Photography and Inspiration from Professional Photographer Randy Kepple
As 2005 draws to a close, I realize I have much to be thankful for this year. I have some of the best clients any self-employed person could ever want. They are supportive, kind and all of them have great stories. This summer I decided that I wanted to be completely caught up with my...
The delivery of the mail each day brings new magazines. This time of year, there are a lot of lists about the “best of 2005″ including photography books. This one caught my eye simply because of the cover. It’s a book on the work of Richard Avedon. What caught my eye was the natural light...
One of the services I offer my clients is retouching. I try to keep this to a minimum, simply because it’s overused and abused by so many photographers to hide sloppy technique. For the most part, retouching is saved for art prints which will be framed and wedding album prints. For my commercial clients, retouching...
Recently, my father asked me to archive a bit of family history. He presented me with a large 16×20 image of my great-great grandfather, Sylvester. He’s had this picture hanging on his wall for years. It’s close to 100 years old and is showing signs of aging. There are watermarks on the image and a...
I thought I’d share a special gift I received from my father, who just returned from a trip to South Africa. This is the second trip he’s made to South Africa. He offers his lifetime experience of running a business to small business owners, focusing on a township called Graff-Reinet. The items he brought back...
There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about posting to my blog. I want to start shooting more personal images, start working on personal projects. Follow my passion. I keep telling myself that I’ll give myself permission once I get caught up with work that’s paying the bills. Christmas time is...
For the longest time, I’ve been fascinated by clouds. Ask anyone close to me. Some of the best clouds are in Seattle. There is just something about that city which brings out the best clouds. The only place I’ve ever seen with better clouds is Santa Fe, New Mexico. What is it about clouds? I...
One of the grooms I photographed happens to be an F-15C Eagle pilot. He and his wife travel all over the world and continue to stay in touch, sending updates about their lives. His mission is a seemingly simple one… Air Superiority. In today’s world that is very serious, but his life is one that...
For the second year in a row, I was asked to join photographer Gary Voth as an associate photographer for the Microsoft CEO Summit. This conference is held every year at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington. It’s fascinating and exhilerating to stand behind the scenes and document the world’s business leaders. Access that I...
This is how Urban Dictionary defines blogging. Urban dictionary is an online slang dictionary with definitions written by “real” people. As such, it’s not always appropriate for everyone. Use with discretion. n. Short for weblog. A meandering, blatantly uninteresting online diary that gives the author the illusion that people are interested in their stupid, pathetic...
