Date night

Saturday, March 6, 2010 Posted in About us, My two cents, Our life

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So it’s no big secret that the JJ and I are “tree huggers”. We pretty much would live on the Appalachian trail if we could. Have a conversation with either one of us for very long and somehow it will end up about hiking. It’s a passion that we have shared for most of our marriage and this has been the first time in a few months that it was warm enough to really enjoy a good day hike.

It’s pretty rare these days for me to have a Saturday without work so we had to hit the trail and get some fresh air in our lungs.

All hikers on the east coast recognize these white blazes. They are our guiding light.

Deep breaths.

The adorable JJ

A good day!

Spring is near.

~Daniel~

Old Schooled workshop via Darkershadesofbrown Photography

Monday, January 25, 2010 Posted in About us, Promotions, Workshops & Seminars

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It’s here! All the emails can stop about upcoming workshops. Get yourself “Old Schooled” via Darkershadesofbrown Photography.

Instructor: Daniel Lanton

Topics covered:

1.) Using photography to tell your story

2.) Shooting in manual/creative modes

3.) Understanding exposure

~ Defining exposure

~ The light meter

~ Learning about ISO and how it relates to exposure

~ Defining aperture/ f/stop

~ Using aperture creatively

4.) Understanding shutter speeds

5.) A brief history of compositional rules.

~ The rule of thirds

~ Golden section rule

~ Diagonal rule

4.) Understanding Autofocus

~ Autofocus assist points

5.) Making the best use of natural light

~ Different kinds of light

6.) Discussion period/possible shooting time depending on time

Where: Hemlock Farms Community Association Clubhouse Auditorium http://www.hfca.com/artsdir09.shtml

Date: Sunday, April 18

Time: 12:00 – 5:00.

Fee: $85.00

Limited spots are available so please contact Amy Strapec-Cultural Arts Director @ 570-775-4200/ext. 118 or email mudkeepsmesane@yahoo.com to make sure you get a seat.

Yosemite National Forest with just my tilt shift and a polarizer.

Monday, December 28, 2009 Posted in About us

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Last week Janet and I vacationed in California for 9 days…. Well actually our vacation lasted 11 days thanks to coming home in the middle of two feet of snow being dumped in Philadelphia. I’m glad we were able to see so much during our travels as I was about to call off vacations for a few years after our experience flying home. Between almost killing a German man on a train, not being able to find a hotel for three hours and a broken shuttle that stranded us on top of the 295 for two hours at 11:00PM after getting up at 3:00AM California time. You get the idea…

It was a crazy adventure that tested my ability to remain calm

The good shizzle about California..

All I can say is that state has to be the most diverse place on the planet. You can be swimming in the ocean and in a two hour drive find yourself surrounded by a 30 story Sequoia tree in 4 feet of snow 5000 feet above sea level. During my time there I only worked one full day so it really was a great time to re-energize myself for what is to come in 2010 and reflect upon the adventure that is 2009.

As you can imagine the JJ was in heaven among all those trees. It really is very much the experience to be standing amoung trees that predate the time of Jesus.

Anyways on to our adventures….

By far the most most scenic way to climb half Dome.

Nintendo game tester hat

Gamestop $9.99

One of the coolest dudes to ever walk the planet.

The rest of these are pretty much right out of the camera…

All the camera nerds in the world understand how tricky this next exposure was. I think I took about 20 pictures until I nailed it.

This last one… My favorite of the day….

I wish I would have had more time to actually take pictures. Most of the time I was just in awe of all there was to look at in one of the most beautiful places on the planet.

~Daniel~

The Office is closed for the next 9 days December 9-20th

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Posted in About us, Our life

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The office is officially closing for the next 9 days. JJ and I are heading out for our family vacation and this year we will be spending time in Sunny California enjoying a little beach time and ending our trip in Yosemite National Park. Whenever we travel together we end embarrassing our future children.

I’m not kidding…. We have enough fun to last the rest of the year.

I apologize to all requesting last minute Christmas photos but it has been an incredibly busy year for us and we just need to get away.

We will be open up for business again on Monday the 21st of December although I will be in Philadelphia shooting an engagement session all day. The best way to get in touch with me between now and then would be by email Dlanton@darkershadesofbrown.com I will try to get back to you from time to time when we have Internet access.