Through The Viewfinder

I was on assignment to take pictures of the Hull family at their home in January while they were preparing to leave for Finland. Samantha Hull and her children, Oliver Hull, 8, and CC Hull, 6, will live in Finland until June 11, according to Ashley Stalnecker’s story in LNP in January [Lanca…

I took this picture at the Hard Rock Cafe in San Diego, California, while I was attending a marketing expo at the convention center Nov. 14, 2015.

I was at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area on Monday taking pictures of areas that were to be closed the next day because of the avian influenza.

About 10 years ago, some black sand ended up in the LNP | LancasterOnline photo studio and has sat in a cabinet ever since. I am not sure what it was used for.

This viewfinder was found Sept. 4, 2024, during a media tour of Shank’s Extracts after the East Hempfield Township plant was sold in 2021 and expanded under new ownership to Virginia-based Universal Corp.

On my way to an assignment on Halloween, how fitting that I pass a field of pumpkins.

I was assigned to shoot wrestling at Hempfield High School on Dec. 9. It was dark when I arrived at the gym, and I soon realized they were using the center light to spotlight the area where the match on the mat would be. This reminded me of when I shot wrestling at Penn Manor in 2016. You ca…

I took this photo during a hike at Lock 12 in Holtwood on Dec. 27.

I took vacation time the first week of December so I could make a trip, or two, to Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River in Hartford County, Maryland, to photograph bald eagles. The number of eagles increases at Conowingo in November and December.

For most people, capturing images on their cell phone is easy and they look great. I know people who only use their iPhone to take photos and some of the images are amazing. For me, for some reason, I always struggle taking photos with my phone, and I am usually not happy with the results.

This image was captured while on assignment at Esbenshade’s Garden Center in Lititz.

I caught this out of the corner of my eye Oct. 9 as I was looking for fall pumpkins to photograph. That late-day light provides the best opportunities, and I always love a good silhouette, as long as the background is clean.