Archives 

Show All

  • 2013
    • March
      • New Blog Location
        03/03/13
        I am in the process of moving this Blog.
        The new location will be hosted by Google.
        It offers more features then this one and is also setup to work on Mobile devices.
        Click HERE for the new location.
        Also check out Google+.
        I am still in the process of setting it, but felt i

  • 2012
    • April
      • Google+
        04/29/12
        Remember you may now find me on Google+ via here. Keep checking back as I plan to keep that Google+ up to date.

      • Photo Podcasts
        04/26/12
        Here are a couple of interesting Photo related Podcasts that you should check out.

        The Digital Story Podcast with Derrick Story which is updated each Tuesday:
        Hit latest podcast: "The New iPad, Adobe Creative Cloud, Lowepro Flipside Sport AW, and the just-concluded TDS Close Up

      • Bird Hanging Out
        04/24/12
        While photographing the Osprey today I caught this bird hanging out. I believe it is a Mocking Bird.

      • Osprey Working On Nest
        04/24/12
        This Osprey was working on his nest today. The photos below where shot with the Canon 7D with the Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS (Image Stabilizer) USM Autofocus Lens. Location was near Fort Pickens.



      • Windsurfers
        04/14/12
        Out and about today I caught these guys doing some windsurfing. It was a very overcast day. The photos below where shot with the Canon 7D with the Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS (Image Stabilizer) USM Autofocus Lens. The camera was mounted on a monopod.



      • Osprey Near Ft Pickens
        04/09/12
        Caught this Osprey landing on his nest while hiking near Ft Pickens today. These photos below where shot with the Canon 7D with the Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS (Image Stabilizer) USM Autofocus Lens.





      • Bird Hanging Out At Joe Patti's Pensacola, Flord
        04/07/12
        This morning I was at Joe Patti's a place where I seem to always find some cool birds hanging out. These photos below where shot with the Canon 7D with the Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS (Image Stabilizer) USM Autofocus Lens. The camera was mounted on a monopod.

      • Night Photo Of Global 1200
        04/07/12
        The below image is a night shot (April 6th) of the ship Global 1200 that is docked at the end of Palafox in Pensacola, Florida. The below image was shot with the Canon 7D with the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS Lens.

      • Blue Wahoos Stadium Sunset Shot
        04/06/12
        This evening April 6th I photographed the a sunset shot of the new Blue Wahoos Stadium located in downtown Pensacola, Florida. The below image was shot with the Canon 7D with the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS Lens that was mounted on a tripod.

    • March
      • LaCross Tournament Played In Gulf Breeze Florida
        03/31/12
        This afternoon I covered the LaCross tournament held in Gulf Breeze on Saturday, March 31st. The below are a few of the images from this even. Images shot with the Canon 7D with the Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS (Image Stabilizer) USM Autofocus Lens.




      • CrossFit Pensacola
        03/31/12
        This morning (Mar. 31st) I covered the CrossFit Event held at the end of Palafox Street in Pensacola, Florida. Below images where shot with the Canon 7D with the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS Lens.









      • Surf Up On Pensacola Beach Thursday Afternoon March 22, 2012
        03/22/12
        This afternoon the surf was up near the Pensacola Beach Pier. It was a very overcast day. The images below where shot with the Canon 7D using the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM Telephoto Zoom Lens.







      • El Yunque National Rain Forest Puerto Rico
        03/18/12
        Over the years I have had the opportunity travel across the globe. I am starting to go back over photos that I have shot over the past 10 to 15 years. The photos below where shot during a trip to Puerto Rico (2007) where I was able to hike the El Yunque National Rain Forest. The images where shot wi

      • New Lightroom 4 Library Videos by George Jardine Now Available
        03/15/12
        With the release of Adobe Lightroom 4 last week, George Jardine has just today (March 15th) released his newest Lightroom 4 Library Videos. If you are interested in purchasing these videos head over to New Lightroom 4 Library Videos by George Jardine. if you are not sure about these videos with the

    • February
      • Osprey At Fort Pickens
        02/25/12
        Early this morning (February 25th) I was out in the Fort Pickens area of Pensacola Beach photographing the Osprey. These images where shot with the Canon 7D with the Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS (Image Stabilizer) USM Autofocus Lens. The weather was cool with very overcast skies (

      • Discussion Forums
        02/19/12
        Currently I go back and forth using both Apple Aperture 3 and Adobe Lightroom 3. I am also beta testing Adobe Lightroom 4 (beta).

        If you have questions about Aperture a good place to visit is ApertureExpert.

