Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 26th, 2010
I have a daughter that assists me quite often. She is great at setting up the studio for me while I concentrate on the creative side of preparing for a photography shoot. When things are pretty much ready to go she will sit down and do a few poses while I adjust the lighting. This [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 25th, 2010
My neighbor’s snow blower woke me up this morning. It snowed most of yesterday and into the evening. Adding the the interest of a new coat of freshly fallen snow it was foggy outside. I slipped on some warm clothes, grabbed the camera, and headed outside to see if I could make some interesting images. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 18th, 2010
I was getting the kids ready for school this morning and noticed it had snowed outside and it was foggy. I hesitated for a moment thinking it would shortly be gone, but decided to grab the camera and head out to see what I could see. Unfortunately it didn’t last long, but I was able [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 14th, 2010
I sat down this evening to answer a letter I received last week. It was from a high school student who is taking a photography class in which she was assigned to write to a professional photographer. I assume she found Ted York Photography on the web because she commented on my images. This is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 9th, 2010
Ansel Adams was an incredible photographer. Known for his beautiful landscapes, he developed a method of capturing images that he called the “Zone System.” Without getting too technical – the Zone System was way to determine the reflective values in a scene and compress or expand them during film development so that all the tonal [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 4th, 2010
This family has been friends of mine for many years now. We have a couple of daughters that have grown up together. I was excited when they asked me to take their family portrait. A portable studio was set up in their living room. fortunately the ceilings were high so I had no problems with arranging my [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 2nd, 2010
A few years ago a gal in her 70’s” called me and said she wanted me to shoot her “funeral pictures.” Her husband had passed away and she was not able to find a good photograph to display at his funeral. It made her realise that photography is important at any age. Photography is not [...]