James Center Clock Tower Drummer

James Center Clock Tower Drummer, originally uploaded by Ty Johnson Photography.

This clock tower is located outside the James Center in Richmond, Virginia. As I was passing by I noticed the sun passing through this opening in the tower frame. I thought it would look really cool if I silhouetted the drummer statue. I also liked the warm color tones inside the tower versus the cool blue sky. It took a few tries to line the sun up behind the head and to have the whole statue unobstructed by the frame of the tower. But I finally got it.

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Under the Manchester Bridge

Under the Manchester Bridge, originally uploaded by Ty Johnson Photography.

This is one of the shots from when I was trying to find places to do night shots of the skyline from. At first I didn't even look through these because I thought they would have too much contrast between the shaded and non-shaded areas. I was able to rescue the shadows with the RAW file and some of the shots turned out decent.

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Richmond Night Shots

Richmond Skyline, originally uploaded by Ty Johnson Photography.

Here are some Richmond night shots.

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Elle

Elle, originally uploaded by Ty Johnson Photography.

I got to shoot Elle again -- this time at Maymont. There were several costume changes including a Team Jacob onesie. This was the first time Elle was able to stand, so we took some fun shots of Elle standing on a bridge looking at a waterfall.

Lens used for this shot - Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX

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The Apple Store in Boston

The Apple Store in Boston, originally uploaded by Ty Johnson Photography.

I've always wanted to try one of these. I did this using the tilt-shift method described here (link) in Photoshop.

Boston Trip

I have finally finished processing all the photos from my Massachusetts trip.  I've divided the photos into four groups:

Boston Trip 1 of 4 - Plane Ride and East Bridgewater:

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Boston Trip 2 of 4 - Martha's Vineyard: 

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Boston Trip 3 of 4 - Cheryl's 50th Birthday: 

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Boston Trip 4 of 4 - A Day in Boston: 

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Richmond Skyline

Richmond Skyline, originally uploaded by Ty Johnson Photography.

This is another one of those Richmond night shots I've been after. I've always been nervous to do it. You are out on the middle of the Manchester bridge at night with nowhere to run should someone decide to mug you. I wish I could have gotten more light trails from the cars on the right side. Maybe next time :)

Main Street Station

Main Street Station, originally uploaded by Ty Johnson Photography.

I've been wanting this shot for a long time now. I got the idea from someone on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skynoir/4678543856/in/faves-tyronejohnson/). On the first attempt the I made it to the spot (top of the James Monroe building parking deck) around 6:15am -- too late. The next day I came back at about 5:30. I wasn't able to get a long enough exposure to get all of the light trails that I wanted so I had to merge two images in Photoshop to get this one.

I shot this with a Nikon D3000 with the kit lens (18-55mm f/3.5-5.6).

Beth

Beth, originally uploaded by Ty Johnson Photography.

This portrait was taken just outside of the Holocaust Museum in Richmond, Virginia. We waited until just before sunset and took shots in this area and long the canal walk. Look for more to come soon.


I used a Nikon D3000 and a Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 AF-S.

Birthday in Boston

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Last week I went to Boston with Beth.  We went for her sister Cheryl's 50th Birthday party.  We celebrated on a Sunday afternoon in Beth's parent's backyard.  Click here to view the photos.

All photos shot with a Nikon D3000.