Balfe's Photography and More

Lake George Sunset

2007-08-10T20:07:00.001-05:00

Blue Heron

2007-05-13T19:43:00.000-05:00

I finally got some pictures of the Blue Heron that lives on the Oriskany Creek! I have tried to capture this guy on film several times over the last few years and today was my lucky day. Driving home from Mothers Day lunch, there he was just sitting on the shore of the dyke, munching on a fish. I rushed home, grabbed my camera and went back. Amazingly, he was still there. I was able to get these 2 pics before he flew away! Check them out and let me know what you think!

Dall Cowboys 23 vs NY Giants 20 - 12/3/06

2007-01-03T00:22:00.000-05:00

Lapland Lake 2006 - Black and Whites

2006-09-13T21:51:00.000-05:00

Old Barn At Trenton Falls

2006-05-04T21:42:00.000-05:00

Trenton Falls 2006

2006-05-04T21:25:00.000-05:00

It's been awhile since I have been able to go out and shoot for fun. I made a trip up to Trenton Falls this weekend, it was my first time there. Although there was not a lot of water it was still very beautiful. Here are some pics:

26th Annual Photographer Forum's Spring Photo Contest

2006-03-28T15:58:00.000-05:00

I am thinking about entering this contest but I'm not sure which photo or photo's to submit. This where all of you com into play. I am asking for any suggestions from what photo's you all think are the best that I have posted on my blog. You can leave your suggestions in the comment section under this post. Thanks for all your help!!

Any one interested in entering this contest can visit:

www.serbin.com.

Screwing around in Photoshop

2006-03-19T10:35:00.000-05:00

I was bored so I decided to screw around in photosho with a picture of a statue I took while I was working at a church last weekend during a little break. The first one I used the solarize filter, the second one I used the glowing effect. I thought the looked pretty cool!
(the photo's will be coming, apparently there is a problem with blogger today!)

Planet Photoshop

2006-03-19T10:26:00.000-05:00

http://www.planetphotoshop.com/tutorials_effects.html

This is a cool little site that has ton's of tips on how to enhance your photo's. Most of the tutorials are quick and easy that even the basic photoshop user can do!

Make Jessica Alba hot in 11 steps...

2006-02-10T23:23:00.000-05:00

This is a great and fun little tip on how to do manips using photoshop:

http://www.imarc.net/blog/47/make_jessica_alba_hot_in_11_steps/

More High Contrast B&W

2006-02-10T23:13:00.000-05:00

Absolute Cross - Photoshop Tutorials

2006-02-07T09:49:00.000-05:00

This is a great site for photoshop tutorials, one of the best I have seen!
Thanks Josh for sending me the link!

http://www.absolutecross.com/tutorials/photoshop/

I have also placed the link under my favorites.

High Contrast B&W

2006-01-30T19:41:00.000-05:00

This was done in the studio using intense light from her back left side to get the washed out effect around her. A soft box was used to light the front and get rid of the silhouette caused by lighting the subject from behind.

Black & White - Fashion

2006-01-30T19:40:00.000-05:00

Studio - Fashion

2006-01-30T19:36:00.000-05:00

Mother

2006-01-30T18:31:00.000-05:00

RSS Feed Link

2006-01-29T18:05:00.000-05:00

Here is the RSS link to subscribe to my blog. I have also placed the link on the side bar.

http://balfesphotography.blogspot.com/atom.xml

Hint - Creating a Montage with Photoshop

2006-01-23T22:42:00.000-05:00

http://www.adobespot.com/tutorial_textmontage.php

Hint - Creating Torn Paper with Photoshop

2006-01-23T22:33:00.000-05:00

http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/torn/torn.htm

I am.......

2006-01-18T19:54:00.000-05:00

This is a photo of a woman just about a month before she was due. This is one of the most personnal photo's I have ever taken. To me it reflects new beginings.

The photo was taken with my Nikon N80 using T-max 400 speed film.

More Early Fasion Work

2006-01-18T19:36:00.000-05:00

This photograph was taken during the same session as the previous 2 pictures.

Early Fashion Work

2006-01-16T01:04:00.000-05:00

These photo's represent some of my earlier attempts at fashion/modeling photography. They were taken prior to me having any type of studio or lighting training.