        Now a good forum to visit for all of your Lightroom questions along w

      • Hiking Along Blackwater River Near Milton Florida 2/05/2012
        02/05/12
        Today I went hiking along Blackwater River located near Milton, Florida. It was very overcast and cloudy during this hike. So I did the below shots in HDR using the Nik Software HDR Efex PRO and Color Efex Pro 4. Camera used was the Canon 7D with the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS Lens.


    • January
      • Photo Podcast
        01/31/12
        Check out the latest Photo Podcast with Derrick Story of the Digital Story Website:
        "Lightroom 4, Aperture ? and AfterShot Pro" - Digital Photography Podcast 310
        With this episode he talks about the recent release of Adobe Lightroom 4 Beta, along with the hopefully release of App

      • Roger Hedgecock National Radio Show At Jerry's Cajun Cafe January 30th
        01/30/12
        Yesterday evening Roger Hedgecock radio show was going on live at Jerry's Cajun Cafe in Pensacola, Florida. Below are some of the photos shot during this event.


        A large number of people showed up last night for this show.


        Jerry Mistretta owner of Jerry's C

      • Setting Sun Pensacola Beach
        01/28/12
        The below images are shots of the setting sun on Pensacola Beach Saturday evening January 28th. Images where shot with with the Canon 7D using the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS Lens..






      • Birds Hanging Out At Joe Patti's Seafood Docks In Pensacola, Florida
        01/28/12
        This morning I was out and about early and caught these birds hanging out at Joe Patti's Seafood dock area. The images where shot with the Canon 7D using the Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS (Image Stabilizer) USM Lens.









      • B&W Of Beach
        01/24/12
        After leaving Fort Pickens and head East I noticed some cool looking clouds over the beach. I originally shot this image in color, however I decided it would look good in black & White. Shot with the Canon 7D using the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS Lens.

      • Photos Of Fort Pickens In HDR
        01/24/12
        Today I spent the afternoon photographing outside and inside Fort Pickens. The fort is located at the West end of Pensacola Beach. All images where done in HRD (high dynamic range). Images where processed using Nik Software HDR Efex Pro. Camera used today was the Canon 7D using the Canon 24-105mm f/

      • White Crane
        01/17/12
        One of the places I like in the area to photograph is the Ft Pickens area located on the west end of Pensacola Beach. While hiking I ran into this White Crane who was looking for lunch. The image was shot with the Canon 7D using the Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS (Image Stabilizer)

      • Surfs Up On Pensacola Beach
        01/17/12
        Today while driving around Pensacola Beach I saw the surf was up. I caught some of the surfers riding the waves today. Waves where 3 to 4 feet. Images where shot with the Canon 7D using the Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS (Image Stabilizer) lens.





      • Docks At Joe Patti's Seafood Pensacola, Florida
        01/15/12
        One of the places I enjoy photographing in the Pensacola area is Joe Patti's Seafood docks. Yesterday while out and about I stop there and did a few shots. The below are B&W shot with the Canon 7D using the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS Lens. I used Nik Software Silver Efex Pro 2 for converting t

      • A Visit On the Peacemaker
        01/14/12
        Today I had the opportunity to go onboard the Peacemaker which is docked in Pensacola, Florida at the Palafox Pier. The ship will be here until March 21. You may read more about this sailing vessel via this here. Below are some of the images I shot with Canon 7D using the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS len

      • Modeling Pelican Returns
        01/14/12
        Well this morning (01/14/12) the Pelican that was doing modeling last Saturday was back again this week. I guess he enjoyed it so much he had to make a return visit.







        When I was photographing the modeling Pelican today I caught this shot (see below) of a

      • Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Beta
        01/10/12
        Adobe today released Lightroom 4 Beta.

        New Features in Lightroom 4 Beta

        Highlight and shadow recovery brings out all the detail that your camera captures in dark shadows and bright highlights.

        Photo book creation with easy-to-use elegant templates.

        Locatio

      • Pelican Show Off His Beads
        01/07/12
        This Pelican was happy to model for me this morning (01/07/12) on the South end of Palafox Street in downtown Pensacola, Florida. He is even wearing beads in celebration of Mari Gras. The below images where shot with the Canon 7D using the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS lens.




      • Photo Podcasts
        01/03/12
        Here are a couple of interesting Photo related Podcasts that you should check out.

        The Digital Story Podcast with Derrick Story which is updated each Tuesday:
        Hit latest podcast: "6 Goals for 2012" - Digital Photography Podcast 307

        The Digital Photo Experience Po

      • New Look For StuartOnline Website
        01/02/12
        Hope all had a wonderful and safe holiday season.

