
If you’re following my blog then you’ve probably noticed that I’ve taken the last 3 months off. I do apologize to my readers. The delay has not been due to a lack of shooting; it’s because I’ve been working so hard at my day job that I just haven’t had much to say. Recently though, [...]
Mar 01, 2012 | Categories:digital darkroom, photography, ramblings | Tags: Alien Skin Software, danilew-flickr photos, flower, inspiration, Nikon 105 macro VR, Nikon D300, Oil Paint, painting, Photoshop Lightroom 3, rose, Snap Art, Valentine's Day, van Gogh, writer's block | 4 Comments »

Almost two years ago, I took my first steps in learning model photography at the now defunct Pinhole Box Studio in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It was a great day and I learned a lot of lighting techniques from the instructors but much more so from the model. Meet Roxie: beautiful, sweet, effervescent, and a natural in [...]
Mar 02, 2011 | Categories:photography, ramblings | Tags: Capture NX2, cheerful, Color Efex Pro 3, danilew.com photos, female, flash, Fredericksburg, headshot, model, model photography, Nik Software, Nikon 105 macro VR, Nikon D300, Photoshop Elements, Pinhole Box Studio, playful, posing, red hair, redhead, Roxie, smiling, studio, studio light, twenty-something, Virginia, Viveza 2, woman, young adult | 3 Comments »

Textures are ‘in’! According to my Clicky Web Analytics data, it seems that in January 2011, “peeling paint” and “rust textures” were the most used search terms to find my website. Moreover, based on those search terms, the image below – taken inside the Administration building of the now abandoned Forest Haven Asylum – was [...]
Feb 01, 2011 | Categories:photography | Tags: abandoned, building, Color Efex Pro 3, danilew.com photos, decay photography, dilapidated, flash, Forest Haven Asylum, hospital, hvac, Laurel, macro photography, Maryland, mental institution, Nik Software, Nikon 105 macro VR, Nikon D300, peeling paint, Photoshop CS5, rust, SB-900, speedlight, suburban decay, textures | 6 Comments »

A Moment in Time - 15:00 G.M.T. (U.T.C.): The New York Times Global Mosaic project on Sunday, May 2, 2010 On Thursday, April 8, 2010, The New York Times newspaper and its online blog, LENS, asked the world to photograph something, anything, at 15:00 GMT on Sunday, May 5, 2010. A Moment in Time. Admittedly an [...]
May 09, 2010 | Categories:infrared, photography, ramblings, travel | Tags: A Moment in Time, Baltimore, Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race, Color Efex Pro 3, coworkers, danilew-flickr photos, event photography, false color, friends, infrared photography, Kirkin' o' The Tartan, lifestyle photography, macro photography, Maryland, Nik Software, Nikon 105 macro VR, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D200, Nikon D300, NY Times, Photoshop Elements, roses, Scottish, tartan, travel photography, Washington DC, Washington National Cathedral | 13 Comments »