It's A Binary World 2.0

Category: Photography

  • Waiting on the Wall

    Ever since I first took a macro photo, I’ve been drawn to the form. I think microscopic photography often turns the everyday into the abstract. Macro photography can do that at times, but more often than not, it just lets you have a good look at something that you don’t normally get such a good…

  • Scarlett on some Coney Island Rides

    It’s pretty crazy how much Scarlett has grown since she first started going to Coney Island. Before, there were only a few rides she liked or could go on. Now she’s going on roller coasters! I wonder if she’ll want to go on adult coasters with me when she’s old enough. I guess we’ll see…

  • Off to make some home repairs

  • Fireworks at Coney Island

    I was surprised I was able to get a decent fireworks shot with my cell. Of course, compared to my DSLR, it was a lot more random and i had a lot more crap shots that I couldn’t use than I get with my DSLR where I have exact control of f-stop, shutter speed, etc.

  • Calico Critters

    Scarlett really likes setting up her Calico critter houses, and I thought it was set up very nicely, so one day I did a photo shoot: Then Scarlett got the really big house, so I took some more photos of her setup:

  • Preparing the Door

    I don’t know how easy or hard it is to get a door frame in where all the pieces are at right angles to each other. The previous home owners failed at that and so the door could never close correctly. My father-in-law tried to fix it, but he shaved the wrong side. So when…

  • Tea with Great-Granddaugther

    Other than the generational portraits, probably the most meaningful photo I took that week.

  • A Panorama of the Double Rainbow from Dan’s Engagement Party

    So are there 2-4 pots of gold to find?

  • Yashica A (Developed July 2016) Part 3: Dan and Katie Events

    This is a short series Iā€™m going to run here on the blog featuring photos from my most recently developed roll of medium format 120 film taken with my Yashica A twin reflex lens camera. Iā€™m grouping photos together by subject. Between the last post and this one is one photo that didn’t turn out.…

  • Yashica A (Developed July 2016) Part 2: Cherry Blossom Festival

    This is a short series I’m going to run here on the blog featuring photos from my most recently developed roll of medium format 120 film taken with my Yashica A twin reflex lens camera. I’m grouping photos together by subject. It’s interesting that after the photos I took at the park, I put the…

  • Yashica A (Developed July 2016) Part 1: The Park

    This is a short series I’m going to run here on the blog featuring photos from my most recently developed roll of medium format 120 film taken with my Yashica A twin reflex lens camera. I’m grouping photos together by subject. These photos were taken on 30 April 2011 when Danielle and I went to…

  • Some Photos from Dan’s Engagement Party

    Some Photos from Dan’s Engagement Party

    Well, everyone’s growing up. Dan’s the last to get married (the youngest three siblings don’t count because there’s too big a gap). Here are some photos from his engagement party.

  • A few words on Posing

    A great photo doesn’t necessarily need good planned posing. Take a look at this shot of Tony, Alex, and Scarlett: I didn’t plan it, but I did have to wait for the right pose to present itself. It would be a tighter story without Scarlett, but I think it still conveys a coherent message: kids…

  • Family Portrait Black and White

    I just couldn’t decide which version I liked best.

  • Creating VSCO-Like Photos with RawTherapee

    Creating VSCO-Like Photos with RawTherapee

    Lots and lots of people ask on Reddit every single day how to get photos that look like they were created with VSCO. Basically – crushed blacks and split-toned. Everyone always gives instructions on how to do it in Lightroom. But no one ever talks about how to do it in RawTherapee, so I decided…