Tyler Wainright Photography

Husband, father, and photographer...not always in that order

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Angry Dragon Face | Memphis Zoo Photography

Angry Dragon Face

This dragon statute is inside the panda exhibit at the Memphis Zoo and this photograph was taken and published just over a year ago.  I’m in the processes of sharing some of my older photographs because it was this time last year that I decided to commit myself to developing my photography.

As soon as I made the conscience decision to rekindle my love for photography, I felt as though my photographs, in some small way, became better. Also, my vision changed and continues to change as I explore what inspires me.

The first photograph in this series is a photograph of our oldest daughter taken during our beach vacation last year. Also, if you’d like to keep up with my photography, you can follow me on Flickr, Facebook, and/or Twitter

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Capture Memphis Editor’s Choice “From The Garden”

I was pleasantly surprised late last week when I received an email from Capture Memphis stating that one of my photographs had won Editor’s Choice for the “From The Garden” series of images. I did receive a $50 Amazon gift card for the win but, more importantly, I was excited that other people thought enough of one of my images to award it the Editor’s Choice award over many other great images from local photographers.

Also, I’m hoping that this means that I have a good shot at getting at least one image printed in this year’s Capture Memphis coffee table book.

A little background on this image:

This photograph was taken on a Panasonic DMC-TZ5 (point-n-shoot) camera. This over sized Gerbera daisy was easily ~8 inches in diameter which made for a great close-up shot with a fair amount of detail for a point-n-shoot camera. I processed the . jpeg image in Adobe’s Lightroom by converting it to black and white and adding some extra contrast with some final sharpening. Be sure to follow me on Twitter (@tylerwainright) and, if you’re on Facebook, join my page: Tyler Wainright Photography

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Small White Flowers | Memphis Photography

It has been quite a few posts since I actually shared a photograph taken with my D90. Not only has it been damn hot here lately which discourages me from spending time outdoors but also, taking and sharing images from my iPhone is so easy. 

This is an image I took a couple of weeks ago near Memphis International airport. I happened to be riding around in the car, looking for something to photograph (there’s not a lot to look at around the airport) and I spotted some plants and flowers near a few abandoned lots. Although it was extremely hot, I got out of the car and snapped a few pictures and this one is my favorite from that session.

Adobe lightroom histogramI also wanted to share the final histogram for this photograph from Adobe’s Lightroom 3.2 beta. As you can see, there’s a lot of pure, no-detail-havin’-blacks (spike on the left) in this image but no blown highlights (right side of the graph). I intensionally darkened the image to pure black in some areas so certain parts of the image stood out against the dark background. Some photographers might think it’s wrong to lose detail in the dark areas of a photograph (or any part of your image for that matter) citing that there’s some sort of “rule” that says you’re supposed to have some detail in both your highlights and lowlights of your image. 

However, and most importantly, I was able to create an image that matched my vision when I took the photograph.  I knew this image would work well as a monochrome, or doutone image. Another thing the histogram shows is that the image has *some* color. In this case I used a magenta colored split toning preset to give the photograph a dark, purple/pink color. If I can find the original source of the download, I’ll be sure to share it with you. 

In the mean time, be sure to check out more of my work on Flickr, follow me on Twitter, and check out my new, photography page on Facebook. 

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Memphis black and white photography If you’ve followed this blog or my Flickr stream for any length of time, you know that I have a fascination with light and the shadows that light creates. I snapped this photograph as my kids were playing at a local park and with the amount of kids running around, I’m surprised one didn’t make it into the picture. I was drawn to this image because of the strong lines on top of the pattern of circle. I also liked how the circles were lit up from the ground underneath.  I converted this image to black and white using Adobe’s Lightroom 3.2 beta. I didn’t crop this image at all but I did adjust the tonal curve somewhat to bring out the highlights, did a little sharpening, and added a slight vignette.  playground shadows (by tyler.wainright)

Memphis black and white photography

If you’ve followed this blog or my Flickr stream for any length of time, you know that I have a fascination with light and the shadows that light creates. I snapped this photograph as my kids were playing at a local park and with the amount of kids running around, I’m surprised one didn’t make it into the picture.

