<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479175621149652801</id><updated>2024-09-05T17:27:37.923-05:00</updated><category term="Photographer Spotlight"/><category term="Recommended Links"/><category term="News"/><category term="Textures"/><title type='text'>Modern Imagemaking</title><subtitle type='html'>Sharing ideas.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Ben Maddox</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06464259506140242271</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479175621149652801.post-2652389513570682085</id><published>2016-03-25T12:17:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2016-05-09T17:57:00.761-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type="text">Hey guys,


Even though its been years since I&#39;ve done anything with this blog I thought I&#39;d go ahead and share with anyone that comes across it what I&#39;ve been up to. Recently my wife and I have started a successful gun sling manufacturing business called Little Creek Trading that has been keeping us extremely busy along with our normal 9 to 5 jobs.  Eventually we plan selling a large array of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/feeds/2652389513570682085/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4479175621149652801/2652389513570682085' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/2652389513570682085'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/2652389513570682085'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/2016/03/hey-guys-even-though-its-been-years.html' title=''/><author><name>Ben Maddox</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06464259506140242271</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FXi6orULVIS_gbecxt7NG0ku3Gm-gXthU5yei9RocJyIzCi8HdukkN_xEgOKZnaBjl0owBLK3xyP60o5fv_1UO3NbKxKDBA-Imv-rK0f30rIjNAuhL0kz5scl5_QGJQ_4ABPFTKZSyZO/s72-c/product_image.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479175621149652801.post-417442609275039294</id><published>2009-10-25T17:02:00.021-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-25T20:27:03.519-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Father and Son Photo Trip</title><summary type="text">Life has been crazy busy for us lately.  My to-do list keeps getting longer and the days keep getting shorter.  Don&#39;t get me wrong.  Life is great right now.  Both Byrnes &amp; Maddox Weddings and Ben Maddox photography are growing at crazy exciting rates! But quite simply it&#39;s been hard to catch a breath. I needed a break.I got it!  With the cooler weather brings our annual father/son fall photo </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/feeds/417442609275039294/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4479175621149652801/417442609275039294' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/417442609275039294'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/417442609275039294'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/2009/10/father-and-son-phototrip.html' title='Father and Son Photo Trip'/><author><name>Ben Maddox</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06464259506140242271</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2551/4043790013_4218826503_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479175621149652801.post-9066170911137309191</id><published>2008-05-30T23:09:00.022-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-31T00:07:03.958-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Textures"/><title type='text'>Free Download: 25 Full Resolution Textures</title><summary type="text">Here are 25 cool high resolution textures I&#39;ve found around my house and backyard the past several days.  There are literally tons of sweet things you could do with these bad boys.  I&#39;ve been using textures for several years now with great success.  Textures can really add a lot of depth to images, but they can also ruin them.  Hmm, maybe I should post on that...   Feel free to use the textures </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/feeds/9066170911137309191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4479175621149652801/9066170911137309191' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/9066170911137309191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/9066170911137309191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/2008/05/free-download-25-full-resolution.html' title='Free Download: 25 Full Resolution Textures'/><author><name>Ben Maddox</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06464259506140242271</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8L8hfCAkzouPLhLA54EbxwGvmyfblVQwxCjHSQ8-crwhOnUtGxNhVjt0OKssSBQQqeiKZCQGYRSUtmT4lnvFgDelieOd3E2ut13KJF7DKj7dKzRnrZVkAFSM3FWLM7-wIXIFG0Dullx-/s72-c/sample1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479175621149652801.post-6901893881720783475</id><published>2008-05-29T19:25:00.009-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-29T19:50:03.697-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photographer Spotlight"/><title type='text'>Photographer Spotlight: George Lange</title><summary type="text">George Lange&#39;s lighthearted, imaginative and clean photographic style has given him access to subjects that most of us can only dream about photographing.  One quickly realizes this entire last sentence upon first glance of his quirky website.  What I really want you to check out, even If you see nothing else would be his Videos, specifically this one.So, what do you think?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/feeds/6901893881720783475/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4479175621149652801/6901893881720783475' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/6901893881720783475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/6901893881720783475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/2008/05/photographer-spotlight-george-lange.html' title='Photographer Spotlight: George Lange'/><author><name>Ben Maddox</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06464259506140242271</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3MqB4bTj35qkelFu0GY70UAz5sBZVc-CmdQt7E4_1RwmfOlnvoSa_H1oZyFp6X8gvAZPXEmkcX6j7fEZugHxbCu3-Ida-b39erOHOwD4mMldaF-EVH7_MFm_w1g8AdbmK_A440QT8mL3/s72-c/gl.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479175621149652801.post-6674915192573111303</id><published>2008-05-24T15:24:00.022-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-26T00:21:49.722-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Recommended Links"/><title type='text'>Recommended Links: Sports Shooter</title><summary type="text">Are you interested in becoming a professional photographer but would like a little insight into the profession first?  