Fun portrait with lots of Legos
I took the image below for a recent Farmers’ Forum story. It was a piece about Tyler and his Lego hobby. To get the photo, I had Tyler lie down on the ground outside (we put down a tarp). Then his...
View ArticlePhotos and simplicity – A dandelion puffball and sunshine
I love layered, complex photos that seem to have tons to say to the viewer. One of my goals as a photographer is to get better at building up those visual layers in my work so that it’s more...
View ArticlePhotos of leaves – There’s a lot of detail in there!
Like a lot of hobby photographers (and photographers, in general, I’m sure), I find myself working in spurts of interest. For a while I may shoot long exposures at night; after that, I may find myself...
View ArticleThree random photos: A rainy night with streaming car lights and two...
These three photos don’t really have much to do with each other besides the fact that I shot them fairly recently. Hope you enjoy Shiny! A long-exposure on a rainy night. This is 10th Street in Fargo....
View ArticlePhotos of this cool, old truck outside my house … and my father-in-law’s old...
Old, beat-up vehicles are fertile ground for photography. The dents and rust and old-school curves and lines are pretty hard to resist. Here are a few examples. This is an old, yellow work truck that’s...
View ArticleSunset photos and a crazy light bubble around a leaf
We got a beauty of a sunset a week ago (Oct. 25). I didn’t know it was going to be so fantastic that night when I set out with my camera, but I’m glad I was there to snag some shots. Hope you enjoy...
View ArticlePhotos of leaves in black and white … and color
I’m on a real leaf-photography kick lately. I seem to be shooting a lot of them. They have all those cool, minute veins and little, random holes and interesting, diverse colors. Plus they’re...
View ArticleThat was film, this is now! A new camera from Nikon that I want so bad I’m...
I only really got into photography a couple of years ago. But, as a reporter and the son of a camera lover, I’ve long had a soft spot for the art/craft. My first “real” camera was the sweet, sweet 35...
View ArticleA very serious portrait: My brother-in-law on a stick horse
This is a portrait I shot of my brother-in-law, Dan Hubbard. What do you think?
View ArticleA few night photographs…
A few night photographs taken in the past few months. I hope you like them.
View ArticleBlack and white photos
A few black-and-white photos I took in recent weeks (or months). Hope you like them! Click on an image for a larger view.
View ArticleThe most amazing photobomb ever?
This photobomb by my friend Jeff Meyer is so amazing, that I’m jealous. I can only tip my hat to it’s awesomeness. It happened at Bowl for Kids’ Sake, an event that benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters in...
View ArticleWhat to do when someone in Fargo complains that it’s ‘too warm’
This winter in Fargo was brutal! So if you hear anyone complaining about it being too hot at any point this spring, here’s what to do. (If you can’t hear the audio click the Speaker symbol in the...
View ArticleTamron announces 16-300mm zoom for Canon, Nikon, Sony DSLRs
Click for a larger view. Japanese lens-maker Tamron has announced a zoom lens covering a whopping 16-300mm! (You can order it at Adorama.) Tamron is producing the unit for Nikon, Canon, and Sony,...
View ArticleI’m growing a beard and you get to watch
I’ve always had great beard follicles (I mean, not as a baby … so, not always, I guess). My facial hair comes in dark and thick. But, up to this point, I’ve just gone with some thin manscaping. That’s...
View ArticleGrowing a beard – Day 2
It’s day 2 of my journey to beardhood. Here’s what I look like today.
View ArticleNew photo site launch: ‘Pictures of Fargo’
I’ve launched a new photo website with the self-explanatory title “Pictures of Fargo.” It’s a website containing … well … pictures of Fargo and the surrounding area. Here are some examples. Check out...
View ArticleNew photos up on ‘Pictures of Fargo’
I went on a photowalk in downtown Fargo a couple of Sunday’s ago. Here are some of the photos I captured during the shoot. See tons more of my photos from in and around Fargo on my website...
View ArticleAnxiety and hope in a photo…
This image is pretty special to me. I (Shane) shot it about a year and a half ago when I was going through a deeply painful bout with anxiety/depression. Photography was a good therapy for me during...
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