As of late, I’ve been rethinking the tools I use for photography. My first priority is portraiture. This is what I love the most. I’ve gone back and analyzed setting and f stops and learned that I spend a lot of time in the 24mm range (the widest of my only remaining zoom). So I [...]
Archive for the ‘French Quarter’ Category
April 26, 2011
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One of my favorite times of year…
By jOe in French Quarter, Portraits…Brent and Kate’s anniversary. Every year, we (even Brent) go out to take pictures on their anniversary. As you can see, the hardest part of all this is keeping a straight face. I have so much fun it’s not even funny. wait. Nevermind, here are my favs: You can see the pictures from last year here. [...]
January 6, 2011
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Tested my new (old) 135mm f/2.8
By jOe in French Quarter, Just for Photographers, ReviewsRecently I bought some conversion rings to fit some old Nikon lenses onto my current Canon bodies. I’m using these as back-ups. This 135mm in particular, I want to use a portrait lens. Katie was going to be walking around the Quarter shooting still life, so I joined her to test out my lens (and [...]
December 16, 2010
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Care Effect: Inward
By jOe in Black & White, Care Effect, French Quarter, MarignyLate last night I went with Kristin to Inward, FBNO’s outreach to women in the adult industry. Due to the sensitive nature of the ministry, I’m only taking pictures from a peripheral view. But nevertheless, since I’m including it in my Care Effect documentary project, I want to give as accurate a picture as I can. Here [...]
November 2, 2010
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breakfast and friends
By jOe in French Quarter, PortraitsSaturday morning, I met with my good friend Sal who was showing Nathan, an old friend of his, around the city. We started at Cafe du Monde and migrated from there. But as I was walking to meet them, it occurred to me how long it had been since I walked around downtown early in [...]
July 13, 2010
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Coffee Coffee Coffee: Diner
By jOe in Black & White, Coffee Coffee Coffee, French QuarterI’m officially amending my barista project to include the service staff of diners. They’re similar in a lot of ways, and, in this case, I was in a diner not a coffee shop. So there. If you’re not familiar, I’m doing an ongoing project in the city of portraiting baristas (and now diner-ers). This is a guy, [...]