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29th May 2009

Equality Utah bids farewell to Mike Thompson

written by dav.d

A toast to Mike Thompson and his work at Equality Utah

A toast to Mike Thompson and his work at Equality Utah


Equality Utah bid farewell to one hell of a leader this week. Mike Thompson has lead the fight for equal rights in the gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual community here in Utah for the last few years. He is leaving Utah with 3 openly gay legislators and a number of allies in the legislature.

Thousands of people state wide have benefited from his leadership and from his knack for fund raising. Politics is fund raising and he has been a champion.
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27th May 2009

An Evening of Protest

written by dav.d

A gay couple kiss in front of the Salt Lake City Mormon Temple

A gay couple kiss in front of the Salt Lake City Mormon Temple


To say that the California Supreme Court’s judicial decision regarding Proposition 8 was a disappointment would be an understatement. There were two good things that came out of the ruling – there are 18,000 gay marriages that are legal and protected by law in California. The second thing is that the fight for equality under the law continues.
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27th May 2009

A Self Portrait with a Speedlight

written by dav.d
Hand holding a speedlight

Hand holding a speedlight

Sometimes you have to go light weight. I had been bouncing around the back of a jeep while four wheeling and we took a break and I wanted a photograph of me with the gorgeous sunset and the clouds.

To help me stand out I held a Nikon SB-800 and put that in slave mode and had Brady take my photograph with all my instructions on how to hold my camera. And I thought it would be fun to just look into the light and create a cool pose.

Does it work?

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26th May 2009

Moab 4 Wheeling HDR Photography

written by dav.d
A sunset provides an gorgeous backdrop to a jeep

A sunset provides an gorgeous backdrop to a jeep

I have been to Moab, Utah 3 times this year! I love it! It so so beautiful and scenic – you really have such a unique landscape. And this trip was a one day trip. We started with some hiking and we then went four wheeling. Four wheeling was new to me – and I was a little bit freaked out – but also excited.
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25th May 2009

Grafiti model

written by dav.d

Selective Color with Model and Graffiti

Selective Color with Model and Graffiti


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21st May 2009

A model trolley

written by dav.d

Male model on the Saltair trolley

Male model on the Saltair trolley


Warning, these photos are of the same location – but different treatments with Adobe Lightroom Presets and Photoshop Actions. I have been toying around with using just Lightroom in portrait retouching and not using Photoshop as much.
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20th May 2009

Sunlight, a softbox, and a model

written by dav.d

Sunlight is not the only light

Sunlight is not the only light


Lately I have heard some photographers say, “There should be one light source because there is only one sun. Anything else looks artificial.” I couldn’t disagree more. The sun can even be the secondary light source. It can act as a rim light – or ambient light
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19th May 2009

Lightbox that Model

written by dav.d

Jacob Horn, Male Model

Jacob Horn, Male Model


There are times when I want to practice my photography and my photographic skills. When do I do this? During a photo shoot? Probably not. I have to find a subject who has some patience and has time to spend so I can experiment.
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