Behind the Lens: Camera tempts subjects to break the fourth wall
In news-gathering situations, most photographers make a conscious effort not to allow their presence to influence the events around them.
Behind the Lens: Final thoughts on the Final Four
The NCAA Tournament, and more specifically the Final Four, can be regimented to the point of peculiarity.
Behind the Lens: A photographer’s notes from the postgame scrum
If you had the chance to catch the postgame celebration following the Jayhawks’ 80-67 victory over North Carolina, you probably saw the team pour onto the floor in celebration after the buzzer.
Behind the Lens: Photographers sum up KU’s big win against Missouri in photos
Journal-World photographers Richard Gwin, Nick Krug and I all photographed the Kansas University basketball game against Missouri on Feb. 25.
Behind the Lens: Along came a spider
It's the season for creepy crawlies. Here's how to shoot them before you squish them.
Behind the Lens: A few tips on rephotographing
We're getting reader submissions for the Dear Lawrence project. Here are some tips to make your submitted photos even better.
Behind the Lens: The curse of the shadow(er)
Whenever I get news that I will have a job shadower for the day, a little part of me sighs with uneasiness.
Behind the lens: Nature livened up with the passage of time
Photographing nature, in the traditional sense of the word, isn’t my strong suit, nor is it something I set out to do specifically. Whenever I make it the focus of an image, it’s usually because I have nothing better to do while waiting for some other person or thing to happen upon that natural setting.
Behind the Lens: New photograph not altered
Every once in a while, a photographer will shoot an image that raises more questions than it answers.
Behind the lens: Dejection difficult to photograph
Shooting basketball is easy. More correctly, it’s pretty easy when compared to photographing a heartbroken student-athlete with his face buried in a towel, still crying 20 minutes after a loss to a less-established opponent.
Behind the Lens: Time-lapse photography captures Fieldhouse atmosphere
I'm always going to put a premium on quality over quantity. However, there are days when it would be really beneficial to be paid by the image...
Behind the Lens: The uses of rim light
Nothing highlights a side spike or a mullet, or even a mullet and side spike combo better than a perfectly placed rim light.
Behind the Lens: Create your own home studio
If I were asked to make a guess on the total cost of equipment used in a sufficiently outfitted photo studio, minus the cameras, lenses and rent, I’d pin it down somewhere around $3,000.
