James Dempsey » Photos

Experimenting with HDR

James — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:40:25 +0000

HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is the process of taking a photo using multiple exposure settings, then combining them to give an uber-cool lighting effect.

The problem is, it’s hard to take a photo for HDR if the subject matter moves. But all is not lost, you can fake it with Photoshop as I did in the photo below.

Original image altered to fake the HDR effect

I’ve been having a bit of fun playing around with a bunch of images… and now I can see my photo collection size doubling.

Smiles: Caught red-handed!

James — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:28:21 +0000

Fooling around in the backyard this past weekend, I caught our two boys smiling away.

Nothing like a smile…

James — Sat, 30 May 2009 22:46:39 +0000

There’s simply nothing like a smile to brighten a rainy day!

Kian playing in the rain

Janet and I have been kept busy with work lately, but Kian brings us back to reality and reminds us what’s important with days like this!

A walk through the hood

James — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:54:57 +0000

Kian and I on a walk through the hood. He likes to drive, unfortunately my ears and hair appear to be the steering wheel… ouch!

Fall came a little late this year

James — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:56:49 +0000

January saw fall in Phoenix. And Fall means leaves. Leaves mean fun.

Playing with cars

James — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:55:51 +0000

Decisions, decisions. Which cars to play with. Hmmmmm….

Christmas 2008

James — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:02:02 +0000

Janet, Kian and I made our yearly Christmas Eve visit to Grandma Rosann’s house to spend time with Janet’s half of the family. It was nice to see Kian interacting with kids close to his own age. Lots of noisy toys!

The first Christmas in a long time where the entire family was together, in one city, with no rush to get to the airport the day after – Janet, Kian, and I all hung out Christmas day, enjoying gifts and Christmas cookies with my half of the family.

Kian, nearly two years old, just barely understood the concept of unwrapping gifts. His first gift was a really obnoxious car that makes a ton of noise while scooting around the room. Once he got that, all other gifts were considered “non-essential” in his eyes. You know what they say about boys and their toys…

Big, bald, brown-eyed boy

James — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:05:59 +0000

Kian’s latest haircut really shows off his large brown eyes. The haircut is growing on us, not so much on him though.

Dad-O-Lounger

James — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:07:39 +0000

Kian and I watching TV, he decided that the Dad-O-Lounger was more comfortable than the couch!

More wedding pics coming soon

James — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:13:35 +0000

Kelley finally received her wedding photos, which turned out awesome. So I’ll be posting a few of them soon.