done just go get lost and find something worth your free time. You may also want to consider free time is not because it does not come at a cost it may be because it is freeing you.
Thank you and God Bless.
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
Well after such a gray and dismal day yesterday today was nice to see. Clear Bright Blue skies. Today was a little bit special though. Even with the bright clear sky the sun shining it was not melting the ice. now most people would see this as bad. However I seen it as beautiful. So what else am I supposed to do when God gives me a day like today. Thats right enjoy it and take some photos to be able to share it and remember it with.
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With the sun shining the way it was just made every thing shine. This first photo was taken at the River View Cemetery In Marshalltown. I really liked how the ice was highlighting the edges of the tries from the sun shining on them.
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The second and third photos were taken off of highway 30 in between Marshalltown and Tama Toledo Iowa. With a layer of ice on almost every thing it really did make the vegetation look like some special day time Christmas lighting.
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I just love when the sky is as blue as it was today it really seems to brighten the day.
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Once God set Time in motion not even mother nature can freeze it. It is one of those beautiful things God really is the one in control.
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There really is nothing like Ice covered thorns with a touch of red. You really have to enlarge this one to appreciate it.
Thank you for checking up as always feel free to leave your feed back and comments.
God Bless
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
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With the sun shining the way it was just made every thing shine. This first photo was taken at the River View Cemetery In Marshalltown. I really liked how the ice was highlighting the edges of the tries from the sun shining on them.
Enlarge this Photo HERE
The second and third photos were taken off of highway 30 in between Marshalltown and Tama Toledo Iowa. With a layer of ice on almost every thing it really did make the vegetation look like some special day time Christmas lighting.
Enlarge this photo HERE
I just love when the sky is as blue as it was today it really seems to brighten the day.
Enlarge this photo HERE
Enlarge this image HERE
Once God set Time in motion not even mother nature can freeze it. It is one of those beautiful things God really is the one in control.
Enlarge this photo HERE
There really is nothing like Ice covered thorns with a touch of red. You really have to enlarge this one to appreciate it.
Thank you for checking up as always feel free to leave your feed back and comments.
God Bless
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
Some times even in central Iowa you can come across some pretty cool things to photography even if it is over a corn field.
The other day was one of those really cold windy Iowa days, so instead of staying inside I thought I should get out of the house and try and take some photos. I had been out of town for the past week with the family so any time alone was welcomed.
As I was headed south through Tama I could see what looked like a rainbow to the west of the sun.
I thought that is neat as I got to more of a clearing I could see what is known as Sun Dogs. These are actually small and can get large enough to make a circle around the sun.
It is a very cool effect none the less and on a bitterly cold very windy day made it very worth while to go out taking photos.
If you would like to see the rest that I took with the ability to enlarge them just follow this LINK Sun Dog's
Thanks for looking and feel free to comment,
God Bless,
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
The other day was one of those really cold windy Iowa days, so instead of staying inside I thought I should get out of the house and try and take some photos. I had been out of town for the past week with the family so any time alone was welcomed.
As I was headed south through Tama I could see what looked like a rainbow to the west of the sun.
I thought that is neat as I got to more of a clearing I could see what is known as Sun Dogs. These are actually small and can get large enough to make a circle around the sun.
It is a very cool effect none the less and on a bitterly cold very windy day made it very worth while to go out taking photos.
If you would like to see the rest that I took with the ability to enlarge them just follow this LINK Sun Dog's
Thanks for looking and feel free to comment,
God Bless,
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
As most people who know me know that I almost always have a camera with me. By doing so I try to always get a photo every time I go anywhere Whether by myself or with the family. Even if it is an area that I travel all the time. This really does help my photography in a few areas. The biggest is always trying to find a photo worth taking. The second is practice plain and simple.
This first photo is one south west of Tama Iowa. Before Jenna was born Bella and I would always take a Sunday cruise after Church and take photos. This is from one of our Sunday drives. I really hope to get back into that habit soon with both the girls.
This Second photo is of a small Iowa snow storm going in front of the sunset. I love trying to capture photos like this for the challenge of how much dynamic range is in the scene. To Capture a Photo like this you really need to decide what is important to you to have in the photo and compose your photo around that. With any luck others will see what you were trying to capture.
