Lightning Storm over Ashland

I was on a job all day yesterday (those following on twitter or Instagram may have seen the cute little meals-to-be I was shooting) and on the way home, a huge lightning storm settled over Ashland for a while. I pulled off to shoot it, and once it moved away I climbed a hill to capture its retreat.

The technique used in these photos is a little bit of interesting trickery that I’ll hold onto for now. I’ll be doing a video2brain training as well as a webinar for Nik Software in the upcoming months, and I think I’ll show this then. It was one of those experiments gone right.

Hat Trick by Joseph Linaschke

Purple Rain by Joseph Linaschke

Edenvale Winery, Location Scouting

It’s an unbelievably nice day here in Ashland, so I went to a winery I’ve been wanting to location scout this morning. Plus, I’m trying out 500px as a place to post images.

Pear Blossoms by Joseph Linaschke

Old Car by Joseph Linaschke

Old Barn by Joseph Linaschke

Richard Don Simms, Banjo Player at the USO at DFW

Several years ago (2008 to be exact) on a layover in DFW (Dallas Fort Worth) I walked past the USO and out front a fellow by the name of Richard Don Simms was playing the Banjo. He plays nearly every Thursday afternoon there, so if you find yourself in DFW on a Thursday, be sure to look for him.

He called me completely out of the blue yesterday. Said he’d found my card, and just wanted to call and say “hi”. What a kind gentleman!

Click the montage below for a better view…

Richard Don Simms at the USO in DFW airport

How Do You Make Web Graphics & Photos Look Great On The New iPad?

This is a discussion that seems to have had more questions than answers — up until now.

Problem: You have a web page designed at 1,000 pixels wide, and just looked at it on a new iPad, and were nearly in tears over how badly your graphics and photos looked on there.

Solution: Photographer Duncan Davidson posted some very interesting findings, and I combined that with my own research and present the results at photojoseph.com/retina

(I also have a post specifically about loading images at an optimal resolution on the new iPad on ApertureExpert: Displaying Your Photography On The New iPad)

alenkadesign Photos

This was fun… my fiancé Alenka Vdovič needed some photos for a client who wanted to feature her design company alenkadesign on their website, so we had a little fun by window light this morning. Click the photo below to go to her site and see a couple more!

Just another day in the office…