Cottonwood Creek Railroad Bridge

In my quest to discover interesting historic locations around the Dallas area, I came across the Cottonwood Creek Railroad Bridge (formerly known as The Pony Girder Bridge). This site is definitely a hidden historic gem in Allen, Texas (a suburb north of Dallas)!  The bridge was built in 1910 in order to help the Houston and Texas Central Railroad companies transport goods between Dallas and Denison.  Below are some images of what it currently looks like today!

Texas Sculpture Museum - An afternoon with the iPhone 7 Plus

If you care anything at all about smartphones, then you definitely have heard or read about the smartphone camera "war" between Apple, Samsung, and now...Google (with the release of the Pixel).

So...today I spent about an hour walking around the exterior of the Texas Sculpture Museum with the iPhone 7 Plus camera. Check out some of the images that I captured...and make the decision for yourself about what smartphone camera is the reigning "king"....

 -Jay-Renee-

Vantage Points and Perspective

Perspective in photography refers to the relationship between the objects in an image; determined by an object's relative position, size, scale and space. The world we live in is three-dimensional whereas photographs are two-dimensional representations of that world. 

The focal length and the distance to the subject will create a certain perspective. By changing the focal length and distance to the subject, the perspective can be changed dramatically.

The most effective way to alter the perspective in photography is to change the vantage point. It is a fact the most common way to take an image is from eye level. If you move to the left or right, kneel down or find a higher point to shoot the image from, the perspective will change. Just a few feet might have great impact on the composition. As soon you have learned about the importance of composition in photography you will start looking for other camera positions. These aspects are especially important in Commercial Real Estate, Landscape, and Street Photography.

Distance is most often manipulated by the use of different lenses. A wide-angle lens will cause the linear perspective to be over emphasized, while a long telephoto will reduce the sense of distance.  Lenses allow you to do is framing the shot successfully from a viewpoint that gives you the preferred perspective.

Below are some examples of images I have taken that exhibit different perspectives and vantage points, and how altering these two things can effectively change how photographs are viewed.

From the Terminal to the Hotel - A Story Told via my Lenses

Anyone who knows me, knows that there is rarely anywhere I go without at least one of "shooters".  With that being said, I took the opportunity to document almost every aspect of one my latest photography trips; from the time spent sitting on the runway at the airport, up until my Uber dropping me off at my destination.  Below are some of the images I captured of people, events, and scenery, enjoy!

Jason Gibson | Jay-Renee Photography