Day 2:
HARTSVILLE, PA – MARCH 26: A snow covered umbrella cap rests upon a teak dining table March 26, 2014 in Hartsville, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Cain Images)
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Edward Hanko, FBI Special Agent in Charge of Philadelphia Speaks at Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce
Photographed Edward Hanko, FBI Special Agent in Charge of Philadelphia as he spoke to the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce in Buckingham, Pennsylvania. Ran into a client at the event that I hadn’t seen in a while. Hanko had some interesting things to say.
Pictures:
BUCKINGHAM, PA – MARCH 25: Edward Hanko, FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Philadelphia division speaks at the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce quarterly CEO Global Briefing, an invitation-only event for high-level executives and business owners at The Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm March 25, 2014 in Buckingham Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Cain Images)
BUCKINGHAM, PA – MARCH 25: Edward Hanko, FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Philadelphia division speaks at the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce quarterly CEO Global Briefing, an invitation-only event for high-level executives and business owners at The Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm March 25, 2014 in Buckingham Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Cain Images)
Read the story @ http://www.theintell.com/news/local/philadelphia-fbi-director-cybercrimes-a-growing-threat/article_01fb3c0f-77af-5f49-8938-74cd3f21868f.html
Groundbreaking for the Doylestown Global War on Terrorism Memorial
Shot a groundbreaking and was kind of irritated that all I had was some images of talking heads. So, I stayed a bitt longer then normal. The participants were standing around after the event having a chat about the project. They had left the shovels sticking out of the ground. As I wandered, I noticed a soldier standing behind one of the shovels and started to play with the idea in my head. I made my way over to the soldier, focused and then proceeded to place my camera on the ground for a low able view. I’m sure these guys thought I was crazy, but I was just looking for a more interesting way to show a routine groundbreaking. The editors must have liked, because that’s what they chose to use in the paper. 🙂
DOYLESTOWN, PA – MARCH 24: Robert Bray, US Army from Kansas City, Missouri stands near a shovel used during the Groundbreaking for the Global War on Terrorism memorial March 24, 2014 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Cain Images) (William Thomas Cain)
BW17D1 Day One
Here’s the first few images from the B&W 17 D1 project.
HARTSVILLE, PA – MARCH 25: Cooper the cocker spaniel stands on a deck looking out into a yard March 25, 2014 in Hartsville, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Cain Images) (William Thomas Cain)
HARTSVILLE, PA – MARCH 25: Sculptures stand guard on a deck March 25, 2014 in Hartsville, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Cain Images) (William Thomas Cain)
BUCKINGHAM, PA – MARCH 25: A cottage is seen at the Barley Sheaf Inn FarmMarch 25, 2014 in Buckingham, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Cain Images) (William Thomas Cain)
Hattery Stove & Still
Last Friday I was sent to photograph the old Doylestown Inn as the place was renovated. It will soon become, as of April, the Hattery Stove & Still. Made some pretty cool images with some available light from welding tools.
Here are the pix as well as a video I made.
Army Field Band Performs …
The US Army Field Band and Chorus performed Monday night at Bensalem High School with a free concert. The short amount of what I was able to see was pretty entertaining. The crowd seemed pleased. The band was flawless and the chorus even better.
Here are some images:
And a video:
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA – MARCH 15: Tom Holden, of Fairless Hills, Pennylvania marches as St. Patrick during the St. Patrick's Day Parade March 15, 2014 in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Cain Images)
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA – MARCH 15: Scott McIntosh, of Newtown, Pennsylvania marches during the St. Patrick's Day Parade March 15, 2014 in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Cain Images)
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA – MARCH 15: Dan Mcauliffe of Langhorne, Pennsylvania wears a green hat and shamrock sunglasses during the St. Patrick's Day Parade March 15, 2014 in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Cain Images)
Soldier Returns Home From Afghanistan
On Saturday I photographed and made a short video of a soldier returning from Afghanistan and surprised his family at Sesame Place.
Emma Davies is suffering from a rare hematological disease
Emma Davies is suffering from a rare hematological disease. She will be getting a bone marrow transplant from her older sister. With bills stacking up, a friend of the Davies family has set up an online fundraiser to help.
One day last week, I was invited to spend some time with the family and make pictures. You’d never know that this amazing child is ill.
I also made a video.
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Here’s a link to the study: http://www.theintell.com/news/communities/pennridge/friends-raise-funds-as-sellersville-toddler-prepares-for-transplant/article_751252fc-3ee3-59d5-bd0a-4b3fed1295b1.html
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Mommarazzi! Photo Workshop
Definition: A mom who owns a nice camera and is constantly photographing her kids. Have you had issues while trying to make good photographs of your children? The beautiful Garden of Reflection Park in Lower Makefield, Pennsylvania will serve as the backdrop for this workshop designed to improve your picture making skills while photographing our most precious subjects. We’ll discuss lenses, movement, keeping the child’s attention, ISO choices, backdrops, lighting options, etc…
Cost: $35
Next Session: June 12, 2015 10am Tyler State Park Newtown, Pa.
Registration: https://cainimages.com/workshop-registration/
Photo Studio Lighting
Here’s some examples from in the studio.
Camera Recommendations
Every now and then one of my students asks what camera they should purchase for one of my classes.
Here are a few camera recommendations.
