Another portrait. Word is getting around! Again taken with my Samsung Note 8, this time edited a little with Snapseed. He was on the window for a good half an hour so we thought perhaps he was dead, but as soon as I came in for an extreme close-up he took off. And yes,... Continue Reading →
I'm available for portraits and headshots. Just had a short session with this guy in the front yard with my Note 8. My best Tip for shooting suddenly moving targets is to grab a shot as soon as you can frame it, even if it's not the best angle or composition. Because of the subject... Continue Reading →
Don't get me wrong, it's a fabulous phone. I had to replace my much-loved Galaxy Note 4 because it was shutting off unexpectedly, even when the battery still had a charge, even when it was plugged in overnight. A factory reset was no help. So for reasons, I got a Samsung Galaxy Note 8. And... Continue Reading →
You Are My Present, a song by David Watson. Performed live to tape. Well, digital. https://youtu.be/G5t6D6wGgH4 It's my birthday so I put this relevant song on Facebook today, and thought I would share it here. I wrote this song years ago, shortly after my wife gave birth to our first child, but it really does... Continue Reading →
I was having dinner with friends and they have turtles in the backyard. No, they have tortoises, because turtles tend to water and tortoises are land dwellers. Apparently they like snacking on hibiscus flowers, so my daughter laid a path to draw them out of their nest area. https://youtu.be/a0JA0sejhgk Being the photographer always looking for... Continue Reading →
Some considerations on whether you should leave your cameraphone in your pocket and just set up a real camera or camcorder when filming your kid or an event -- maybe even for family gatherings? And especially for sports, you know, in case you want to actually be able to see the ball on your screen... Continue Reading →
Storytellers like to say that all stories, good stories, have conflict and resolution. There is a challenge that confronts the hero, and by the end of the story you have some closure -- either the hero has new resolve or a solution has been achieved. There are exceptions of course, sometimes that hanging thread makes... Continue Reading →
AKA Round things I saw while walking around. It's the wife's birthday, which circles back every year. This week we were making loops around the Phoenix Art Museum and a mall at the Biltmore. And it occurs to me how much human beings like round things like Mickey Mouse's ears and scoops of ice cream... Continue Reading →
Click To Listen: Slept In - improvisation by David Watson Slept In by David Watson Sort of a reverse lullabye, for those times when you want to be awake, but not very, and the tendrils of almost-forgotten dreams are floating around you and you don't want to turn on any lights or move fast or grab... Continue Reading →
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