Josh Bradley Photography

Off The Grid- Story Time

josh — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:26:16 +0000

So Yeah it has been a long while since I update the main blog here. And yes, it has been crazy with new projects and toys to play with so the neglect had gone on longer than I expected it to. But when it is all said an done there will always be an image and a story to tell behind it. This photo has a interesting story behind it. But can you tell me the story just by looking at the photo? Drop a line in the comments and let us see how this story unfolds.

There’s a New Project in Town

josh — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:45:55 +0000

So adding to the neglect of the main blog, I have started another personal project called Pen and Pad. There’s a tab up top in the navigation bar to go check it out. Just did the first post a few minutes ago. RSS feed will be coming along shortly for it on it’s main page.

Enjoy

Curtain Call

josh — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:52:00 +0000

So I have been quite hear as of late and believe it is not for lack of material, just so busy that the blog has suffered a silence. But there is a lot in the works, and I mean a lot! Mostly I am getting ready to move so things are really going to get hectic on the blog and with life in general until I can get settled in at the new place. But fear not, it is my hope that within a few weeks you will see a new addition to the blog for the traveling photog. Details are still in the works, but I am waiting for just one piece of equipment to arrive and then I will be off and running.

The shot above was from a dance recital my daughter was a part of, above is one of her great instructors. The light was hard coming of the stage light and made deep shadows, but it just worked at that moment.

Captured Nikon D700 70-200 f2.8 II on Lexar digital film.

Inspired for B&W

josh — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:56:44 +0000

So recently I saw a post from Kirk Tuck and it got me thinking about something B&W portraits. At which point it got me thinking about a blog post that Sabrina Henry did a while back about going back and review old photos and adding a new look to them. So with the double inspiration I dug back in the files and found these shots of my good friends Jeff and Misty

Has a great time shooting these, we found the great old door in the back alley parking lot of a local pub and stayed there for the better part of an hour shooting.

The conversion for this was done in Silver Efex Pro

Captured with Mark IIN 16-35f2.8 II on Lexar digital film

Time She’s a Slippin’

josh — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:19:04 +0000

So a funny thing happened yesterday, I found myself in Santa Barbara at the local Samy’s standing at the counter asking to see an Olympus. That is right folks not only have I committed the sacrilege of switching camera systems from Canon to Nikon, but I now have an Olympus E-P2 in my bag as well… (I am sure the hellfire and brimstone will rain down shortly). So why did I get this camera? The long and short of it is that I saw what this thing was capable of thanks to my buddy Ray Ketcham and a another amazing photographer out of Texas, Kirk Tuck. The images with this little dynamo sparked a creative project that I am hopefully going to kick off very shortly assuming I can get my hands on a few more pieces of equipment needed. At this point my buddy Jeff Lynch is probably rolling his eyes, saying that the gearlustitis is in full swing again, and he would be right. One thing I have mentioned before on the blog and one that I know other photogs know is that one camera may not be able to do the job to get you that creative vision you had in your head… So to that end the newest tool in the arsenal of creative vision is primed an ready to go, now if I could just manage to read the instruction book

Captured with Olympus E-P2 14-42 3.5-5.6 on SanDisk Digital Film

P.S. There is going to be some format changes coming down the pipe, soon so if you see the blog in disarray late at night that is me trying to relearn html coding using a sledge hammer…

The Edge

josh — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:49:27 +0000

Today is a day that stands in our hearts and minds as a day to remember the fallen of past wars and for those out there fighting wars right now. I couldn’t find a photo today that truly represented how I felt about this day so I decided to do this instead:

STANDING ON THE EDGE

For those who stand on the edge between darkness and light
Your bravery stood fast and lasted the test of time to fight for what’s right

You were the ones who drew the line in the sand
Telling the darkness you will not harm this great land.

Your actions have allowed freedom to ring true
All things are possible by the things that you do

So today is a day that is for you; the brave men and women who fight, who’ve fought, who’ve fallen to protect our home.

May the light stand between you and the darkness keep you safe and guide you wherever you may roam.

Last Stop ~ No where

josh — Sat, 22 May 2010 04:33:41 +0000

Last Couple from the road trip home. The Ranch House Cafe was on a stop somewhere past Roswell, NM. A few buildings and the sign was all that was left of this road stop. The cafe looked like it was out of commission for the better part of 10-15 years.

The old cabin was along the route home, had to shoot from the car because the wind storm that was coming in was pushing 40mph + winds that made getting out of the car not a hot idea. Unless I wanted to have my teeth whitened by sand blasting.

Captured with Nikon D700 70-200f2.8 on Lexar digital film.

You’ve got Mail

josh — Thu, 20 May 2010 23:37:51 +0000

So traveling home from TLS I decided to head to New Mexico and cruise around to see what I could find. And I found Encino, NM. Neat little place with some of my favorite subjects old building and signs.

First place that caught my eye was this abandoned Post Office. Great part, it still had a working mail slot.

Just down the street was an abandoned motel with and I quote “Lo Low Rates” Probably why they went out of business.

More from the road trip home tomorrow…

Captured with Nikon D700 24-70f2.8 on Lexar digital film

The Land of Enchanted Rock

josh — Thu, 20 May 2010 04:30:39 +0000

Yep, you guessed it. It is a BIG rock in the middle of Texas. This place was a great stop on the TLS a lot of different scenes all in one place. The rock formations themselves are wild. Layer upon layer of rock just bulged up out of the ground and has slowly been eroding back down to earth over the past couple 100K years or so. To me it looked like I was standing on a pair of Volcanic Cores, but I was schooled in the ways of Texas geography and am better for it now (Thanks Jeff!!)

Captured with D700 24-70f2.8 on Lexar digital film

Gorman Falls Pt. 2

josh — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:29:27 +0000

Ok true there was no real part one, but remember that post about falling for falls? Yeah that was part 1. So I have been slowly getting through the last of my images from Texas, and I found a few more from Gorman Falls that I wanted to share. At the same time I am eating out how it is to do posts from the iPad, which so far is easy.

Loved the sunlight streaking through the water on this one. Only issues was that the warm glow of the morning sun had turned to a blazing white. So I dropped the image into the Brilliance/Warmth filter and added a touch of warmth to the water to bring back that glow.

Lastly, a non- hydro shot. The vegetation in the canyon is amazing. Jeff is not kidding in his posts when he says it’s a rain forest down there. This was a straight shot from camera the greens are amazing.

Captured with D700 70-200f2.8 w/ Vari-n-duo filter on Lexar digital film