Tag Archives: st paul

Artsy Pictures for Portraits St Paul and Minneapolis

Artsy Pictures for Portraits

In general I’m a normal portrait kind of guy. I do some family portraits I do senior portraits and I do model portfolio portraits. But recently I was challenged to do artsy pictures as portraits. You know what I mean? We are talking about the new modern hipster style of pictures. Continue reading

Posted in Art, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Amy Bjornson Actress Portfolio Photography Session

Amy Bjornson Actress Portfolio Photography Session ~ Amy contacted me about 6 months ago to help her work on her acting/model portfolio headshots and assorted images. She has some great ideas of who she is and who she wants to portray and what she wants to do as she breaks in to the acting world. Continue reading

Posted in Art, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Amy Bjornson Actress Portfolio Photography Session

Saint Paul River View

Saint Paul River View Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. Some people tend to think that St Paul is not beautiful and alive… I think I differ!!! And maybe even more in BW… ;-D If you are interested in being able to … Continue reading

Posted in Art, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Saint Paul River View

Cathedral of Saint Paul

Cathedral of Saint Paul Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. Cathedral of Saint Paul Listening to   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart :   Introutius Requiem.  The music is as grand as the structure. I have never experimented with sepia photo processing so I decided … Continue reading

Posted in Art, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Cathedral of Saint Paul

What is HDR or Tone Mapping?

HDR, or HDRI stands for High Dynamic Range Imaging. It consists of taking several pictures of the exact same frame, each frame moving from a dark exposure to a light exposure, then combining the pictures. This allows for a photo in which the darkest and lightest parts of the picture have detail , where a single photo of normal exposure won’t have detail in these areas.
Continue reading

Posted in Art, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Photo of the Day: Basilica of St Mary

Basilica of St Mary Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. This is an image of the interior of the Basilica of St Mary in Minneapolis Minnesota. The inside is breathtakingly beautiful and it certainly gives one a sense of awe… You can … Continue reading

Posted in Art, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

VIRTUS: Protecting God’s Children

The American Catholic Bishops adopted the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People during their Dallas meeting in 2002.  It was updated recently in 2005.  The creation of this Charter was in reaction to the priest sex abuse … Continue reading

Posted in Activism, Current Affairs, Religion, Wisdom | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Photo of the Day: St Paul River View

St Paul River View 2 Originally uploaded by !!MNPhotoGuy. I was able to get out last night and try out the handy dandy new tripod for some evening shots. This was really enjoyable and I think it turned out pretty … Continue reading

Posted in Art, Photography | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

What’s going on at SJV?

Can you imagine a left leaning news paper having anything good to say about a move towards conservatism in a Catholic Seminary?  Well that is what you will find in this article by Katherine Kersten.  Imagine this scene: It’s 6 … Continue reading

Posted in Current Affairs | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Promise Keepers: St Paul Tonight

So I will be off to Promise Keepers  this evening.  I must say it has been quite difficult generating any interest this year.  It seems that many men I talk to have a few different responses. 1.  For the non-churched … Continue reading

Posted in Current Affairs, Religion | Tagged , | 1 Comment