Okinawa Shopkeepers

Okinawa Shopkeepers

Okinawa is very much like a small town, complete with a multitude of small shops, cafes and one-man farmer's markets. The people who work in them are often elderly and generally friendly. I often empathize with what must be long, mostly uneventful days spent patiently waiting for the few customers who actually buy something rather than just gawk and take photos. :)

Sara - Student

Sara - Student

Meet Sara, a student from Okinawa, Japan. Thank you Sara for being a part of Project 1001 Faces. Click here to see more faces from the project. Click here if your interested in being a part of the project.

Apple Acquires Company Promising DSLR Performance in Phones

Apple Acquires Company Promising DSLR Performance in Phones

Apple has acquired an Israeli camera technology company LinX for approximately $20 million, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. Check out the PetaPixel post below for more details.

3 Tips for Great Street Photos

3 Tips for Great Street Photos

Street photography touches my love of photography like no other genre. It's difficult to explain why. Maybe it's the historical relevance of recording society, although I've never been a big history buff. Maybe it's the rawness or reality of the moment, or maybe it's just the voyeur in me, like all humans that are fascinated with observing others and their environment.

Streets of Tokyo with the Fuji x100s and iPhone 6 Plus

Streets of Tokyo with the Fuji x100s and iPhone 6 Plus

This is the follow up to my Tokyo Street post from a few weeks ago. Street photography is rapidly growing in popularity all over the world. While it's not a new genre of photography by any means, it's possibly the most accessible. Nothing records the gesture of the streets like street photography can. Small seemingly insignificant moments around us can be fascinating when viewed after the fact.

Tips for Great Food Photos

Tips for Great Food Photos

There are three basic angles when shooting food: Top Down, Three Quarter, and Table/Plate level, at least this is what I call them. Of course regardless of which angle you choose, lighting is key, and don't forget about the background. Cluttered or noisy backgrounds can ruin an otherwise great photo. Below are a few things to remember next time you're photographing food. The images below were shot with a variety of cameras to include my Fuji x100, x100s, X-Pro1, and my iPhone 6 Plus.

Okinawa Photo Journal Entry No. 1

Okinawa Photo Journal Entry No. 1

Okinawa Photo Journal is an ongoing series of post devoted to random photos from the things I see living here in Okinawa, Japan. Feel free to like, comment and share if you enjoy the photos. Thanks for visiting. TA😊

Light and Color with the Fuji X-Pro1

Light and Color with the Fuji X-Pro1

I tend to carry one camera with me everywhere I go, besides my iPhone of course. Most days it's my Fuji x100s which is without a doubt my favorite camera ever. Some days however, I reach for my X-Pro1 just to change things up a bit, and then I remember how much I love this x-series camera too. Below are a few from the X-Pro1 with the 18-55mm f/2.8-4 lens that I took while out looking for light and color.