Photokin

Some old photos of old trains

RAP — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:15:47 +0000

I love trains. I’ve been going through my photo archives, one photo at a time. There are thousands of them, and I have to move them to a new catalog system. So right now I’m wading through hundreds of photos of my first love, trains. I don’t know how much you, dear reader, might like to see some of them, so please let me know. I’m going to put up some other personal work later on, but this project is very time-consuming so I don’t know when I’ll get to it.

This is the Black River & Western’s No. 1554, formerly of the New Jersey Central RR, in 1976. It’s red!

Black River & Western's Baldwin Diesel No. 1554 (c) Richard Press

This is the Black River & Western’s No. 60 in 1975. Shortly after I shot this photo, it was taken out of service for a complete rebuilding. I understand it has been fully restored, and will soon be running.

Black River & Western Railroad's Locomotive No. 60 (c) Richard Press

Delores & Solomon

RAP — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:26:42 +0000

Here are a couple of shots from the recent wedding of Delores and Solomon in Philadelphia, at the International City Community Church. It was a lovely ceremony and reception, and I’m glad I had the opportunity to assist my friend Merdis in photographing these delightful people.

Kacie and Dan

RAP — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:20:02 +0000

They certainly picked a beautiful day for their engagement session! Kacie loves New Hope, Pennsylvania, which on the first beautiful day of spring was beyond crowded. We managed to avoid the tsunami of people by heading down to the towpath, and by the kindness of management at the Tuscany restaurant which let us use their cute little garden spot for a few shots. It looks like a lovely place for a reception. As the density of the crowds increased, we decided to seek refuge at the Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve. We saw only a few wildflowers but the place is otherwise a scenic delight.

Philadelphia Flower Show

RAP — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:29:57 +0000

Here are some impressions from the Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. I picked a bad day for it, considering it must have been the most crowded place on the planet at the time. It was a struggle to move around, once inside. I was equipped with my little point ‘n’ shoot camera, being there mainly to enjoy the show, not necessarily make pictures. Looking around at the massive photo gear hanging from the necks of people in the crowd I wonder if I missed a memo or something. But, I did snap a few and here they are.

Snowmageddon (February 2010)

RAP — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:13:47 +0000

Sunrise After the Blizzard

It was a dark and stormy night… but I was greeted by a lovely sunrise today. What you can’t see from this view is that the rest of the tree was damaged by the storm. I hope we don’t lose it!

New stuff!

RAP — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:29:08 +0000

So much new software heading this way… my head is spinning! You might not notice a difference right now, but the blog you’re looking at is running on the brand-new ProPhoto3 program within WordPress. It has many new capabilities, which I’ll be looking over soon. Is it time to change the look of Photokin?

And just this week, my gallery host (Zenfolio) announced a boatload of new features. I’ve been so happy with Zenfolio as a charter member, I never knew I wanted all these new features… but now that they’re here, I’m glad to have them!

I’ll be tinkering with the blog first. If you notice any ~~mistakes~~ anomalies, please do let me know!

Coming soon: Accuphoto

RAP — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:38:27 +0000

So you’re on a social network, or perhaps an online dating service like eHarmony, you really hope the person behind the avatar looks like his or her photograph. Well here’s a new concept being provided through the Professional Photographers of America: have your photograph made and certified by a photographer in the new Accuphoto program. The Accuphoto program will launch in May, 2010. Its logo looks like this, and you’ll see advertisements:

Early details on how it will work:
The client will have a portrait mini-session. At the Mini-Session, the Photographer will review a few basic details about the customer (name, height, age & city of residence). The photographer will then complete a mini photo session with the client, and upload 8-10 proofs to the customer specific area of the Accuphoto Website for review. The client will select his/her 2 favorite images. The images will be watermarked with the Accuphoto logo and a Unique Verification Number, and emailed to the client for him/her to upload to their profile page.

We think this is a wonderful idea, and have signed up to participate in the Accuphoto program. Meantime, if you need a great, new photo for Facebook or MySpace, you don’t need to wait until May. Call us now to book an inexpensive portrait mini-session.

Ashley Constantini at the Grand Opera House

RAP — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:19:00 +0000

Christina Viola at the Grand Opera House

RAP — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:35:34 +0000

Grandchildren Ham It Up

RAP — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:17:38 +0000

It isn’t easy to capture perpetual motion in a picture. The best I can say is that I tried.

Nicholas and Hailey in motion