The photo's were taken with a Minolta ST/SI SLR camera using a 28-80mm lens and a Sunpak speedlight. The film I used was Kodak T-Max 100

Ducks In a Row

2006-01-16T00:51:00.000-05:00

This is a photo of 3 Mallard Ducks taken at the Oriskany Marsh in the early Spring of 2002.

The photo was taken with my Nikon N80 using my 28-105mm lens.

Night Falls

2006-01-13T22:03:00.000-05:00

This was a time exposure taken at Niagara Falls a few years ago. This photo was a semi-finalist in the International Amateur Photography Contest in 2001 and published in their book, Vivid Exposures. This was my first ever published photo.

The photo was taken with my Nikon N80 using my 28-105mm lens. I believe I used Kodak 400 speed film and pushed it to an 800 ISO.

Henry the Hawk

2006-01-12T23:24:00.000-05:00

During the spring of 2005, my son and I would see this hawk hanging out on the wires near my parents house. Everyday my son would ask me if we could go to grammy's house so we could see the hawk and most of the time he was there. This went on for about 3 weeks, we think there was a nest of woodchucks he was stalking. He named him Henry the Hawk and said that he was his best friend.

The photo was taken with my Nikon D100 with my 28-105mm lens. I then cropped it closer using Adobe Photoshop.

Photoshop Tutorial

2006-01-11T19:57:00.000-05:00

Check it out, this site has tutorials for the basic, up to the advanced photoshop user.

Once again, for some reason the link will not appear on my blog so here it is. You can copy ond paste it into your browser:

http://www.absolutecross.com/tutorials/photoshop/

I also put a link to it under the links on my sidebar!

Over the Rainbow II

2006-01-10T23:18:00.000-05:00

This is the the other side of the rainbow and field that was in my previous post.

Over the Rainbow

2006-01-10T23:07:00.000-05:00

This was a photo taken of a field in Whitestown, NY just after a sun shower. This is probably one of the brightest rainbows I have ever seen.

The photo was taken with my Nikon D100, 28-105mm lens.

Adobe Photoshop Hint

2006-01-09T21:59:00.000-05:00

This is another one that for some reason it won't post as a link:

http://fotofects.com/articles/95/1/Ultra-Vivid

This is a neat little tip on how to edit/manage color using Adobe Photoshop.
I have also put a link to this on my side bar.

Computer Darkroom

2006-01-09T21:52:00.000-05:00

Ok for some reason this won't post as a link so I am just putting the link here and you can copy and paste it into your browser:

http://www.computer-darkroom.com/home.htm

I have also added it to my links on the side.

This is a neat little site,it has gallaries, tutorials etc.

2006-01-08T23:23:00.000-05:00

This is a photo of Niagra River at Niagra Falls. I took this in July of 2004 while I was on my honeymoon.

The photo was taken with my Nikon D100 with a 28-105mm lens.

Serenity

2005-12-29T21:07:00.000-05:00

This is a picture of a boat dock on Big Moose Lake in the Adirondacks.

The picture was taken with my Nikon D100 using a 28-105mm lens.

Boy and his Pop

2005-12-29T20:55:00.000-05:00

This photo was taken in early September of 2004 in front of an old gift shop in Inlet, NY, located in the Adirondacks. Originally it was taken in color. Using Adobe Photoshop Elements, I transferred the picture to black and white and then to a sepia tone.

The picture was taken with my Nikon D100 using a 28-105mm Nikon lens.

King of the Jungle II

2005-12-29T20:51:00.000-05:00

This is the same photo I previously posted manipulated using Adobe Photoshop Elements.

King of the Jungle

2005-12-29T20:49:00.000-05:00

This photo was taken in April of 2004 during our family trip to Disney World. We were on the Animal Safari ride in Animal Kingdom. This is a great place to take photo's of animals in a natural environment that I may never get a chance to see in the wild. The shot was taken with my Nikon D100 using a 28-105mm Nikon lens.

Sea of Sunflowers

2005-12-28T20:52:00.000-05:00

This photo was shot during the summer of 2005 near Rome, NY. It was taken with a Nikon D100 digital SLR camera using a Quantaray 19-35mm lens.

My First Post

2005-12-28T14:42:00.000-05:00

I will try to maintain this blog as often as possible. I hope to post a new photo at least once a week and look for any comments, feed back, suggestions in regards to my photo's. Mostly, I just want to share my work with everyone!