        Over the past weekend I released a new updated look for my StuartOnline Website.
        Still making changes and additions but it is up an running.
        In time I will be updating to a newer look to the current StuartOnline Blog.

  • 2011
    • December
    • November
      • Unusual Model Saturday November 26, 2011
        11/26/11
        This morning I had an interesting modeling assignment. Yes, this Crane seemed to enjoy modeling for me. He was hanging out at the end of Palafox in downtown Pensacola, Flodia. He did number of poses for me and seems to even enjoy doing it.









      • Gulf Breeze Zoo Lights Friday November 25, 2011
        11/25/11
        This evening (November 25th) I spend about 2 hours photographing the Annual Gulf Breeze Zoo Lights. All images where shot with the Canon 7D using the 24-105mm 4.0L lens. A video was shot using the iPhone 4S that will be coming soon.










      • Jerry's Cajun Cafe & Catering Fried Turkeys November 23, 2011
        11/25/11
        On Wednesday November 23rd Jerry's Cajun Cafe & Catering finished up frying 240 Cajun Turkeys for Thanksgiving. Below are a couple of images from that day. You may view the video from Wednesday via here. Video was shot with both the Canon 7D and the iPhone 4s.



      • Navel Live Oaks Gulf Breeze, Florida
        11/24/11
        Caught these guys hanging out at Navel Live Oaks in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Camera used was the Canon 7D with the Canon 70-200mm 2.8L.


      • Dead Trees
        11/24/11
        This afternoon I decided to head out Ft Pickens and do a little hiking. Of course having the camera with me, I shot the blow interesting dead trees. The camera used was the Canon 7D with the 24-105mm IS 4L. This is the lens that I find I use most often. It is a real work horse.


      • Pensacola Gallery Night November 18, 2011 Featuring Jerry's Cajun Cafe
        11/19/11
        On Friday night Gallery Night was held in downtown Pensacola, Florida. This time I am featuring Jerry's Cajun Cafe & Catering as they hand out samples of their Cajun Fried Turkey over Cornbread Stuffing. Checkout the video shot during this event.





      • Ft Pickens Visit (HDR)
        11/18/11
        Every chance I get I like to head out to Fort Pickens. The fort is located on the west end of Pensacola Beach. The below photo was done during my last visit using HDR (high dynamic range imaging). The multiple exposures captured then process using the Nik Software HDR Efex Pro.

      • The Crane and the Pelagin
        11/12/11
        These guys where hanging around the end of Palafox (pier) located in down town Pensacola, Florida.



      • Shots Done At Joe Patti's Seafood
        11/12/11
        Today I spend some time photographing images in and around Joe Patti's Seafood. Below are a few of the shots taken today. Check back as more images will be coming soon.







      • Pensacola Martini Fest 2011
        11/05/11
        Pensacola Martini Fest 2011 was held in down town Pensacola, Florida Saturday, November 5th. The Palafox Street was blocked and dozens of vendors line the street where you could taste all sort of Martinis. Check out there Website. Check out the video from the Martini Fest.



      • Gulf Coast Art Festival Pensacola, FL Nov. 5, 2011
        11/05/11
        This weekend is the annual Gulf Coast Art Festival held in Pensacola. This event attracts artist from all over the country. This is a there day event each year. Below are just a few photos shot from this event today (Nov 5, 2011). Check out the video of the Coast Art Festival.



      • Images Of Ft Pickens in HDR
        11/04/11
        Ft Pickens is located west of Pensacola Beach. For more information about Ft Pickens please check out Wikipedia. The shots below where taken on a recent visit to the fort. The images are all done in high dynamic range imaging (HDRI or just HDR) using the Canon 7D with a Canon 24-105mm F4 L. You may

    • October
      • Gallery Night Pensacola Friday, October 21, 2011 Video With iPhone 4S
        10/24/11
        This past Friday evening October 21st I did some video testing with the new Apple iPhone 4S. So far I found the phone to do very well shooting video in 1080p HD. Now be aware it will eat up your battery fairly fast. I started with a fully charged battery. I shot a little over 15 minters of video and

      • iPhone 4S Camera
        10/16/11
        Yesterday I was able to do a couple of test shots using the new iPhone 4S camera. The camera is 8 megapixels which will have no problem doing prints as large as 8x10. The aperture is a f/2.4 which will let more light in so photos will look brighter and better. The check out all the features of thi

