Habenero
Profile
I started taking pictures and learned to develop the film before Lucy Johnson’s white house wedding took place. That is when I discovered that all photographs LIE. As a result of learning this truth, I decided to explore and embellish the lies that my camera revealed to me. The darkroom was a great hangout to me, but I hated monochrome and did most of my work in color using RA4 chemistry. Sometimes, I even got lucky and made a great image.
It wasn’t long after Photoshop 4 came out that I bought a negative scanner and started to learn digital manipulation. I did it the same way I acquired most of my knowledge, I read as much as I could about the techniques of the photographers that I admired, and played around until I got images I liked. I bought a better scanner and sold my darkroom equipment. The freedom I got by not having to time exposure, developer, blix and the rinse was put to use in creating better images.
I went mostly digital about June of 2008, by buying a Nikon D300. Now I can really lie with the best of intentions.
None of my work is in the public domain. It is registered and copyrighted to Habenero Photography.
Groups
Habenero is a member of Adjacent Flames, Alternative Process and Experimental Photography, Arizona, Atheism, Bubblers' Weekly Challenge, Cacti and other Succulents, Classical Photographic Portraiture, Current Issues, Nikon DSLR Users Group - 2 uploads per 24 hours, Photoshop Help, Pinup, PixElations - The Art of Photoshop, Psychedelic Art & Design *TAG YOUR IMAGE!*, Reflectivity and Totally Topless.
Journal Entries
Politics as Usual
Posted 13 days ago, 2 comments so far.
Like it or not, the US must socialize its health care system.
Posted 6 months ago.
Proposals to fix the economy!
Posted 11 months ago, 1 comment so far.
Economic Stimulus Requirements
Posted 12 months ago.
Boycott Anti-Christian Movement, a bad idea!
Posted about 1 year ago, 4 comments so far.
History of Conservative Caused Doom!
Posted about 1 year ago, 1 comment so far.
Ponzi Schemes and How Conservatives Are Duped Into Believing They Work
Posted about 1 year ago, 2 comments so far.
Values
Posted about 1 year ago, 2 comments so far.
Does the Rise of Sarah Palin Hint of the "End Times"?
Posted about 1 year ago, 2 comments so far.
Simplified Economics and How We Got Here!
Posted about 1 year ago, 2 comments so far.
Art
Writing
Is Photoshop Necessary?
Purists these days talk of not needing Photoshop. Most of them, talk as if they were a slide shooter in the earlier times trying to feel good about getting it right in the camera.
Patience Is Not Just a Virtue
Waiting for the best time to shoot is one of the easier ways to improve your portfolio.
How I Create Psychedelic Photographic Images!
Photoshop has a huge laundry list of commands, most of which one may ignore to their hearts content.
Tips for Still Life Photography
I generally angle my main light from 30o to 60o above and from 45o behind to directly in front of the subject (depending upon the amount of modeling I desire)
Portrait Tips
The subject’s appearance can be made more flattering through posing, lighting, and camera angle.
Psychic Friends?
Oh WOW! Joyce Jillson, Psychic Director, must be one of the most incompetent psychics of all time. Not only did you send me a card, but a letter as well!
