Articles by John Kropewnicki

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  • Melrose, United States
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Don't forget the Fans at Sporting Events

These are from 2011 Boston Marathon.Don't forget to shoot some fan shots, especially after the leaders have past you by.
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Battle of the Boats

This weekend during the Head of the Charles Regatta I captured these boats hitting each other.
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Shooting Protests

If you happen by a protest or rally(and you have your camera) this is an excellent chance to shoot some editorial images.
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Arlington Cemetary Washington DC

When visiting make sure after you see John F Kennedy's grave to stop by Robert F Kennedy's grave.It is a simple wooden cross painted white.The photo is quite striking against freshly mown grass.
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How to get to Heartbreak Hill for the Boston Marathon

Heartbreak hill is the famous lat hill between mile 20-21 on the boston marathon.It is famous because it occurs right where the athletes get tired.
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Catching the face

This was shot at the Boston Marathon.I really liked the determination in her face.When I started shooting I had my camera set to Raw, but the buffering took too long so I switched back to jpg.
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Boston Marathon inspiring athlete, Richerd Whitehead

Richerd WhiteheadI was camped out near the top of heartbreak hill when another runner started to point and get the crowd cheering.
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Getting behind the rope lines for a u2 concert

When you have an SLR camera people often automatically treat you like you belong where ever you put yourself.If you are asked for ID, and told to leave, do just that.
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Shooting editorial images on the Charles Regatta

The head of the charles regatta in Boston is usually in late October over two days.a great vantage point for images is around the weeks footbridge.
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Shooting Puppies Two

This is what happens if you bring your own dog and there is "interaction".
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Shooting Puppies

Shooting Puppies is fun because you can play with the puppy and get some adorable images.However, there are some difficulties to consider.If the puppy is not yours you have to worry about the owner.
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Shooting food at the farmer's market

The farmers market is a rich source of images.There are usually lots of interesting food, and if you are lucky you can find a nice editorial shot of people buying healthy food.
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Visting Jerusalem

I took this image of a man praying during passover week.If you visit Jerusalem remember to wear pants if you are a man and a long skirt if you are a woman.
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If you are in SouthWest Colorado

Make sure you drive to see Mesa Verde.It is an amazing place.
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Is it unethical to use non-disabled people in wheelchairs?

Dipictes a woman in a wheel chair.A later image 1265632shows her walking around pushing the guy around.Should we use wheelchairs as "props" ?
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Fixing Noisy Skies in Photo Editing Software

This image was taken on a a very bright day at 800 iso.The sky looked very noisy.I found a simple trick for noisy skies,just select the entire sky and use Noise/Median (2-3) pixels to smooth out th...
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My first Sale

I was concerned that dark chipotlese were not marketable and hard to see.However, the image i was worried about turned out to be my first Dreamstime sale!yeah!
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What do you do if your food is not attractive

I really struggled with these dried chillis.I mean they are just too smoky and dark to really pop off the page.
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Dog Pictures in Microstock

I know it is verboten to use your dog in stock photography.I was pleasantly pleased when this one made it through the review stage.
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Old versus new images

I have found it very difficult to find "acceptable" stock images from my previous images.The first issue is image quality my previous camera was a Canon Powershot s80.
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Welcome to my Dreamstime blog

I hope to contribute many exciting images here.