      • iPhone 4S
        10/14/11
        Today I received the iPhone 4S, It arrived via UPS about 9:30AM. Setting it up was no problem. I had already setup the new Apple iCloud so I was ready to go. However a major problem did happen. The AT&T server seem to crash because of all of us who where trying to activate the iPhone. It took ne

      • Surfs Up At Picken Point
        10/09/11
        This afternoon I was riding around on Pensacola Beach.
        I decided to head out to Ft Pickens which is located at the West end of the beach.
        While driving near Ft Pickens I noticed a number of cars parked near the pass.
        So I parked and headed over to the Pickens Point with camera in hand

      • The Ronald McDonald House Fire Truck Pull October 1, 2011
        10/01/11
        The Ronald McDonald House hosted the Fire Truck Pull held Saturday, October 1, 2011, at Seville Quarter in downtown Pensacola. Teams of 20 to compete to pull a fire truck 50 feet in the least amount of time. You may view the video of this event here.







      • Santa Rosa Island Triathlon Saturday October 1, 2011
        10/01/11
        The triathlon was held at Pensacola Beach on the morning of October 1, 2011. 1200 had enter this triathlon that consisted of the following:
        Swim 586 yards, Bike 18 miles, Run 3.11 miles.
        I was out there this morning at 6:15am ready to photograph this event.
        Will have a link to the r

    • September
      • The 34th Annual Pensacola Seafood Festival
        09/24/11
        The 34th Annual Pensacola Seafood Festival was held in Pensacola September 23 - 25, 2011.
        Below are some images on Saturday afternoon during this event.
        Check out the Seafood Festival Video shot Saturday, September 24th.

        Be watching next ( Saturday, Oct 1, 2011) for the photos a

      • Pensacola Beach 4th Annual "Taste of the Beach" Septeember 17-18, 2011
        09/18/11
        Pensacola Beach chefs where cooking up a storm for the 4th Annual Taste of the Beach. During this event you where able to taste some great island food. I myself had some tasty coconut shrimp with pineapple sauce from PegLeg Pete’s. There was also free entertainment. Below are a couple of images from

      • Annual “Vettes at the Beach” Pensacola Beach 9/17/11
        09/17/11
        Annual “Vettes at the Beach” Pensacola Beach, Florida held at the beach on Saturday, September 17, 2011. View some of the photos below from this event along with video in 720HD.











      • Gallery Night Downtown Pensacola September 16, 2011
        09/16/11
        This evening was Gallery Night held in downtown Pensacola, Florida.
        The streets where packed. Check out the video from this event.
        Video was shot with the Canon 7D with a Canon 24-105mm 4.0L lens.





      • Four Days Now And We Are Still Feeling Effects TS Lee
        09/05/11
        Well it has been four days now since TS Lee has been in this area and it is still making itself known. Waves here at or near 15ft this morning. Winds where around 40+. No surfers where out today.

        Check out the You Tube Video of TS Lee hammering Pensacola Beach from Friday Sept 2nd to Mond

      • 3RD Day Of Topical Storm Lee In The Area
        09/04/11
        Topical Storm Lee is still hanging around the area. Waves are still up near the Pensacola Fishing Pier. Even though there where a number of surfers out today, suffering was not good since the wave where more of a huge chop. Hopefully by in the morning the wave will become better formed for suffering

      • Surfs Up On Pensacola Beach
        09/03/11
        Today Tropical Storm Lee (west of here) was bringing 7 to 8 foot waves. There where surfers out today, however even though the surf was up it was a hard time for the surfer to get a good continuous wave. Hopefully tomorrow will bring better wave conditions for the surfers. Of course I plan to be ba

      • Pensacola Beach Surfers (Tropical Storm Lee)
        09/02/11
        As Tropical Storm Lee develops just west of here, the wave action on Pensacola Beach has picked up. This of course brings out the surfers. This morning I was out photographing some of them just west of the fishing pier. Wave where increasing as the morning moved on. By Saturday I expect to see even

    • August
      • Light It From Scott Kelby
        08/26/11
        A new iPad magazine is now available from Scott Kelby (Photoshop User)
        The magazine is called Light It and the first issue is free. This is an Apple App for the iPad and information maybe found here. I downloaded this first copy and I must say it is packed full of good information on how to lig

      • Are You Looking For Photo Information
        08/12/11
        Camera to Print & Screen video with Michael Reichmann and Jeff Schewe has been released.


        If you are looking for product reviews, discussion forum, or training videos and much more you should head over to "The Luminous Landscape"

    • July
      • Photo Podcasts
        07/16/11
        Photo Podcasts are a great way to get photography information.
        Listed below are a couple a great podcasts that I listen to during the month.

