Category Archives: Photography

We found her!

Aug. 1, 20082:14 p.m.

073008columnpic-small.jpegThursday in her column, renowned scatterbrain Denise Neil tried to reunite a found camera card with its owner.

It didn’t take long.

By Thursday morning, Denise had several messages from people who recognized the smiling woman in the picture — including the woman’s mother, who works at Denise’s dentist’s office.

But the woman in the picture, it turns out, is the best friend of the camera’s owner — who is now soon to be reunited with the card she dropped when getting her son’s hair cut a few weeks ago.

Read more about the reunion in Denise’s WichiTalk column Thursday. (Or, if you’re registered for our free digital WichiTalk newsletter, we’ll e-mail you a link to her column on Wednesday afternoon! To sign up, visit Kansas.com/newsletters.)

By Lori O'Toole Buselt | Filed under Photography, Random thoughts | Comments (1)

Share your tips for photographing kids, win a prize

April 9, 200811:11 a.m.

“Photographing Your Family” coverThey squirm. They cry. They goof around. But you struggle through. Children make some of cutest photos, after all.

How do you capture the unexpected magical moments of life as well as the bigger milestone markers? How do you get your child to sit still and smile pretty for the camera? Whether it’s a piece advice that involves the subject or the camera, we want to hear your best tip.

Click on “comments” to share yours. At 5 p.m. Tuesday, we’ll randomly select one participant to receive a free copy of the new book “Photographing Your Family” by Joel Sartore (National Geographic Society, $24.95).

By Lori O'Toole Buselt | Filed under Photography, Relationships | Comments (4)

Self reflection: Wichitan looks like Bill Self

April 8, 20084:12 p.m.

Rick BakerHe may look like him, but Rick Baker is no Bill Self. He’s a Wichitan who is a real estate agent for Plaza Real Estate. Lynda, his wife, provided this photo of her husband. (Click on the photo to see a larger image.)

In an e-mail, Lynda told me, “There are probably plenty of people who don’t see a resemblance, but it is something we have been hearing for years. My family lives in Illinois and would constantly tell us about this Bill Self guy who coached basketball at the University of Illinois, and how much he and my husband looked alike. Then low and behold, he gets the KU job shortly after! Several people have approached him and asked if he’s Bill Self, although I’m sure my husband is shorter. Still, it’s kind of funny!”

And, yes, they are Jayhawk fans.

By Lori O'Toole Buselt | Filed under Photography, Random thoughts | Comments (2)

Editing digital photos just got easier with Web-based Photoshop

March 27, 20089:18 a.m.

woman with cameraThis morning, San Jose, Calif.-based Adobe Systems Inc. released a streamlined — and free — online version of Photoshop, according to an Associated Press story.

I have a photo editing program on my home computer. But when I travel and want to edit photos for immediate Web sharing, I often wish I had access to a quick and easy Web-based program like this.

Check it out at the new program and let me know what you think. Do you have other photo editing software you’d recommend? (Bonus points if it’s free and Web-based.)

By Lori O'Toole Buselt | Filed under Photography, Web stuff | Comments (0)

Share your bridesmaid’s photo — good or bad

Jan. 11, 20086:38 p.m.

women in gown 1The “always a bridesmaid” pop culture phenomenon comes to the big screen in “27 Dresses” starring Katherine Heigl of “Grey’s Anatomy” fame. If you can’t wait until next week, when it opens nationally, check out the sneak preview at 2:25 p.m. Sunday at Warren Theatre (west).

In the meantime, check out Uglydress.com for a good laugh.

And dig out your bridesmaid’s photo archive. We’re collecting photos of local women in their favorite — or most hated — bridesmaid’s dress. If it’s a dress you detest and think we need to see to believe, send it in. If it’s a beautiful gown that you truly could wear to other non-wedding events again and again, we want to hear about it. Please e-mail a photo of you wearing the dress, a description of the dress and your name, hometown and daytime phone number to wichitalk@wichitaeagle.com.

We also want to know how many times you’ve been a bridesmaid.
Can you top Jane in “27 Dresses”? We’re curious to know which woman in Wichita has been a bridesmaid the most number of times.

By Lori O'Toole Buselt | Filed under Fashion, Movies, Photography, Uncategorized | Comments (4)

Sensational Sunset

Sept. 21, 20068:22 a.m.

Here’s an uplifting treat for those of you who are down about the gloomy skies overhead. The sunset last night was absolutely gorgeous. Below is a photograph I took at St. Andrews Lutheran Church. I hope it’ll brighten your rainy day.

-Posted by Jaime Oppenheimer—–

By Lori O'Toole Buselt | Filed under Photography | Comments (0)

How NOT to do it

Nov. 16, 200511:59 a.m.

A few years ago I was assigned to illustrate a story on how to cook wild game. I asked my wise colleague Bo Rader how to create a flame to photograph. He suggested using rubber cement but he didn’t tell me how much. I quickly figured out I should’ve used less.

Thankfully, everyone involved with the shoot was OK after the fire was put out. The model thought it was hilarious and I thought it was the scariest thing I had ever done.

Posted by Jaime Oppenheimer

By Lori O'Toole Buselt | Filed under Photography | Comments (0)

How we did it

Nov. 16, 20059:53 a.m.

How do you get a turkey to look like this? Eagle photographer Bo Rader shared his secrets:

"First I tried a propane torch, but I couldn’t get enough heat out of it." He and the torch worked together (unsuccessfully) for an hour or so, trying to get the skin to toughen up and blacken before it shriveled to nothing.

"So I thought about it," he said, "and I said, ‘Black spray paint.’ " Bo opted for a light touch and a high gloss finish.

The flames came from dabs of rubber cement. "A little dab’ll do ya," he said. And in the "Don’t try this at home" category, Bo points out that it’s a good idea to put the top back on the rubber cement and move it and any other flammables away before ignition.

Oh, yeah. You also need a willing model, he said (and a sense of humor, we presume).

One last trick of the trade: To help ol’ Tom Turkey keep his shape through the ordeal, Bo stuffed him with aluminum foil. No, this turkey didn’t ever get cooked for real.

Posted by Karen Shideler

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