Warner Schmidt Photography

Hello all!

It’s been a few days since I’ve updated the blog…but don’t worry, nothing’s wrong! I’ve simply been busy taking, uploading, editing, and posting photos. Hundreds of them! I’ve also been gearing up for a trip over the July 4th weekend.

Thank you all for your continued interest!

Coming soon: a brand new ‘What is it?’ post!

Hello all!

This is a very exciting moment for me! I have been working for quite some time to build, test, and finally deliver my new website:

WARNER SCHMIDT PHOTOGRAPHY

Please join me in celebrating the launch of my updated website. The address is the same, but the content has changed dramatically!

Enjoy an enhanced and animated browsing experience while viewing portfolio albums. Listen to music as you check out my bio, services, or send me an e-mail via the contact form. Expand your view to full screen, or minimize to suit your needs! My new and updated website is geared towards ease of use while delivering the richest content possible!

Spread the word!

You can find the new site here.

Here’s a preview:

A few users have asked, “How do I comment?”

There are a two very easy ways to do it.

The first way is to simply click on the title of each blog post (highlighted yellow in the image below). This will take you to a page with only one post on it, the one you’ve clicked. At the bottom of the post, you’ll see the comment form. Simply fill it out and comment away!

The second way is to click on the “comment count” below the title of the blog post (highlighted blue in the image below). If there are no comments, this will read ‘No Comments’. If there are five comments, it will read, ‘5 Comments’. You get the picture!

We found a small bug and have corrected it; gallery display issues have been resolved.

Thank you all for your patience!

Unfortunately, I have had some reports of people having trouble with both public and client galleries on my website.

After some investigation, I have determined the cause and am working on the solution.

Please be patient while this issue is being fixed. If you need to access your galleries immediately, please either use the first generation client area or contact me.

To fill out the set of accessories my girlfriend purchased, I purchased a low-level tripod and another filter set. I’m spoiled, aren’t I?

I purchased an UltraPod. I was a bit skeptical in purchasing this particular tripod, but the reviews were undeniably positive and the price was right. Although small, this tripod has absolutely no problem supporting my camera even with a bracket, flash unit, and a 70-300mm lens. The ball joint allows a wide variety of movement and I’m sure the velcro strap will come in handy.

I also purchased a CPL, FLD, and UV filter set. Admittedly, the FLD lens won’t be too useful considering the camera already handles white balance extremely well. The UV filter will be good for protecting my most-used lens. It is the CPL filter that I am most intrigued with. Working at 90 degrees from the light source, the filter is polarized, allowing me to reduce glare unwanted reflections.

My wonderful girlfriend ordered a few photography toys I had on my Amazon wishlist. They’ve arrived and I’ve been playing with them ever since.

I now have a set of diopter filters, a special lens adapter, and a nice rubber hood for one of my lenses. The diopter filters allow me to focus objects much closer to the lens. In addition, I have a special adapter which can change the focal length or allow me to use two lenses at once. The lens hood provides both protection to the end of my lens and increased ability to block unwanted light sources.

All of the accesories are very nice…but the adapter and diopter filters do take some getting used to. With a diopter filter on my 70-300mm lens, I can focus objects just inches from the lens. While this is an incredible perspective for macro photography, the focal length must be accurate to the millimeter (if not even finer than that). The difference between focused and unfocused areas of an image is astonishing and dramatic. In many cases, the unfocused areas are so blurry that they are indistinguishable; an effect that allows me to bring out singular details.

In using these accessories, I’ve found that having a low level tripod is increasingly important. Hopefully I’ll find something on Amazon!

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