Software engineering, filmmaking, photography, music, and personal essays by Dennis Calvert.https://blog.denniscalvert.photography/https://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/dusty-cameras/https://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/dusty-cameras/In a complete 180 from my last post, let's talk about shooting film.Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/phoning-it-in/https://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/phoning-it-in/A few years ago I went for a walk one morning during a heavy snow. A teenager approached me and introduced himself as a photographer.Wed, 04 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/mixed-light/https://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/mixed-light/The other day I had a conversation with a friend who is a touring drummer. He said when he first started going on the road he had a huge drum set.Wed, 28 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/fireandsky/https://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/fireandsky/The light work is only half of the equation in a light painting. Making sure the location is visible is just as important, if not more so.Wed, 30 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/disectingphotons/https://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/disectingphotons/I really dig fog. A lot. A whole hell of a lot actually. I even wrote about using it in long exposure photography a few months ago.Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/elwire/https://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/elwire/Electroluminescent wire (el wire for short) has been used by light painting artists for several years.Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/shc/https://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/shc/In this light painting tutorial I'll explain how to create the fire effect in the above photo.Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/apc/https://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/apc/A Perfect Circle, besides being one of my favorite bands, is also an easy and cool light painting trick.Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/primer/https://blog.denniscalvert.photography/post/primer/Often times, people have a hard time believing you can create this kind of stuff without the one stop cure-all miracle known as Photoshop.Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT