Photographing an over 100 year old restored farmhouse

This past weekend, my girlfriend and I had the opportunity to photograph a beautifully restored farmhouse near Marshall, MI. We were hired by the architect who drew up the plans for the restoration, but the owner graciously opened up his home and even let us camp on his land. The result was a full weekend of exploring the photographic possibilities of the house, the barns … Continue reading Photographing an over 100 year old restored farmhouse

Capturing Lightning

The other evening a thunderstorm rolled through Southeast Michigan and I stepped outside before it began raining to try and capture an image of the lightning. While I would have loved to have something more interesting in the foreground, my neighborhood only offers so much and the lightning was mostly happening directly overhead. My best image is below. Settings were F8, 8 second exposure iso … Continue reading Capturing Lightning