Kenneth's Blog

Are your pictures an embarrassment to our industry? Sorry to have to ask this but, I've seen about enough houses that look like they are tilted and even worse, are sideways.  Yes sideways, with the car in the driveway on the right and the earth going from the bottom of the picture to the top on t...

What  do you know about GMO's Genetically Engineered Foods  or  GMO's,  "Genetically modified foods (or GM foods) are foods produced from organisms that have had specific changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering".  quote is from,  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen...

My Activerain Success Story Where do I start?  Well I guess back in January 2008 when I joined Activerain.  Little did I know back then what a great website I found.  I had been making a few friends around the Country and learned a great deal from them.  It was not only educational but I must adm...

Are you thinking of moving to Staten Island, N.Y.? Do you work in Manhattan but live in New Jersey, Brooklyn or Long Island and can't afford to buy a house because of high prices and high property taxes?  You may want to consider Staten Island. While nothing is cheap here, when I talk to folks wh...

Staten Island Semi Attached unit for sale $359,000 Best price for a single family unit in the area, 27 Lamport Blvd. Arrochar, near Fort Wadsworth where the Verrazano Bridge is located, close to Brooklyn.  Easy commute to Manhattan, JFK airport and points East on Long Island.  See my Youtube post...

A Realtors Dream Listing I got a call from a referral agent.  Debra Walsh, Thank you Deb, called the client.  Went over his needs.  Suggested plan of action.  Got the OK.  Took pictures and completed paperwork.  Put the unit on the market at 10 AM on a Monday morning.  By noon I had two offers, a...

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   Getting better Last post I wrote about taking pictures of fireworks.  See it here.  Today I'm happy to report I'm taking my own suggestions and I'm pleased with it. I idea that we get better with practice is true. I took some time exposures of fireworks and thought I did good, but I knew I cou...

Practice makes better In my last post,  "How to photograph Fireworks" I wrote about taking pictures of fireworks.  Well, I did my homework, took about 50 pictures last night, of the Macy's 4th of July fireworks, from Staten Island, and made a few adjustments in "Lightroom".  You can see the slide...

How to Photograph Fireworks First item you will need, besides a good camera of course, is a tripod.  Nobody wants to look at a video that is shaky.  I turn that video off right away. Second, try to keep the picture focused at one point, don't zoom in or out. Third, don't get too close or zoom in ...