Kevin Raber

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Kevin Raber — 1 Comment

Iceland Iceberg Beach

iceland beach 2 — Icebergs On The Beach - Iceland

In honor of some of my friends who are now touring in Iceland I present one of my Iceland shots – icebergs on the beach. This beach is truly an amazing place. Icebergs wash out to sea from Jokulsarlon Lagoon and then when the tide switches around they wash up on the beach where the crashing waves begin to erode them to these beautiful diamond like Icebergs. The beach is littered with them for a very long distance. Quite the site to see and photograph. It’s different every day. So to Harry, Teri, Einir and others – have a great time there.

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Kevin Raber — 1 Comment

Chicago Dawn

Good morning! On PODAS workshops you can count on rising early to shoot the special light of dawn. This shot was done a little over a week ago while we waited for a sunrise to illuminate the Chicago skyline. It’s a pretty nice shot in color but I thought BW added some drama to it. This was shot from the Shed aquarium area. Good place to catch to city skyline.

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Kevin Raber — 1 Comment

Stairs

Back Camera — Circular Stairway, HIlton - Reykjavik, Iceland

I love circular staircases. The perspective and how they fade away and repeat patterns has always intrigued me. Today’s shot was made at the Hilton in Iceland. I was sitting in the bar and there was this giant staircase that was more or less a circular one. I played with a number of shots and settled on this one. Enhanced it a bit on my iPad.

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Kevin Raber — 1 Comment

Organ Grinder

In my travels I love to wander the streets and see what can be found. This is called street photography. This shot was taken in Cologne Germany of a man in a public square grinding an organ. I couldn’t resist. Originally shot on a Leica M8 and then on my iPad I played with it a bit. Hope you are staying cool. It is so hot out that it is hard to breathe. If this breaks there will be some major storms. Might be some good photography too.

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Kevin Raber — Leave a comment

Another Hot Day In Indy – Cool Day In The Forrest

Waterfall - Olympic National Park, Washington

I am trying to think of the right adjective to describe just how hot it is in Indy, so insert your own. It’s XXXXXXX HOT!. I don’t do good in heat above 80 degrees. Maybe why I like colder climates like Antarctica and the mountains so much. It looks like we are in for record-breaking hots days for the for the next week. Air conditioners can’t even keep up. So, I thought we should venture into the woods and view some cool waterfalls for today. This image was shot in Olympic National Park and it just feels cool. I feel better when I look at it, hope you do too.

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Kevin Raber — Leave a comment

Back To Rust

Here is a real simple shot made in Antarctica. I haven’t posted any rust shots for a while and thought today would be a good day to bring you rust. This was a cover of a tank hatch at a whaling station in Antarctica. I took some creative liberties with in on Snapseed on the iPad. I like it!

I am home now and major catch up mode after weeks on the road. Adventures took me form Ireland to China and then to Chicago. Great stuff, great PODAS workshops, super nice new friends. But, it is always good to be home. I have a few small trips in the next few weeks before heading to the Palouse for a major PODAS workshop there. Also, we launched a new workshop yesterday in the UK with Miss Anelia and Drew Gardner. Check it out!

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Kevin Raber — 1 Comment

Alaska Dawn

alaska fisher — Alaska Dawn - Fishing Boat

I will give you a break for a day or so from Chicago images as I need some time to edit and work on the finals. So, today we travel to Alaska. This was shot at dawn and there was a forrest fire somewhere not to far that just filled the air with a haze. The haze made everything glow and provided interesting light for this shot. I’ll share a few more Alaska pictures in the coming weeks.

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Kevin Raber — 1 Comment

Self Portrait In Chicago

self portrait for blog — Self Portrait At The Bean

I have been to Chicago many times and have enjoyed it tremendously for all the photo opportunities it offers. Never though have I come back with so many real keepers of Chicago. The last several days as I have been leading a PODAS Architectural workshop in Chicago has been fantastic. First, the people participating in the workshop were exceptional. The instructors were great and the weather was just right. It was pretty magical. You will see a lot of photos over the coming days from this trip. Today’s image was a self portrait made inside the Bean. Kind of sur-real but pretty cool too. You can see more of the fun we had at this workshop at the PODAS BLOG – Click Here.

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Kevin Raber — Leave a comment

Chicago Sky On Fire

I am in Chicago until Tuesday hosting a photography workshop on Architecture Photography. We have been having a blast shooting some beautiful sights and buildings. You can follow our adventures at THE PODAS BLOG. This was shot done two nights ago. We had a magic twenty minutes where everything just lit up and the sun did wild things. This was made with the iphone and then finished off in the iPad. Didn’t do much except add a frame. It was just one of those magical moments. I have so many good images from this trip. We did some dawn and sunset shots of the Chicago skyline as well as a number of very cool images. I’ll post more as I can over the coming weeks.

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Kevin Raber — Leave a comment

The Bean

If you get up early enough you photograph the Chicago Bean without any other people messing up the shot. Then get a little creative in post processing and you can get a cool image. I am in Chicago doing a PODAS workshop on architecture. You can follow the workshop here.