        Digital Photo Experience with Rick Sammon & Juan Pons

        The Digital Story with Derrick Story

      • Food Shots
        07/02/11
        As a freelance photographer each day I can end up photographing something deferent.
        That is the joy to me working this way.
        Below are a couple of food shots I did for Jerry's Cajun Cafe located in Pensacola, Florida.


        Gulfuletta


        Jerry’s Special Boudin<

    • June
      • Limpkin
        06/17/11
        The below Limpkin was shot during my recent visit to Shark Valley which is located in the Florida Everglades. The camera used was the Canon 7D with Canon EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM lens.


      • High Dynamic Range (HDR)
        06/09/11
        The below photo is a High Dynamic Range (HDR).
        Multiple exposures where taken, then aligned and merged to generate a single image that enables a much wider range of colors and tonality. In this case three images where used. Was shot with the Canon 7D using an EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens.

      • Sepia Tone Image
        06/07/11
        The below image was taken near St George Island during my recent photos trip through Florida. It was originally a color image that was converted to Sepia Tone using Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0





    • May
      • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Pensacola, Florida
        05/29/11
        The below panoramic photo of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall located in Pensacola, Florida.

      • New Photo Portfolio
        05/26/11
        Today I have added a new Portfolio to the StuartOnline Website.
        It contains a number of my photos from the past years.

      • Annual Antique Car Show Pensacola, Florida
        05/15/11
        On Saturday, May 14th in down town Pensacola was the annual antique car show.
        This event was held on Palafox Street.
        Below are a few of the images I shot that where transformed into High Dynamic Range (HDR) images.

        HDR, is a digital photography technique whereby multiple exposu

      • Website Update
        05/13/11
        Since my return from the last photo trip I have been doing post production of the nearly 1000 images I shot. At the same time I am in the middle of updating the current StuartOnline Website. New photos and contain will be added soon. As many should know Websites have to be continually updated to kee

      • Trip Photo Slideshow Of Florida
        05/11/11
        Today I have posted a slideshow of my recent photo travel adventure.
        The trip took my down the West coast of Florida via US Route 98, then across US 41 through the Everglades. Then along the East coast of Florida north on A1A.

        Just click on the below link.
        Look for the arrow nea

      • Home From Photo Trip --- Planning Next Trip
        05/10/11
        After being on the road since May 4th, I have now returned to Gulf Breeze. Over the five days on the road I traveled nearly 1800 miles. The photo trip took me down the west coast of Florida, across the state via 41 through the Everglades. Then over to Miami Beach and up the coast via US A1A via Boc

      • Day 5 --- Early Sun Rise Daytona Beach -- St Augustine Visit
        05/08/11
        Early morning sun rise at Daytona Beach.



        I spend about three hours strolling around St Augustine before heading back to Gulf Breeze.
        Below are a few of the images I shot during my visit.











      • Day 4 --- Photo Trip
        05/07/11
        Today I started from Boca and drove north on A1A along the Atlantic coast heading toward Daytona Beach. Did not do much shooting today until I arrive here in Daytona. The shot below are of Daytona Beach this evening. Tomorrow plan up to head further up A1A to St Augustine.



      • Day Three -- Everglades Shark Valley
        05/06/11
        After a nice breakfast poolside at the hotel in Naples it was on to heading east on US 41 to the Everglades.

        After stopping and talking to a park ranger in the Everglades I asked where a good place would be to photograph wild life? She highly recommended Shark Ally. So it was off to Shar

      • Trip Day 2 --- Clearwater & Naples
        05/05/11
        After a nights rest in Spring Hill, Florida I headed over to Clearwater Beach for a few shots.
        One thing that I was very surprised to find out is how much it is to part on the beach.
        Try $12.00 a day and that is only for the weekdays.
        So I jumped out of the SUV took a few fast shots a

      • Day One Of US Route 98 Trip
        05/04/11
        Well, here it is 10:20PM EST and I finally ended my road trip for the first.
        I went about 480 miles today and end for the night in Spring Hill, Florida.
        Made a couple of stops which one was St George Island.
        Below are a few of the photos I shot today.


        Inter Coast St G

      • Welcome to the Blog of Photographer Stuart Schaefer
        05/03/11
        Over the coming weeks and months follow my photo work as it takes me across the US and the world.

        I had informed a number of folks that I was heading to Niagara Falls for my first traveling Blog. However due to a number of issues that trip has been rescheduled. That trip is now scheduled