I was drawn to this image because of the strong lines on top of the pattern of circle. I also liked how the circles were lit up from the ground underneath. 

I converted this image to black and white using Adobe’s Lightroom 3.2 beta. I didn’t crop this image at all but I did adjust the tonal curve somewhat to bring out the highlights, did a little sharpening, and added a slight vignette. 

playground shadows (by tyler.wainright)

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Black and white flower photography I took this photograph several months ago with a Panasonic point-and-shoot camera which happens to take pretty good almost-macro shots. This flower worked out well since it was already a large size so the final image resembles a macro type of shot. The flower was a dark pink and each petal was tipped with a lighter shade of pink which made for a great black and white conversion. I’m hoping to plant some more of these this Spring around the house and use my D90 to take some additional photographs. I took this photograph, Swinging Shadow, with the same camera.  large pink daisy flower (by tyler.wainright)

Black and white flower photography

I took this photograph several months ago with a Panasonic point-and-shoot camera which happens to take pretty good almost-macro shots. This flower worked out well since it was already a large size so the final image resembles a macro type of shot. The flower was a dark pink and each petal was tipped with a lighter shade of pink which made for a great black and white conversion.

I’m hoping to plant some more of these this Spring around the house and use my D90 to take some additional photographs. I took this photograph, Swinging Shadow, with the same camera. 

large pink daisy flower (by tyler.wainright)

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Memphis black-and-white photography As part of my ongoing series on light and shadows, I was drawn to the strong lines and tones created by the early morning sun. I often times find that the strongest shadows are created by back-lit images and I always worry about getting the exposure just right and, in this case, my D90 handled it very well. I’m glad I captured these shadows when I did because just a few days later, the sun had shifted to a higher position in the sky and these long shadows disappeared. Outside of converting the image to black and white, I did very little adjustments in Adobe’s Lightroom 3. The 4 Crossing Guards (by tyler.wainright)

Memphis black-and-white photography

As part of my ongoing series on light and shadows, I was drawn to the strong lines and tones created by the early morning sun. I often times find that the strongest shadows are created by back-lit images and I always worry about getting the exposure just right and, in this case, my D90 handled it very well. I’m glad I captured these shadows when I did because just a few days later, the sun had shifted to a higher position in the sky and these long shadows disappeared. Outside of converting the image to black and white, I did very little adjustments in Adobe’s Lightroom 3.

The 4 Crossing Guards (by tyler.wainright)

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Memphis Botanic Gardens photography I took yesterday off to get some things done around the house and I also wanted to spend some time at the Botanic Gardens here in Memphis with my D90. I’ve been wanting to head over there so I could photograph all the signs of Spring and I captured these two, little white flowers on my last photograph. I knew I wanted to convert this picture into a black-and-white image and I think it turned out very close to my final vision. 2 White Flowers (by tyler.wainright)

Memphis Botanic Gardens photography

I took yesterday off to get some things done around the house and I also wanted to spend some time at the Botanic Gardens here in Memphis with my D90. I’ve been wanting to head over there so I could photograph all the signs of Spring and I captured these two, little white flowers on my last photograph. I knew I wanted to convert this picture into a black-and-white image and I think it turned out very close to my final vision.

2 White Flowers (by tyler.wainright)

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Smoky Mountain National Park Photography This is another old photograph taken in the Smokies, scanned by Pixmonix, and converted to black-and-white in Lightroom Beta 3. The colors in the original photograph aren’t too bad but when I converted this to black and white, the shapes and tones spoke a more powerful message. Taken with a Nikon N70 on Fuji Velvia slide film Smoky mountain rocks and stream (via tyler.wainright)

Smoky Mountain National Park Photography

This is another old photograph taken in the Smokies, scanned by Pixmonix, and converted to black-and-white in Lightroom Beta 3. The colors in the original photograph aren’t too bad but when I converted this to black and white, the shapes and tones spoke a more powerful message. Taken with a Nikon N70 on Fuji Velvia slide film

Smoky mountain rocks and stream (via tyler.wainright)

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