Category Archives: General Photography

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Tips on seeing the Holiday Lights in Gainesville & A Contest!

December 20, 2008 – 9:39 am

The photos from this season’s holiday sessions are done and sent out, the tree is up, the children are off from school, it’s officially the Holiday Season at the Housden House! Later this afternoon as it starts to get dark, we are going to load the car up with treats, holiday music, kids, and of [...]

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Photography Friends - Meet Jennifer Adams

August 31, 2008 – 7:56 am

The last post I showed off pictures of Erin and Wesley’s E-Session in Lake Hampton. My friend Jennifer Adams from Green Cove asked me to second with her and we had lots of fun. I first met Jennifer last April during one of our wildflower photo sessions. We connected right away. My kids where with [...]

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Inspiration - Virtual City Directory

August 30, 2008 – 8:49 am

It was an honor to lead the Gainesville Florida portion of Scott Kelby’s 1st Annual Worldwide Photowalk on August 23rd. However, because of hurricane Fay - our walk was cancelled. A few photographers did show up and brave the weather and posted some of their pictures on our Flickr Page. 
Scott Kelby posted the winning pictures [...]

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My “model” kids

August 23, 2008 – 1:53 pm

It can be tough being the  child of a photographer. My children are usually my first models when it comes to practicing new strobe techniques or checking out the light in a new location. I know it must be tough for them…as I can be very demanding and forgetful of their short attention spans. I [...]

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Photography Tip - Dave Cross Textures

August 19, 2008 – 10:33 am

I have been experimenting with textures for some time and only recently have really started to use them more in some of my portrait work to create a dramatic effect. I use Dave Cross’s Textures. Dave is one of the presenters on Photoshop TV and is also the curriculum director for the National Association [...]

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