Maybe you&#39;re already a pro and you&#39;re looking for a place to swap war stories.  If either of these describe you then I would suggest checking out  Sports Shooter.  It&#39;s a great place to see what real world working pros are saying about all aspects of the industry.  The great </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/feeds/6674915192573111303/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4479175621149652801/6674915192573111303' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/6674915192573111303'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/6674915192573111303'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/2008/05/recommended-links-sports-shooter.html' title='Recommended Links: Sports Shooter'/><author><name>Ben Maddox</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06464259506140242271</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479175621149652801.post-2097476087266595870</id><published>2008-05-23T15:23:00.012-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-26T00:22:59.669-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photographer Spotlight"/><title type='text'>Photographer Spotlight: Jeremy Cowart</title><summary type="text">Nashville based photographer Jeremy Cowart&#39;s beautifully clean and crisp photography style is stunningly simple yet effective. His sense of selective focus and light gives him the ability to completely immerse viewers into a different world, a smaller world.  Oh and when he&#39;s not photographing small time celebrities like Sting or Carrie Underwood he spends his time traveling the world and making </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/feeds/2097476087266595870/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4479175621149652801/2097476087266595870' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/2097476087266595870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/2097476087266595870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/2008/05/photographer-spotlight-jeremy-cowart.html' title='Photographer Spotlight: Jeremy Cowart'/><author><name>Ben Maddox</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06464259506140242271</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRRrC3qT624sFN1Pz2FDb9rRpTKrzQIOOuxY1EWCo9TTTZTr0AHjGuDmFCu58FdQsEWzcPm52Tus_uR9JLBzNntfjLKBzQgGGS4MbfdLvFNTMu825fkXhoqusdG1xThH0VY_vQRMnVRFi/s72-c/jc.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479175621149652801.post-4753783607729661417</id><published>2008-05-17T10:08:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-23T14:53:27.255-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="News"/><title type='text'>News: Orphan Works Bill Approved</title><summary type="text">For those of you interested S 2913 and HR 5889 both passed.  While I know this isn&#39;t breaking news it&#39;s something the anyone who creates images should be very interested in.  I&#39;m not sure what to think to be honest.  What are your thoughts on the matter?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/feeds/4753783607729661417/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4479175621149652801/4753783607729661417' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/4753783607729661417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/4753783607729661417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/2008/05/orphan-works-bill-approved.html' title='News: Orphan Works Bill Approved'/><author><name>Ben Maddox</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06464259506140242271</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479175621149652801.post-4494477661215392312</id><published>2008-05-16T00:01:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-23T14:52:28.089-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Recommended Links"/><title type='text'>Recommended Links: Cambridge In Colour</title><summary type="text">Have you&#39;ve ever wanted to study the finer points of digital photography?  Cambridge In Colour is an excellent source for in depth digital photography information.  It&#39;s author and photographer Sean Mchugh covers many of the very technical aspects of photography that most other sites overlook.  Loaded with tons of tutorials and interactive calculators this site is not for the faint of heart.  A </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/feeds/4494477661215392312/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4479175621149652801/4494477661215392312' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/4494477661215392312'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/4494477661215392312'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/2008/05/cambridge-in-colour.html' title='Recommended Links: Cambridge In Colour'/><author><name>Ben Maddox</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06464259506140242271</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479175621149652801.post-4171036772503338450</id><published>2008-05-14T22:47:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-05-22T00:57:48.598-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photographer Spotlight"/><title type='text'>Photographer Spotlight: Martin Prihoda</title><summary type="text">This weeks photographer spotlight is on Vancouver based creative editorial, corporate and fashion portraiture photographer Martin Prihoda.  This video was already posted over on Strobist but it&#39;s a great watch that everyone should see.  In the video Martin shares some behind the scenes info, his feelings about giving back to the photographic community and also throws in little photo humor for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/feeds/4171036772503338450/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4479175621149652801/4171036772503338450' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/4171036772503338450'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4479175621149652801/posts/default/4171036772503338450'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://modernimagemaking.blogspot.com/2008/05/photographer-spotlight-martin-prihoda.html' title='Photographer Spotlight: Martin Prihoda'/><author><name>Ben Maddox</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06464259506140242271</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>