David Cox Photography

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

You don't understand the word cold.

When we left Nebraska to return to Texas, it was -7.

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Labels: Christmas, family, Nebraska, portraits, winter

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Photo Christmas Ornaments

I collected some of my favorite images from the past several years and printed them fairly large. Then I mounted them on foam core and cut them out on the jigsaw. I'm pretty pleased with it as it really makes the tree a great deal more personal.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Austin Apartment Association Holiday Gala 2009

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Friday, October 16, 2009

Austin Apartment Association Gameshow Mania Trade Show

The Austin Apartment Association held their annual Trade Show at Palmer Events Center in Austin, TX on Thursday 10/16/2009.

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Sunday, September 27, 2009

September 2009 Portrait Session Highlights

I've been shooting a lot of studio work lately. Here's some of my fav's from the last few weeks.

Recommended Reading

As a portrait photographer who shoots a lot of children, clients often ask me for tips on taking better pictures of their kids. I have looked at many books, but have found How to Photograph Your Baby by Nick Kelsh to be one of the best. The book is spiral bound, simple, task-based, and has many excellent tricks. Highly recommended!

Bryan Peterson's Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs was possibly the book which most significantly changed the way that I think about light and the manner in which I shoot. Now in its 2nd edition, I consider this to be required reading.

Although out of print for more than 15 years, Tom Schroeppel's Bare Bones Camera Course is an inexpensive, concise and no-nonsense introduction to the camera and lenses. Written on a typewriter with hand-drawn line drawings, it is truly bare bones but absolutely useful. If you can find it, get a copy.

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