Theo Fenraven's Blog

After giving this blog some thought, I decided it had fulfilled its original intent: to share my thoughts, my writing, and my photos with you. I have deleted all content, but as you can see, I still have an account … Continue reading →

Lately I’ve been going through old photos and finding a lot of them overdone, meaning I processed them with a heavy hand. My style has definitely changed in the last couple of decades. Part of that is due to having … Continue reading →

Some years ago (like about twenty), I decided to scrapbook my first trip to Florida. Because I’m a computer and graphic nerd, I decided to do it digitally. I collected a bunch of “elements,” a few photos, and started putting … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe, but twenty-three years ago, I was already shooting with digital cameras. In fact, I started in 2001 with an Olympus. Before that I was using 35mm film cameras. I was thrilled not to have to pay … Continue reading →

It continues to be hot where I live in central Florida, which is about two hours east of Tampa and two hours east of Fort Pierce. Yup, smack dab in the middle between the Gulf and the Atlantic. According to … Continue reading →

Kamala Harris introduced Tim Walz as her running mate, and hope started to flicker in my chest. Then I watched some of their rally in PA, and hope burst into flame. You can feel the excitement and the energy. It’s … Continue reading →

Politics is burying me in depression lately. While the news about Harris was ultimately good, the GOP response was expectedly hateful and distressing. Trump is losing it, that’s clear. He doesn’t want to win to be president again; he wants … Continue reading →

In some ways, I’m very lazy. I like lying around with a book and reading for hours. I can easily ignore dust on surfaces and minor dirt here and there because I don’t often feel like cleaning. The carpeting on … Continue reading →

They used to call it street photography, but times change. I went through some of the photos I’ve taken of people “out there” and come up with a few I really like. Let me know what you think in comments. … Continue reading →

I saw a YouTube video a couple days ago that made me stop and think about white balance. This is the selection on your camera that photographers generally set to Auto and the camera works it out for them. Results … Continue reading →