I took this photo on the way back from a location model shoot I took a Three Bridges Park near La Grand Iowa. The main reason I was able to get this shot is I left the camera out after the shoot just in case I ran across something cool to take a photo of. Just a few miles up the road I came across this sunset that happened to have a train in it. This is another shot that can be difficult to get exactly what you are going for. Shooting into the sun can cause the train to end up black or if you get the train exposed properly the sun and sky will be blown out. So once again a shot like this is choosing what you like best in the scene and compromising some other parts. Usually to get a scene like this it is best to shoot, expose for the Sun set or shoot with a - EV and try to bring your shadows up the best you can in post process.
The Main reason for this post is that you can never get a photo if you do not have your camera.
As most People know I try and make it a habit to always have a camera with me. By doing so I was able to get all the shots above. It seems you see the coolest things when ever you do not have a camera or have one ready. So does this mean that if I always have a camera at hand and ready I do not see any thing cool? Not at all. It just means when I do I have a photo of it when others just have a fleeting memory.
Thanks for looking and God Bless.
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
This Second photo is of a small Iowa snow storm going in front of the sunset. I love trying to capture photos like this for the challenge of how much dynamic range is in the scene. To Capture a Photo like this you really need to decide what is important to you to have in the photo and compose your photo around that. With any luck others will see what you were trying to capture.
I took this photo on the way back from a location model shoot I took a Three Bridges Park near La Grand Iowa. The main reason I was able to get this shot is I left the camera out after the shoot just in case I ran across something cool to take a photo of. Just a few miles up the road I came across this sunset that happened to have a train in it. This is another shot that can be difficult to get exactly what you are going for. Shooting into the sun can cause the train to end up black or if you get the train exposed properly the sun and sky will be blown out. So once again a shot like this is choosing what you like best in the scene and compromising some other parts. Usually to get a scene like this it is best to shoot, expose for the Sun set or shoot with a - EV and try to bring your shadows up the best you can in post process.
The Main reason for this post is that you can never get a photo if you do not have your camera.
As most People know I try and make it a habit to always have a camera with me. By doing so I was able to get all the shots above. It seems you see the coolest things when ever you do not have a camera or have one ready. So does this mean that if I always have a camera at hand and ready I do not see any thing cool? Not at all. It just means when I do I have a photo of it when others just have a fleeting memory.
Thanks for looking and God Bless.
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
That is right it is that time of year. Let me tell you to say I am excited is a understatement.
We have so many more options and possibilities for our customers this year I can hardly contain my self.
This year we are offering both 5X7 folding cards as well as the 4X8 flat cards.
To get more details visit my web site Link Here.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God Bless.
Corey Brown
I am sorry I have not given a update in so long but I have been super busy. I would like to say that the workshop went great. We had a great weekend and were able to cover a lot of ground. I will try and do a separate post as soon as I can with some photos. We also have the new addition to the family Jenna was born Sept. 20 th and all is well and healthy. I have also received some equipment to check out and I hope to have some reviews up before Christmas. Senior season and Christmas card season has started very well this year so I have not had much time for any thing except family and clients.
Thank you every one for your patience and understanding God Bless.
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
Just a Quick update The Fall workshop is just around the corner ( Oct. 17th & 18th) so if you have not singed up yet and are planing on it now is a good time. You can get more info or register at http://www.pilgrimheights.org/groups/Photography_Fall or here is the Registration Form PDF And feel free to contact me directly if you would like
This workshop will be covering the foundations of photography. Anybody from the novice to the advanced hobbyist should walk away with with a greater understanding of photography and the ability to put it into practice. I will update next week when I will have a head count to let everyone know how many opening are still available.
Thanks and God Bless,
Corey Brown
This workshop will be covering the foundations of photography. Anybody from the novice to the advanced hobbyist should walk away with with a greater understanding of photography and the ability to put it into practice. I will update next week when I will have a head count to let everyone know how many opening are still available.
Thanks and God Bless,
Corey Brown