You can get a Nikon kit for under $546. (above)
Or with a trip and bag for $559 (above)
Or a Canon T3i kit for $599 (above)
Pumpkinfest 2013
Video & stills from Pumpkinfest 2013 at the Moravian Tileworks in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
When I was at the Inquirer I photographed this event ever year and always had a blast. One of the bummers about this years event was that the assignment sheet said 5p. By the time I arrived at 5p, the sculptors had mostly finished their carvings. I made the best of it and got some nice images.
Click the images to see the gallery. 🙂
GED Changes
Here’s a video and some stills I made for a story on GED changes that are upcoming for 2014.
Sandy & Don – Wedding Photography – Peddler’s Village Lahaska, Pennsylvania
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing Sandy & Don’s wedding at Peddler’s Village in Lahaska, Pennsylvania. Click the link to see the beautiful images we captured that day.
http://cainimages.photoshelter.com/gallery/Sandy-Don-Lahaska-Pa/G0000UOrH20irlWM/
21st Annual YWCA Breakfast with Friends
Time Lapse of the Costa Concordia Salvage Operation
Pretty cool time lapse photography of the ship being uprighted from a position along the Italian coast where it has rested for 18 months.
Full story @ http://petapixel.com/2013/09/17/time-lapse-captures-largest-maritime-salvage-operation-history/
Six Very Cool iPhone and Android Apps
| During one of my basic photo classes a few weeks ago, the subject of photo apps for iPhone and Android came up. A student asked what kind of photography apps I use for my iPhone. |
| In no specific order, here are 6 of the apps I utilize most. |
 Camera + – Has allot of pretty cool filters and tools. You can edit the image, adjust horizon, add special effects as well as borders. One of my favorite things about the app is the HDR filter. Sometimes when using my iphone camera, the shadows are a bit dark. The HDR filter picks those up and makes the image pop. Some of the tools include image stabilizer, timer, and burst mode for fast shooting. You can share the images on FB. I don’t actually shoot with this app. My workflow with Camera Plus is as follows: Import image, edit (usually clarity filter to start), then FX filters, then export to camera roll. Then to Instagram or Facebook. |
 Instagram – If I shoot something with the iPhone, I almost always share it on Instagram. You can crop, add filters, tag, locate, share. Pretty fun app that helps me keep in touch with some of my fellow photographers.BTW: My instagram is http://www.instagram.com/cainimages |
 PhotoCalc – (No longer available) This app can be used to calculate depth of field, flash exposure, a solar calculator, and reciprocity. I don’t use it as much as I’d like, but it’s still a great little app. |
 LightTrac – This is an app that I use to determine the best time(s) to set up a shoot. It comes in handy especially for weddings. One day I was chatting with a bride about the flow of her day and we were trying to decide the best time to do portraits. She said, “What time do you think the light would be better on my wedding day?” I pulled out my iPad and opened LightTrac. The app told me the best time would be around 4:30pm, so we’d have at least an hour or two of decent sunset light for the portrait session. Love this app!! |
 Pocket Light Meter – I’ve just recently started using this app. One day I wasn’t sure if my light meter in one of my Nikon cameras was working properly. So, I downloaded this app, and made a quick test image and metering the spot in frame that I needed to expose correctly. This thing was great!! Not only does it give you a picture with the exposure alongside, it shows the date and time as well as GPS coordinates. Well worth the $1.99. |
 Easy Release – This app is a wonderful tool. Rather then carry a clip board with paper releases, I carry this on my iPhone or iPad. It has model and property releases and you can make a headshot of your subject to attach to the release form. Once the model has signed the release on your iphone or ipad you can email a copy to all parties. Very, very cool!!! |
Watermarking Images
Watermarks. I’m not a fan and really don’t like using them. But, when it comes to protecting our copyrights, incidents of late have made me rethink our whole policy.
While I can appreciate the fact that someone likes and wants to share an image, I can not allow theft of our images. There are sharing icons under an image for just that reason. If a person shares our images via one of those links, they and I can be assured that whomever sees the image will be viewing it as intended and that our copyrights are protected. One of the features of our host for galleries is those images can not be downloaded. In the past that was enough of a deterrent.
Recently, someone that we photographed made a frame grab of an image on one of our galleries and uploaded it to Facebook. They didn’t attribute the image, just posted it. Aside from the fact that the person did not have permission, one of the problems I have is the fact that the frame grab is not a finished product and totally misrepresents our work. The image file size is at least 3,800 pixels wide when I upload to my site. Most times when viewing on my site the image will display at at least 900 pixels wide. Those images are optimized for viewing on the site at that size. Then someone views the image on their iPhone and makes a frame capture of that picture. That image size is roughly 400 pixels wide. When posting the image on Facebook it looks nothing like we originally intend or want.
When we do find that someone has posted one of our images on Facebook without permission, we immediately report it and have it removed from Facebook.
There is a huge expense in producing high resolution images. Each camera costs at least $3,000 and then you factor in travel time, fuel, tolls, insurance, car insurance, etc., it adds up quickly. We can’t allow people to STEAL images from our site and post them somewhere without our permission.
We reserve the right to control how an image is reproduced because that is how we stay in business.
It seems that people generally do not understand that when we make a picture, we own the copyright of the image as well as the right to reproduce that image any way we see fit. We may chose to have an agreement, in writing that the client can reproduce the image, but that is at our discretion. And the client NEEDs to have permission via a written LICENSE to reprint pictures.
So, for those reasons, you may see some of our gallery images now feature a watermark like the one above. Proof CD’s will also now come with watermarked images.
Print orders will not be watermarked.
I do apologize for any inconvenience, but we need to protect our work and copyrights.
Please do not infringe upon our copyrighted work.