by David Ryan | Apr 5, 2016 | Architecture, Idaho
For years we in Boise have been witnessing some rather incredible goings-on in the middle of downtown. A large block of what had been an open field used as parking for decades was finally being built up. As the new construction began to take shape, passersby...
by David Ryan | Sep 13, 2015 | HDR, high dynamic range, Idaho, photography
Photographing a county or state fair anywhere can be a challenge, especially if you want to avoid the clichés. If you agree with that notion, then perhaps you should try it my way: embrace the clichés and get them out of the way. Just take lots of pictures and...
by David Ryan | Nov 20, 2014 | Architecture, Black and white, HDR, high dynamic range, Idaho
A couple of weeks ago I was hired to shoot a commercial property in a town called Nampa just to the southwest of Boise. Now we in Idaho know it’s more than a town; in fact, Nampa is the second largest city in the state. But when you’re downtown Nampa you...
by David Ryan | Jul 8, 2014 | Architecture, Idaho, photography, Real Estate Photography
One of the photographic jobs that I have never done but which always provided me a kind of morbid fascination was that of crime scene photographer. Have any of you ever done that? The one paramount requirement is, of course, the accurate and complete recording of...
by David Ryan | Jun 13, 2014 | Bulgaria, Hungary, Idaho, India, People, Philippines, photography, Portraits
Because I was bringing home from my travels so many strong and interesting photos of faces, I once fancied myself a “people photographer”. Unfortunately that it is a particularly low-paying type of photography. Once again I had chosen something that had...
